which nfl wide receiver hit five thousand yards the fastest

Jim Colclough has the fewest career yards on receptions by a wide receiver when gaining 5,000+ yards on receptions, with 5,001 yards.

Interpreted as:
Which NFL wide receiver hit five thousand or more receiving yards the fastest?
NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jim Colclough
J. Colclough
5,001
126
283
17.7
39.7
39
51
4
12.8
0.4
0
2DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
5,019
80
385
554
13.0
62.7
31
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
3Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
5,039
78
373
544
13.5
64.6
26
81
14
5.8
1.0
1
4Duriel Harris
D. Harris
5,055
127
302
16.7
39.8
20
33
3
11.0
0.3
0
5Roger Carr
R. Carr
5,071
115
271
18.7
44.1
31
-8
1
-8.0
-0.1
0
6O.J. McDuffie
O.J. McDuffie
5,074
116
415
105
12.2
43.7
29
49
15
3.3
0.4
0
7Hakeem Nicks
H. Nicks
5,081
92
356
618
14.3
55.2
31
8
2
4.0
0.1
0
8Yancey Thigpen
Y. Thigpen
5,081
112
313
94
16.2
45.4
30
4
2
2.0
0.0
0
9Mike Williams
M. Williams
5,104
106
330
546
15.5
48.2
32
34
10
3.4
0.3
1
10Kenny Britt
K. Britt
5,137
116
329
609
15.6
44.3
32
14
2
7.0
0.1
0
11Qadry Ismail
Q. Ismail
5,137
137
353
453
14.6
37.5
33
25
5
5.0
0.2
0
12Robbie Chosen
R. Chosen
5,140
125
385
691
13.4
41.1
30
98
16
6.1
0.8
0
13Torrey Smith
T. Smith
5,141
119
319
645
16.1
43.2
41
45
8
5.6
0.4
0
14Gary Collins
G. Collins
5,146
113
320
16.1
45.5
68
60
4
15.0
0.5
0
15Kevin House
K. House
5,169
114
299
17.3
45.3
34
41
7
5.9
0.4
0
16Mike Pritchard
M. Pritchard
5,187
127
422
48
12.3
40.8
26
102
17
6.0
0.8
0
17Tim McGee
T. McGee
5,203
134
321
16.2
38.8
28
18
8
2.3
0.1
0
18Hugh Taylor
H. Taylor
5,233
94
272
19.2
55.7
58
7
1
7.0
0.1
0
19Bob Chandler
B. Chandler
5,243
145
370
14.2
36.2
48
18
11
1.6
0.1
0
20Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
5,253
79
286
18.4
66.5
46
24
5
4.8
0.3
0
21Michael Pittman Jr.
M. Pittman Jr.
5,254
95
485
709
10.8
55.3
25
100
11
9.1
1.1
0
22Bobby Joe Conrad
B. Joe Conrad
5,261
118
378
13.9
44.6
33
91
24
3.8
0.8
0
23Miles Austin
M. Austin
5,273
129
361
620
14.6
40.9
37
94
11
8.5
0.7
1
24Peerless Price
P. Price
5,281
123
403
780
13.1
42.9
31
173
23
7.5
1.4
0
25Elbert Dubenion
E. Dubenion
5,294
103
294
18.0
51.4
35
326
46
7.1
3.2
3
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