who has the most receiving yards between 1987 to 2002

From 1987 through 2002, Jerry Rice had the most yards on receptions, with 19,100 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	19,100	238	1,321	521	14.5	80.3	174	547	71	7.7	2.3	8
2	Tim Brown T. Brown	14,167	224	1,018	545	13.9	63.2	97	190	50	3.8	0.8	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	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	11,904	159	750	19	15.9	74.9	65	6	6	1.0	0.0	0
5	Andre Reed A. Reed	11,822	203	850	111	13.9	58.2	76	509	69	7.4	2.5	0
6	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	11,629	175	676		17.2	66.5	50	55	9	6.1	0.3	0
7	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	11,214	211	758	122	14.8	53.1	70	146	31	4.7	0.7	0
8	Andre Rison A. Rison	10,205	186	743	115	13.7	54.9	84	23	9	2.6	0.1	0
9	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	9,480	125	619	488	15.3	75.8	63	137	19	7.2	1.1	0
10	Rob Moore R. Moore	9,368	153	628	96	14.9	61.2	49	8	5	1.6	0.1	0
11	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	9,290	189	753	344	12.3	49.2	54	9	3	3.0	0.0	0
12	Jimmy Smith J. Smith	9,287	134	664	635	14.0	69.3	51	-1	2	-0.5	0.0	0
13	Herman Moore H. Moore	9,174	146	670	122	13.7	62.8	62	0	0		0.0	0
14	Anthony Miller A. Miller	9,148	155	595		15.4	59.0	63	131	22	6.0	0.8	1
15	Tony Martin T. Martin	9,065	177	593	257	15.3	51.2	56	-3	6	-0.5	0.0	0
16	Terance Mathis T. Mathis	8,809	206	689	424	12.8	42.8	63	97	14	6.9	0.5	2
17	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	8,800	108	665	731	13.2	81.5	73	25	9	2.8	0.2	0
18	Mark Carrier M. Carrier	8,763	177	569		15.4	49.5	48	36	8	4.5	0.2	2
19	Gary Clark G. Clark	8,665	136	553		15.7	63.7	53	44	9	4.9	0.3	0
20	Keenan McCardell K. McCardell	8,196	146	640	533	12.8	56.1	44	3	1	3.0	0.0	0
21	Jeff Graham J. Graham	8,172	160	542	337	15.1	51.1	30	0	0		0.0	0
22	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	8,134	112	595		13.7	72.6	65	72	23	3.1	0.6	0
23	Rod Smith R. Smith	7,783	120	559	630	13.9	64.9	49	215	27	8.0	1.8	1
24	Brian Blades B. Blades	7,620	156	581		13.1	48.8	34	156	21	7.4	1.0	0
25	Webster Slaughter W. Slaughter	7,534	146	523		14.4	51.6	40	49	8	6.1	0.3	0

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PASS YDS/G

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

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Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

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30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

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16.3

18.3

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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

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300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

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15.0

14.0

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Smith-Njigba

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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
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

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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