who has the most receiving yards between 1971 to 1984

From 1971 through 1984, Charlie Joiner had the most receiving yards, with 10,281 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	10,281	192	622	16.5	53.5	53	22	8	2.8	0.1	0
2	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	8,985	182	590	15.2	49.4	79	64	9	7.1	0.4	0
3	Steve Largent S. Largent	8,772	130	545	16.1	67.5	72	53	14	3.8	0.4	1
4	Cliff Branch C. Branch	8,685	179	501	17.3	48.5	67	70	11	6.4	0.4	0
5	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	8,643	178	473	18.3	48.6	62	176	30	5.9	1.0	0
6	Drew Pearson D. Pearson	7,822	156	489	16.0	50.1	48	189	21	9.0	1.2	0
7	James Lofton J. Lofton	7,663	105	397	19.3	73.0	41	231	27	8.6	2.2	1
8	Isaac Curtis I. Curtis	7,101	167	416	17.1	42.5	53	76	25	3.0	0.5	0
9	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	6,906	144	408	16.9	48.0	47	59	16	3.7	0.4	1
10	Reggie Rucker R. Rucker	6,865	152	438	15.7	45.2	43	68	12	5.7	0.4	0
11	Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad	6,831	139	495	13.8	49.1	44	52	10	5.2	0.4	0
12	John Stallworth J. Stallworth	6,799	126	387	17.6	54.0	55	111	9	12.3	0.9	1
13	Frank Lewis F. Lewis	6,724	155	397	16.9	43.4	40	146	12	12.2	0.9	1
14	Mel Gray M. Gray	6,644	145	351	18.9	45.8	45	154	15	10.3	1.1	1
15	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	6,441	113	312	20.6	57.0	42	133	19	7.0	1.2	0
16	Nat Moore N. Moore	6,414	152	421	15.2	42.2	60	238	39	6.1	1.6	1
17	Sammy White S. White	6,324	122	385	16.4	51.8	50	97	18	5.4	0.8	0
18	Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	6,267	110	360	17.4	57.0	40	7	2	3.5	0.1	0
19	Wes Chandler W. Chandler	6,243	103	393	15.9	60.6	40	75	15	5.0	0.7	0
20	Pat Tilley P. Tilley	6,228	130	416	15.0	47.9	31	32	1	32.0	0.2	0
21	Tony Hill T. Hill	6,105	110	356	17.1	55.5	41	90	13	6.9	0.8	0
22	Haven Moses H. Moses	5,980	157	328	18.2	38.1	47	47	13	3.6	0.3	1
23	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	5,755	153	396	14.5	37.6	41	211	25	8.4	1.4	2
24	Wesley Walker W. Walker	5,735	99	312	18.4	57.9	46	23	5	4.6	0.2	0
25	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	5,684	95	348	16.3	59.8	47	61	6	10.2	0.6	0

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PASS

816

Herbert

RUSH

238

Hampton

REC

209

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

29th

OPP PPG

26.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

121.5

9th

PASS YDS/G

204.0

23rd

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

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 4

Final

Seahawks

3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

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Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

52

Reichard

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3-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
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
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

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
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

From 1971 through 1984, Charlie Joiner had the most receiving yards, with 10,281 yards.

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