oldest wr in the nfl year by year

Jerry Rice is the oldest wide receiver in a season. He was 42 years old in 2004.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jerry Rice
J. Rice
42
2004
TOT
17
30
64
429
14.3
25.2
3
0
0
0.0
0
2Jerry Rice
J. Rice
41
2003
16
63
124
869
13.8
54.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
3Jerry Rice
J. Rice
40
2002
16
92
150
1,211
13.2
75.7
7
20
3
6.7
1.3
0
4Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
39
2010
10
12
38
173
14.4
17.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Jerry Rice
J. Rice
39
2001
16
83
125
1,139
13.7
71.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
6Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
39
1986
15
34
440
12.9
29.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
7Matthew Slater
M. Slater
38
2023
16
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
38
2009
3
7
20
67
9.6
22.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Ricky Proehl
R. Proehl
38
2006
2
3
4
30
10.0
15.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Tim Brown
T. Brown
38
2004
15
24
31
200
8.3
13.3
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
38
2000
14
41
76
548
13.4
39.1
5
16
2
8.0
1.1
0
12Jerry Rice
J. Rice
38
2000
16
75
122
805
10.7
50.3
7
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
13Art Monk
A. Monk
38
1995
3
6
114
19.0
38.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
38
1985
16
59
932
15.8
58.3
7
0
0
0.0
0
15Don Maynard
D. Maynard
38
1973
2
1
18
18.0
9.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Matthew Slater
M. Slater
37
2022
17
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Larry Fitzgerald
L. Fitzgerald
37
2020
13
54
72
409
7.6
31.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
18Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
37
2016
14
70
101
799
11.4
57.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
19Brandon Stokley
B. Stokley
37
2013
6
13
21
115
8.8
19.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Donald Driver
D. Driver
37
2012
13
8
13
77
9.6
5.9
2
0
0
0.0
0
21Derrick Mason
D. Mason
37
2011
TOT
12
19
35
170
8.9
14.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Terrell Owens
T. Owens
37
2010
14
72
139
983
13.7
70.2
9
0
0
0.0
0
23Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
37
2009
10
21
49
264
12.6
26.4
0
-8
1
-8.0
-0.8
0
24Joey Galloway
J. Galloway
37
2008
9
13
28
138
10.6
15.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Keenan McCardell
K. McCardell
37
2007
10
22
31
256
11.6
25.6
1
0
0
0.0
0

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