NFL Career Receptions Leaders Through 1998

These are the NFL career record holders through the 1998 season. See current receptions leaders or select another stat or year:

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Leaders through 1998

Leaders through 1998 Table
Rank Current Player (age) Rec Tm
11Jerry Rice1139sfo
220Art Monk9403TM
318Andre Reed889buf
46Cris Carter8342TM
535Steve Largent819sea
637Henry Ellard8143TM
732Irving Fryar7843TM
843James Lofton7645TM
946Charlie Joiner7503TM
1046Michael Irvin740dal
1162Gary Clark6993TM
1248Andre Rison6816TM
137Tim Brown680rai
1472Ozzie Newsome662cle
1574Charley Taylor649was
1679Drew Hill6343TM
1780Don Maynard6333TM
1881Raymond Berry631clt
1993Keith Byars6104TM
67Herman Moore610det
2095Anthony Miller5953TM
95Sterling Sharpe595gnb
2183Rob Moore5912TM
22101Harold Carmichael5902TM
23102Fred Biletnikoff589rai
24103Marcus Allen5872TM
25105Bill Brooks5833TM
26107Ronnie Harmon5824TM
107Mark Clayton5822TM
27109Brian Blades581sea
28111Harold Jackson5795TM
29112Ernest Givins5712TM
30114Mark Carrier5693TM
31115Lionel Taylor5673TM
32117Roger Craig5663TM
33121Webster Slaughter5635TM
34123Roy Green5592TM
123Wes Chandler5593TM
35125Stanley Morgan5572TM
36129Eric Martin5532TM
37137John Williams5462TM
38139J.T. Smith5443TM
39140Lance Alworth5422TM
40142Kellen Winslow541sdg
41149John Stallworth537pit
42152Haywood Jeffires5352TM
34Larry Centers535crd
4336Shannon Sharpe529den
44142Eric Metcalf5264TM
45154Brett Perriman5254TM
46156Bobby Mitchell5212TM
47159Al Toon517nyj
48163Earnest Byner5123TM
163Herschel Walker5124TM
49165Mark Duper511mia
50166Nat Moore510mia
51170Dwight Clark506sfo
52175Billy Howton5033TM
53176Cliff Branch501rai
54180Steve Jordan498min
55181Ahmad Rashad4953TM
181Tommy McDonald4955TM
56184Walter Payton492chi
57185Tony Galbreath4903TM
58186Drew Pearson489dal
59187Don Hutson488gnb
60188Anthony Carter4862TM
61191Ricky Sanders4832TM
62193Jackie Smith4802TM
63194Art Powell4795TM
194Tony Hill479dal
6464Terance Mathis4772TM
65200Boyd Dowler4742TM
66144Carl Pickens473cin
67204Pat Tilley468crd
6898Tony Martin4633TM
69206Mickey Shuler4622TM
70207Todd Christensen4612TM
71177Ben Coates458nwe
72209Quinn Early4543TM