top receivers average yards after catch all-time

Jerry Rice has the most career yards on receptions, with 22,895 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	AVG	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	22,895	14.8	303	1,549	709	75.6	197	645	87	7.4	2.1	10
2	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	17,492	12.2	263	1,432	2,335	66.5	121	68	20	3.4	0.3	0
3	Terrell Owens T. Owens	15,934	14.8	219	1,078	1,604	72.8	153	251	39	6.4	1.1	3
4	Randy Moss R. Moss	15,292	15.6	218	982	1,616	70.1	156	159	25	6.4	0.7	0
5	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	15,208	14.9	223	1,024	1,210	68.2	91	139	25	5.6	0.6	0
6	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	15,127	11.4	270	1,325	1,862	56.0	111	14	2	7.0	0.1	0
7	Tim Brown T. Brown	14,934	13.7	255	1,094	670	58.6	100	190	50	3.8	0.7	1
8	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	14,731	14.3	219	1,031	1,745	67.3	81	387	57	6.8	1.8	2
9	Marvin Harrison M. Harrison	14,580	13.2	190	1,102	1,431	76.7	128	28	10	2.8	0.1	0
10	Reggie Wayne R. Wayne	14,345	13.4	211	1,070	1,712	68.0	82	0	4	0.0	0.0	0
11	Andre Johnson A. Johnson	14,185	13.4	193	1,062	1,743	73.5	70	54	23	2.3	0.3	0
12	James Lofton J. Lofton	14,004	18.3	233	764		60.1	75	246	32	7.7	1.1	1
13	Cris Carter C. Carter	13,899	12.6	234	1,101	442	59.4	130	41	13	3.2	0.2	0
14	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	13,779	12.8	202	1,076	1,739	68.2	82	229	42	5.5	1.1	1
15	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	13,777	16.9	228	814		60.4	65	50	19	2.6	0.2	0
16	Julio Jones J. Jones	13,703	15.0	166	914	1,432	82.5	66	163	24	6.8	1.0	0
17	Torry Holt T. Holt	13,382	14.5	173	920	1,561	77.4	74	57	11	5.2	0.3	0
18	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	13,295	13.2	195	1,006	1,624	68.2	85	21	6	3.5	0.1	0
19	Andre Reed A. Reed	13,198	13.9	234	951	111	56.4	87	500	75	6.7	2.1	1
20	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	13,174	12.1	194	1,092	1,524	67.9	83	16	10	1.6	0.1	2
21	Mike Evans M. Evans	13,155	15.0	178	875	1,504	73.9	109	10	1	10.0	0.1	0
22	Steve Largent S. Largent	13,089	16.0	200	819		65.4	100	83	17	4.9	0.4	1
23	Jason Witten J. Witten	13,046	10.6	271	1,228	1,723	48.1	74	0	0		0.0	0
24	Davante Adams D. Adams	12,854	12.5	180	1,028	1,638	71.4	119	-1	3	-0.3	0.0	0
25	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	12,785	15.0	255	851	122	50.1	84	242	44	5.5	0.9	1

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PASS

492

Purdy

RUSH

91

McCaffrey

REC

103

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

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OPP PPG

10.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

134.5

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PASS YDS/G

246.0

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	2	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	.500
Rams	1	1	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM
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

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 2

Final

49ers

2 - 0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

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2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000