nfl most receiving yards all-time by player

Jerry Rice has the most career yards on receptions, with 22,895 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	22,895	303	1,549	709	14.8	75.6	197	645	87	7.4	2.1	10
2	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	17,492	263	1,432	2,335	12.2	66.5	121	68	20	3.4	0.3	0
3	Terrell Owens T. Owens	15,934	219	1,078	1,604	14.8	72.8	153	251	39	6.4	1.1	3
4	Randy Moss R. Moss	15,292	218	982	1,616	15.6	70.1	156	159	25	6.4	0.7	0
5	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	15,208	223	1,024	1,210	14.9	68.2	91	139	25	5.6	0.6	0
6	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	15,127	270	1,325	1,862	11.4	56.0	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
7	Tim Brown T. Brown	14,934	255	1,094	670	13.7	58.6	100	190	50	3.8	0.7	1
8	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	14,731	219	1,031	1,745	14.3	67.3	81	387	57	6.8	1.8	2
9	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	14,580	190	1,102	1,431	13.2	76.7	128	28	10	2.8	0.1	0
10	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	14,345	211	1,070	1,712	13.4	68.0	82	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
11	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	14,185	193	1,062	1,743	13.4	73.5	70	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
12	James Lofton J. Lofton	14,004	233	764		18.3	60.1	75	246	32	7.7	1.1	1
13	Cris Carter C. Carter	13,899	234	1,101	442	12.6	59.4	130	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
14	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	13,779	202	1,076	1,739	12.8	68.2	82	229	42	5.5	1.1	1
15	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	13,777	228	814		16.9	60.4	65	50	19	2.6	0.2	0
16	Julio Jones J. Jones	13,703	166	914	1,432	15.0	82.5	66	163	24	6.8	1.0	0
17	Torry Holt T. Holt	13,382	173	920	1,561	14.5	77.4	74	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
18	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	13,295	195	1,006	1,624	13.2	68.2	85	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
19	Mike Evans M. Evans	13,265	180	883	1,518	15.0	73.7	110	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
20	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	13,248	196	1,096	1,530	12.1	67.6	84	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
21	Andre Reed A. Reed	13,198	234	951	111	13.9	56.4	87	500	75	6.7	2.1	1
22	Steve Largent S. Largent	13,089	200	819		16.0	65.4	100	83	17	4.9	0.4	1
23	Jason Witten J. Witten	13,046	271	1,228	1,723	10.6	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
24	Davante Adams D. Adams	13,023	182	1,039	1,660	12.5	71.6	119	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
25	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	12,785	255	851	122	15.0	50.1	84	242	44	5.5	0.9	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
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