who had the most receiving yards between 1972 to 1985

From 1972 through 1985, Charlie Joiner had the most receiving yards, with 10,532 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	10,532	194	650	16.2	54.3	53	22	8	2.8	0.1	0
2	Steve Largent S. Largent	10,059	146	624	16.1	68.9	78	53	14	3.8	0.4	1
3	James Lofton J. Lofton	8,816	121	466	18.9	72.9	45	245	31	7.9	2.0	1
4	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	8,697	173	570	15.3	50.3	79	64	9	7.1	0.4	0
5	Cliff Branch C. Branch	8,685	183	501	17.3	47.5	67	70	11	6.4	0.4	0
6	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	7,927	164	426	18.6	48.3	59	135	25	5.4	0.8	0
7	Drew Pearson D. Pearson	7,822	156	489	16.0	50.1	48	189	21	9.0	1.2	0
8	John Stallworth J. Stallworth	7,736	142	462	16.7	54.5	60	111	9	12.3	0.8	1
9	Wes Chandler W. Chandler	7,442	118	460	16.2	63.1	50	84	16	5.3	0.7	0
10	Tony Hill T. Hill	7,218	125	430	16.8	57.7	48	84	14	6.0	0.7	0
11	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	7,201	128	351	20.5	56.3	47	133	20	6.7	1.0	0
12	Nat Moore N. Moore	7,115	167	472	15.1	42.6	67	249	40	6.2	1.5	1
13	Isaac Curtis I. Curtis	7,101	167	416	17.1	42.5	53	76	25	3.0	0.5	0
14	Pat Tilley P. Tilley	6,954	146	465	15.0	47.6	37	32	1	32.0	0.2	0
15	Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad	6,831	139	495	13.8	49.1	44	52	10	5.2	0.4	0
16	Reggie Rucker R. Rucker	6,813	141	434	15.7	48.3	42	54	11	4.9	0.4	0
17	Frank Lewis F. Lewis	6,680	146	394	17.0	45.8	40	146	12	12.2	1.0	1
18	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	6,536	131	383	17.1	49.9	46	59	16	3.7	0.5	1
19	Wesley Walker W. Walker	6,460	111	346	18.7	58.2	51	23	5	4.6	0.2	0
20	Sammy White S. White	6,400	128	393	16.3	50.0	50	97	18	5.4	0.8	0
21	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	6,281	121	502	12.5	51.9	39	135	18	7.5	1.1	2
22	Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	6,267	110	360	17.4	57.0	40	7	2	3.5	0.1	0
23	Mel Gray M. Gray	6,110	131	333	18.3	46.6	41	98	13	7.5	0.7	1
24	Freddie Solomon F. Solomon	5,846	151	371	15.8	38.7	48	519	61	8.5	3.4	4
25	Henry Marshall H. Marshall	5,767	137	360	16.0	42.1	32	257	24	10.7	1.9	2

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209

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PPG

16.8

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

121.5

9th

PASS YDS/G

204.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

498

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491

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

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119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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4.5

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30.5

30.3

29.8

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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405.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

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162.3

153.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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Walker

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
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Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

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Jets	1	3	0	.250
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AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
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