NFL wide receivers and tight ends ranked by total career receiving yards in regular season play. Jerry Rice's record of 22,895 career receiving yards is considered one of the most unreachable records in professional football — set across 20...
About: Most Career Receiving Yards in NFL History
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NFL wide receivers and tight ends ranked by total career receiving yards in regular season play. Jerry Rice's record of 22,895 career receiving yards is considered one of the most unreachable records in professional football — set across 20 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders, during which he also set the all-time records for receptions and receiving touchdowns, making him the unanimous consensus greatest wide receiver in history.
Key Findings
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Jerry Rice leads with 22,895 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 16,283 · median: 15,250.
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Gap in All Time: Jerry Rice is 1.7× larger than Torry Holt.
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Data Points
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8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
22,895
Jerry Rice
Career NFL Receiving Yards · All Time
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Career NFL Receiving Yards
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All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
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| 🥇 | Jerry Rice | 22,895 | 22,895 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Larry Fitzgerald | 17,492 | 17,492 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Terrell Owens | 15,934 | 15,934 | +0% |
| 4 | Randy Moss | 15,292 | 15,292 | +0% |
| 5 | Isaac Bruce | 15,208 | 15,208 | +0% |
| 6 | Tony Gonzalez | 15,127 | 15,127 | +0% |
| 7 | Tim Brown | 14,934 | 14,934 | +0% |
| 8 | Torry Holt | 13,382 | 13,382 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
22,895
Maximum
13,382
Minimum
16,283
Average
15,250
Median
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