who led the league in receiving yards from 1985 to 1989

From 1985 through 1989, Jerry Rice had the most yards on receptions, with 6,364 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	Jerry Rice J. Rice	6,364	76	346	18.4	83.7	66	289	42	6.9	3.8	4
2	Gary Clark G. Clark	5,378	74	340	15.8	72.7	35	35	7	5.0	0.5	0
3	Drew Hill D. Hill	5,349	74	316	16.9	72.3	38	0	0		0.0	0
4	Mark Clayton M. Clayton	5,062	74	326	15.5	68.4	44	64	9	7.1	0.9	0
5	Art Monk A. Monk	4,909	72	360	13.6	68.2	25	195	27	7.2	2.7	0
6	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	4,853	67	295	16.5	72.4	30	14	8	1.8	0.2	0
7	Anthony Carter A. Carter	4,720	72	256	18.4	65.6	32	71	8	8.9	1.0	0
8	Eddie Brown E. Brown	4,601	75	260	17.7	61.3	30	156	24	6.5	2.1	0
9	Al Toon A. Toon	4,574	69	355	12.9	66.3	23	7	4	1.8	0.1	0
10	J.T. Smith	4,476	70	359	12.5	63.9	25	72	6	12.0	1.0	0
11	Andre Reed A. Reed	4,408	74	317	13.9	59.6	31	87	15	5.8	1.2	1
12	Steve Largent S. Largent	4,317	70	274	15.8	61.7	28	30	3	10.0	0.4	0
13	Eric Martin E. Martin	4,148	79	269	15.4	52.5	31	11	4	2.8	0.1	0
14	Stephone Paige S. Paige	4,140	74	243	17.0	55.9	34	13	3	4.3	0.2	0
15	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	3,911	67	222	17.6	58.4	25	-6	2	-3.0	-0.1	0
16	Mark Duper M. Duper	3,903	64	223	17.5	61.0	24	-10	1	-10.0	-0.2	0
17	Louis Lipps L. Lipps	3,805	65	208	18.3	58.5	25	322	25	12.9	5.0	3
18	Ernest Givins E. Givins	3,765	58	229	16.4	64.9	17	161	14	11.5	2.8	1
19	Vance Johnson V. Johnson	3,759	71	268	14.0	52.9	24	44	17	2.6	0.6	0
20	Roy Green R. Green	3,741	64	247	15.1	58.5	29	33	9	3.7	0.5	0
21	Mike Quick M. Quick	3,712	58	214	17.3	64.0	37	0	0		0.0	0
22	Bill Brooks B. Brooks	3,639	60	233	15.6	60.7	18	62	13	4.8	1.0	0
23	James Lofton J. Lofton	3,588	71	210	17.1	50.5	16	15	5	3.0	0.2	0
24	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	3,406	76	253	13.5	44.8	16	0	0		0.0	0
25	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	3,329	67	233	14.3	49.7	23	0	0		0.0	0

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PASS

789

Purdy

RUSH

166

McCaffrey

REC

174

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

2nd

OPP PPG

16.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

136.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

263.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
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

Last Game

Cardinals

1 - 2

Final

49ers

3 - 0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

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Kelce

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Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

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McLaughlin

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000