nfl wr receiving yard leaders 2002 to 2016

From 2002 through 2016, Steve Smith Sr. had the most receiving yards by a wide receiver, with 14,577 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	14,577	204	1,021	1,725	14.3	71.5	81	344	53	6.5	1.7	2
2	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	14,389	202	1,125	1,881	12.8	71.2	104	68	20	3.4	0.3	0
3	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	14,185	193	1,062	1,743	13.4	73.5	70	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
4	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	14,000	198	1,043	1,663	13.4	70.7	82	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
5	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	13,779	202	1,076	1,739	12.8	68.2	82	229	42	5.5	1.1	1
6	Brandon Marshall B. Marshall	12,061	167	941	1,594	12.8	72.2	82	118	20	5.9	0.7	0
7	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	11,619	135	731	1,315	15.9	86.1	83	167	19	8.8	1.2	1
8	Roddy White R. White	10,863	171	808	1,376	13.4	63.5	63	19	9	2.1	0.1	0
9	Chad Johnson C. Johnson	10,730	154	738	1,312	14.5	69.7	66	175	24	7.3	1.1	0
10	Santana Moss S. Moss	10,243	192	730	1,251	14.0	53.3	66	293	50	5.9	1.5	0
11	Wes Welker W. Welker	9,924	175	903	1,276	11.0	56.7	50	151	19	7.9	0.9	0
12	Randy Moss R. Moss	9,896	154	674	1,198	14.7	64.3	103	69	14	4.9	0.4	0
13	Terrell Owens T. Owens	9,764	127	666	1,205	14.7	76.9	94	166	28	5.9	1.3	2
14	Marques Colston M. Colston	9,759	146	711	1,099	13.7	66.8	72	7	2	3.5	0.0	0
15	Donald Driver D. Driver	9,617	170	706	1,158	13.6	56.6	58	175	30	5.8	1.0	0
16	Torry Holt T. Holt	9,596	125	705	1,192	13.6	76.8	55	25	4	6.3	0.2	0
17	Hines Ward H. Ward	9,524	153	782	1,195	12.2	62.2	70	281	40	7.0	1.8	1
18	Derrick Mason D. Mason	9,430	154	760	1,219	12.4	61.2	49	9	7	1.3	0.1	0
19	Vincent Jackson V. Jackson	9,080	155	540	1,036	16.8	58.6	57	161	15	10.7	1.0	0
20	DeSean Jackson D. Jackson	8,819	126	498	893	17.7	70.0	46	380	61	6.2	3.0	3
21	Antonio Brown A. Brown	8,377	101	632	943	13.3	82.9	50	119	31	3.8	1.2	0
22	Greg Jennings G. Jennings	8,291	143	571	969	14.5	58.0	64	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
23	Demaryius Thomas D. Thomas	7,704	101	546	897	14.1	76.3	52	6	3	2.0	0.1	0
24	Julio Jones J. Jones	7,610	79	497	779	15.3	96.3	40	94	14	6.7	1.2	0
25	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	7,502	98	580	905	12.9	76.6	66	13	3	4.3	0.1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,549

Young

RUSH

426

Hubbard

REC

471

McMillan

Team Rankings

PPG

29.2

4th

OPP PPG

24.6

21st

RUSH YDS/G

108.8

17th

PASS YDS/G

309.8

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	2	.600
Falcons	2	4	.333
Saints	2	4	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	BAL	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Panthers

3 - 2

Final

Eagles

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,582

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

550

London

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

281.6

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000