who has the most receiving yards from 1980 to 1999

From 1980 through 1999, Jerry Rice had the most receiving yards, with 18,442 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	18,442	222	1,206	124	15.3	83.1	169	627	83	7.6	2.8	10
2	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	13,777	228	814		16.9	60.4	65	50	19	2.6	0.2	0
3	Andre Reed A. Reed	13,095	221	941	93	13.9	59.3	86	500	75	6.7	2.3	1
4	Art Monk A. Monk	12,721	224	940		13.5	56.8	68	332	63	5.3	1.5	0
5	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	12,237	241	810	46	15.1	50.8	79	226	42	5.4	0.9	1
6	James Lofton J. Lofton	12,218	201	664		18.4	60.8	65	234	28	8.4	1.2	1
7	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	11,904	159	750	19	15.9	74.9	65	6	6	1.0	0.0	0
8	Cris Carter C. Carter	11,688	197	924	136	12.6	59.3	114	37	12	3.1	0.2	0
9	Tim Brown T. Brown	10,944	176	770	145	14.2	62.2	75	120	37	3.2	0.7	1
10	Gary Clark G. Clark	10,856	167	699		15.5	65.0	65	54	11	4.9	0.3	0
11	Drew Hill D. Hill	9,737	195	630		15.5	49.9	59	19	3	6.3	0.1	0
12	Andre Rison A. Rison	9,599	170	702	45	13.7	56.5	78	23	9	2.6	0.1	0
13	Rob Moore R. Moore	9,368	153	628	96	14.9	61.2	49	8	5	1.6	0.1	0
14	Steve Largent S. Largent	9,336	141	595		15.7	66.2	69	97	13	7.5	0.7	1
15	Anthony Miller A. Miller	9,148	155	595		15.4	59.0	63	131	22	6.0	0.8	1
16	Mark Clayton M. Clayton	8,974	158	582		15.4	56.8	84	108	14	7.7	0.7	0
17	Roy Green R. Green	8,950	174	558		16.0	51.4	66	140	23	6.1	0.8	1
18	Mark Duper M. Duper	8,869	146	511		17.4	60.7	59	-10	1	-10.0	-0.1	0
19	Mark Carrier M. Carrier	8,763	177	569		15.4	49.5	48	36	8	4.5	0.2	2
20	Herman Moore H. Moore	8,664	127	626	31	13.8	68.2	59	0	0		0.0	0
21	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	8,451	150	458		18.5	56.3	52	67	11	6.1	0.4	0
22	Ernest Givins E. Givins	8,215	147	571		14.4	55.9	49	345	35	9.9	2.3	1
23	Eric Martin E. Martin	8,161	153	553		14.8	53.3	49	11	4	2.8	0.1	0
24	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	8,134	112	595		13.7	72.6	65	72	23	3.1	0.6	0
25	Tony Martin T. Martin	8,124	156	530	117	15.3	52.1	53	-3	6	-0.5	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
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

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000