players with the most receiving yards from 1985 to 2004

From 1985 through 2004, Jerry Rice had the most yards on receptions, with 22,895 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	Jerry Rice J. Rice	22,895	303	1,549	709	14.8	75.6	197	645	87	7.4	2.1	10
2	Tim Brown T. Brown	14,934	255	1,094	670	13.7	58.6	100	190	50	3.8	0.7	1
3	Cris Carter C. Carter	13,899	234	1,101	442	12.6	59.4	130	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
4	Andre Reed A. Reed	13,198	234	951	111	13.9	56.4	87	500	75	6.7	2.1	1
5	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	12,887	200	764		16.9	64.4	59	48	13	3.7	0.2	0
6	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	12,621	241	840	122	15.0	52.4	83	253	42	6.0	1.0	1
7	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	11,904	159	750	19	15.9	74.9	65	6	6	1.0	0.0	0
8	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	11,753	156	777	755	15.1	75.3	74	154	21	7.3	1.0	0
9	Jimmy Smith J. Smith	11,264	162	792	884	14.2	69.5	61	-1	2	-0.5	0.0	0
10	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	11,185	139	845	1,012	13.2	80.5	98	28	10	2.8	0.2	0
11	Gary Clark G. Clark	10,856	167	699		15.5	65.0	65	54	11	4.9	0.3	0
12	Andre Rison A. Rison	10,205	186	743	115	13.7	54.9	84	23	9	2.6	0.1	0
13	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	10,060	204	815	438	12.3	49.3	62	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
14	Terrell Owens T. Owens	9,772	135	669	831	14.6	72.4	95	157	24	6.5	1.2	2
15	Rod Smith R. Smith	9,772	151	712	880	13.7	64.7	59	346	42	8.2	2.3	1
16	Keenan McCardell K. McCardell	9,763	169	755	729	12.9	57.8	53	6	2	3.0	0.0	0
17	Rob Moore R. Moore	9,368	153	628	96	14.9	61.2	49	8	5	1.6	0.1	0
18	Herman Moore H. Moore	9,174	146	670	122	13.7	62.8	62	0	0		0.0	0
19	Anthony Miller A. Miller	9,148	155	595		15.4	59.0	63	131	22	6.0	0.8	1
20	Randy Moss R. Moss	9,142	109	574	860	15.9	83.9	90	159	23	6.9	1.5	0
21	Tony Martin T. Martin	9,065	177	593	257	15.3	51.2	56	-3	6	-0.5	0.0	0
22	Keyshawn Johnson K. Johnson	8,917	135	673	789	13.2	66.1	54	84	11	7.6	0.6	1
23	Terance Mathis T. Mathis	8,809	206	689	424	12.8	42.8	63	97	14	6.9	0.5	2
24	Mark Carrier M. Carrier	8,763	177	569		15.4	49.5	48	36	8	4.5	0.2	2
25	Drew Hill D. Hill	8,484	138	574		14.8	61.5	50	1	1	1.0	0.0	0

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PASS

1,460

Purdy

RUSH

350

McCaffrey

REC

420

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PPG

29.5

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OPP PPG

18.3

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RUSH YDS/G

128.2

7th

PASS YDS/G

243.3

16th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM

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Final

49ers

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

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1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

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7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

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

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

63.7

Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Reichard

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
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	6	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