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In American football , yards gained on a forward pass play are credited to the receiver as receiving yards . In the National Football League (NFL), 48 players have gained at least 10,000 receiving yards in their career: all but four are wide receivers ; the rest are tight ends . Wide receiver Jerry Rice is the NFL's all-time leader in receiving yards, with 22,895. He is the only player to surpass 18,000 yards. Larry Fitzgerald is the only player nearing this milestone. Here are the 50 players with the most receiving yards:
Regular season career receiving yards leaders
Through end of 2019 season
Rank
Player
Position
Team(s) by season
1
Jerry Rice ^
Wide receiver
San Francisco 49ers (1985 –2000 )Oakland Raiders (2001 –2004 )Seattle Seahawks (2004 )
1,549
22,895
14.8
2
Larry Fitzgerald *
Arizona Cardinals (2004 –present)
1,378
17,083
12.4
3
Terrell Owens ^
San Francisco 49ers (1996 –2003 )Philadelphia Eagles (2004 –2005 )Dallas Cowboys (2006 –2008 )Buffalo Bills (2009 )Cincinnati Bengals (2010 )
1,078
15,934
14.8
4
Randy Moss ^
Minnesota Vikings (1998 –2004 , 2010 )Oakland Raiders (2005 –2006 )New England Patriots (2007 –2010 )Tennessee Titans (2010 )San Francisco 49ers (2012 )
982
15,292
15.6
5
Isaac Bruce ^
Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams (1994 –2007 )San Francisco 49ers (2008 –2009 )
1,024
15,208
14.9
6
Tony Gonzalez ^
Tight end
Kansas City Chiefs (1997 –2008 )Atlanta Falcons (2009 –2013 )
1,325
15,127
11.4
7
Tim Brown ^
Wide receiver
L.A./Oakland Raiders (1988 –2003 )Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004 )
1,094
14,934
13.7
8
Steve Smith Sr.
Carolina Panthers (2001 –2013 )Baltimore Ravens (2014 –2016 )
1,031
14,731
14.3
9
Marvin Harrison ^
Indianapolis Colts (1996 –2008 )
1,102
14,580
13.2
10
Reggie Wayne
Indianapolis Colts (2001 –2014 )
1,070
14,345
13.5
11
Andre Johnson
Houston Texans (2003 –2014 )Indianapolis Colts (2015 )Tennessee Titans (2016 )
1,062
14,185
13.4
12
James Lofton ^
Green Bay Packers (1978 –1986 )Los Angeles Raiders (1987 –1988 )Buffalo Bills (1989 –1992 )Los Angeles Rams (1993 )Philadelphia Eagles (1993 )
764
14,004
18.3
13
Cris Carter ^
Philadelphia Eagles (1987 –1989 )Minnesota Vikings (1990 –2001 )Miami Dolphins (2002 )
1,101
13,899
12.6
14
Anquan Boldin
Arizona Cardinals (2003 –2009 )Baltimore Ravens (2010 –2012 )San Francisco 49ers (2013 –2015 )Detroit Lions (2016 )
1,076
13,779
12.8
15
Henry Ellard
Los Angeles Rams (1983 –1993 )Washington Redskins (1994 –1998 )New England Patriots (1998 )
814
13,777
16.9
16
Torry Holt
St. Louis Rams (1999 –2008 )Jacksonville Jaguars (2009 )
920
13,382
14.5
17
Andre Reed ^
Buffalo Bills (1985 –1999 )Washington Redskins (2000 )
951
13,198
13.9
18
Steve Largent ^
Seattle Seahawks (1976 –1989 )
819
13,089
16.0
19
Jason Witten
Tight end
Dallas Cowboys (2003 –2017 , 2019 )Las Vegas Raiders (2020 –present)
1,215
12,977
10.7
20
Irving Fryar
Wide receiver
New England Patriots (1984 –1992 )Miami Dolphins (1993 –1995 )Philadelphia Eagles (1996 –1998 )Washington Redskins (1999 –2000 )
851
12,785
15.0
21
Art Monk ^
Washington Redskins (1980 –1993 )New York Jets (1994 )Philadelphia Eagles (1995 )
940
12,721
13.5
22
Brandon Marshall
Denver Broncos (2006 –2009 )Miami Dolphins (2010 –2011 )Chicago Bears (2012 –2014 )New York Jets (2015 –2016 )New York Giants (2017 )Seattle Seahawks /New Orleans Saints (2018 )
970
12,351
12.7
23
Jimmy Smith
Dallas Cowboys (1992 –1993 )Jacksonville Jaguars (1995 –2005 )
862
12,287
14.3
24
Charlie Joiner ^
Houston Oilers (1969 –1972 )Cincinnati Bengals (1972 –1975 )San Diego Chargers (1976 –1986 )
750
12,146
16.2
25
Julio Jones *
Atlanta Falcons (2011 –present)
797
12,125
15.2
26
Hines Ward
Pittsburgh Steelers (1998 –2011 )
1,000
12,083
12.1
27
Derrick Mason
Tennessee Oilers/Titans (1997 –2004 )Baltimore Ravens (2005 –2010 )New York Jets /Houston Texans (2011 )
943
12,061
12.8
28
Michael Irvin ^
Dallas Cowboys (1988 –1999 )
750
11,904
15.9
29
Antonio Gates
Tight end
San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers (2003 –2018 )
955
11,841
12.4
30
Don Maynard ^
Wide receiver
New York Giants (1958 )New York Titans/Jets (1960 –1972 )
633
11,834
18.7
31
Calvin Johnson
Detroit Lions (2007 –2015 )
731
11,619
15.9
32
Muhsin Muhammad
Carolina Panthers (1996 –2004 , 2008 –2009 )Chicago Bears (2005 –2007 )
860
11,438
13.3
33
Rod Smith
Denver Broncos (1995 –2007 )
849
11,389
13.4
34
Keenan McCardell
Cleveland Browns (1992 –1995 )Jacksonville Jaguars (1996 –2001 )Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002 –2003 )San Diego Chargers (2004 –2006 )Washington Redskins (2007 )
883
11,373
12.9
35
Antonio Brown
Pittsburgh Steelers (2010 –2018 )New England Patriots (2019 )
841
11,263
13.4
36
Chad Johnson
Cincinnati Bengals (2001 –2010 )New England Patriots (2011 )
766
11,059
14.4
37
Joey Galloway
Seattle Seahawks (1995 –1999 )Dallas Cowboys (2000 –2003 )Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004 –2008 )New England Patriots /Pittsburgh Steelers (2009 ) Washington Redskins (2010 )
698
10,918
15.6
38
Roddy White
Atlanta Falcons (2005 –2015 )
808
10,863
13.4
39
Gary Clark
Washington Redskins (1985 –1992 )Arizona/Phoenix Cardinals (1993 –1994 )Miami Dolphins (1995 )
699
10,856
15.5
40
Stanley Morgan
New England Patriots (1977 –1989 )Indianapolis Colts (1990 )
557
10,716
19.2
41
Keyshawn Johnson
New York Jets (1996 –1999 )Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000 –2003 )Dallas Cowboys (2004 –2005 )Carolina Panthers (2006 )
814
10,571
13.0
42
DeSean Jackson *
Philadelphia Eagles (2008 –2013 , 2019 –present)Washington Redskins (2014 –2016 )Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017 –2018 )
598
10,420
17.4
43
Harold Jackson
Los Angeles Rams (1968 , 1973 –1977 )Philadelphia Eagles (1969 –1972 )New England Patriots (1978 –1981 )Minnesota Vikings (1982 )Seattle Seahawks (1983 )
579
10,372
17.9
44
Santana Moss
New York Jets (2001 –2004 )Washington Redskins (2005 –2014 )
732
10,283
14.0
45
Lance Alworth ^
San Diego Chargers (1962 –1970 )Dallas Cowboys (1971 –1972 )
542
10,266
18.9
46
Andre Rison
Indianapolis Colts (1989 )Atlanta Falcons (1990 –1994 )Cleveland Browns (1995 )Jacksonville Jaguars /Green Bay Packers (1996 )Kansas City Chiefs (1997 –1999 )Oakland Raiders (2000 )
743
10,205
13.7
47
Donald Driver
Green Bay Packers (1999 –2012 )
743
10,137
13.6
48
Shannon Sharpe ^
Tight end
Denver Broncos (1990 –1999 , 2002 –2003 )Baltimore Ravens (2000 –2001 )
815
10,060
12.3
49
Eric Moulds
Wide receiver
Buffalo Bills (1996 –2005 )Houston Texans (2006 )Tennessee Titans (2007 )
764
9,995
13.1
50
Wes Welker
San Diego Chargers (2004 )Miami Dolphins (2004 –2006 )New England Patriots (2007 –2012 )Denver Broncos (2013 –2014 )St. Louis Rams (2015 )
903
9,924
11.0
Active players not in top 50 but have at least 8,800 receiving yards
Through end of 2019 season; includes ranking.
Players with at least 1,000 post season receiving yards
Through end of 2019 playoffs [ 1]
Rank
Player
Position
Team(s) by season
1
Jerry Rice ^
Wide Receiver
San Francisco 49ers (1985 –2000 )Oakland Raiders (2001 –2004 )Seattle Seahawks (2004 )
151
2,245
14.9
2
Julian Edelman *
Wide Receiver
New England Patriots (2009 –present)
118
1,442
12.2
3
Michael Irvin ^
Wide Receiver
Dallas Cowboys (1988 –1999 )
87
1,315
15.1
4
Cliff Branch
Wide Receiver
Oakland Raiders (1972 –1985 )
73
1,289
17.7
5
Reggie Wayne
Wide Receiver
Indianapolis Colts (2001 –2014 )
93
1,254
13.5
6
Andre Reed ^
Wide Receiver
Buffalo Bills (1985 –1999 )Washington Redskins (2000 )
85
1,229
14.5
7
Hines Ward
Wide Receiver
Pittsburgh Steelers (1998 –2011 )
88
1,181
13.4
8
Fred Biletnikoff ^
Wide Receiver
Oakland Raiders (1965 –1978 )
70
1,167
16.7
9
Rob Gronkowski *
Tight End
New England Patriots (2010 –2018 )Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020 –present)
81
1,163
14.4
10
Drew Pearson
Wide Receiver
Dallas Cowboys (1973 –1983 )
68
1,131
16.6
11
Paul Warfield ^
Wide Receiver
Cleveland Browns (1964 –1969 and 1976 –1977 )Miami Dolphins (1970 –1974 )
58
1,121
19.3
12
Art Monk ^
Wide Receiver
Washington Redskins (1980 –1993 )New York Jets (1994 )Philadelphia Eagles (1995 )
69
1,062
15.4
13
Anquan Boldin
Wide Receiver
Arizona Cardinals (2003 –2009 )Baltimore Ravens (2010 –2012 )San Francisco 49ers (2013 –2015 )Detroit Lions (2016 )
70
1,057
15.1
14
John Stallworth ^
Wide Receiver
Pittsburgh Steelers (1974 –1987 )
57
1,054
17.5
15
Steve Smith Sr.
Wide Receiver
Carolina Panthers (2001 –2013 )Baltimore Ravens (2014 –2016 )
59
1,001
17.0
See also
References
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