NFL Career Receiving Yards Leaders Through 1998
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1998 season. See current receiving yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1998
| Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jerry Rice | 17612 | sfo |
| 2 | 12 | James Lofton | 14004 | 5TM |
| 3 | 15 | Henry Ellard | 13777 | 3TM |
| 4 | 20 | Steve Largent | 13089 | sea |
| 5 | 25 | Art Monk | 12721 | 3TM |
| 6 | 19 | Andre Reed | 12559 | buf |
| 7 | 30 | Charlie Joiner | 12146 | 3TM |
| 8 | 24 | Irving Fryar | 11983 | 3TM |
| 9 | 36 | Don Maynard | 11834 | 3TM |
| 10 | 34 | Michael Irvin | 11737 | dal |
| 11 | 47 | Gary Clark | 10856 | 3TM |
| 12 | 48 | Stanley Morgan | 10716 | 2TM |
| 13 | 13 | Cris Carter | 10447 | 2TM |
| 14 | 51 | Harold Jackson | 10372 | 5TM |
| 15 | 53 | Lance Alworth | 10266 | 2TM |
| 16 | 60 | Drew Hill | 9831 | 3TM |
| 17 | 7 | Tim Brown | 9600 | rai |
| 18 | 54 | Andre Rison | 9381 | 6TM |
| 19 | 68 | Raymond Berry | 9275 | clt |
| 20 | 71 | Anthony Miller | 9148 | 3TM |
| 21 | 72 | Charley Taylor | 9110 | was |
| 22 | 75 | Harold Carmichael | 8985 | 2TM |
| 23 | 76 | Mark Clayton | 8974 | 2TM |
| 76 | Fred Biletnikoff | 8974 | rai | |
| 24 | 78 | Wes Chandler | 8966 | 3TM |
| 25 | 79 | Roy Green | 8965 | 2TM |
| 26 | 82 | Mark Duper | 8869 | mia |
| 27 | 85 | Mark Carrier | 8763 | 3TM |
| 28 | 66 | Rob Moore | 8747 | 2TM |
| 29 | 87 | John Stallworth | 8723 | pit |
| 30 | 89 | Cliff Branch | 8685 | rai |
| 31 | 94 | Paul Warfield | 8565 | 2TM |
| 32 | 70 | Herman Moore | 8467 | det |
| 33 | 99 | Billy Howton | 8459 | 3TM |
| 34 | 100 | Tommy McDonald | 8410 | 5TM |
| 35 | 103 | Wesley Walker | 8306 | nyj |
| 36 | 106 | Carroll Dale | 8277 | 3TM |
| 37 | 109 | Ernest Givins | 8215 | 2TM |
| 38 | 112 | Eric Martin | 8161 | 2TM |
| 39 | 113 | Sterling Sharpe | 8134 | gnb |
| 40 | 114 | Webster Slaughter | 8111 | 5TM |
| 41 | 115 | Haven Moses | 8091 | 2TM |
| 42 | 117 | Art Powell | 8046 | 5TM |
| 43 | 120 | Bill Brooks | 8001 | 3TM |
| 44 | 121 | Don Hutson | 7991 | gnb |
| 45 | 122 | Tony Hill | 7988 | dal |
| 46 | 124 | Ozzie Newsome | 7980 | cle |
| 47 | 125 | Bobby Mitchell | 7954 | 2TM |
| 48 | 126 | Jackie Smith | 7918 | 2TM |
| 49 | 127 | Jimmy Orr | 7914 | 2TM |
| 50 | 130 | Drew Pearson | 7822 | dal |
| 51 | 132 | Anthony Carter | 7733 | 2TM |
| 52 | 136 | Brian Blades | 7620 | sea |
| 53 | 138 | Nat Moore | 7546 | mia |
| 54 | 139 | Roy Jefferson | 7539 | 3TM |
| 55 | 140 | Gary Garrison | 7538 | 2TM |
| 56 | 146 | Bob Hayes | 7414 | 2TM |
| 57 | 147 | Pete Retzlaff | 7412 | phi |
| 58 | 149 | Otis Taylor | 7306 | kan |
| 59 | 150 | Boyd Dowler | 7270 | 2TM |
| 60 | 155 | Lionel Taylor | 7195 | 3TM |
| 61 | 159 | Ken Burrough | 7102 | 2TM |
| 62 | 160 | Isaac Curtis | 7101 | cin |
| 63 | 74 | Tony Martin | 7087 | 3TM |
| 64 | 161 | Reggie Rucker | 7065 | 4TM |
| 65 | 163 | John Gilliam | 7056 | 5TM |
| 66 | 164 | Elroy Hirsch | 7029 | 2TM |
| 67 | 166 | Pat Tilley | 7005 | crd |
| 68 | 168 | J.T. Smith | 6974 | 3TM |
| 69 | 173 | Gene Washington | 6856 | 2TM |
| 70 | 176 | Ahmad Rashad | 6831 | 3TM |
| 71 | 177 | Charley Hennigan | 6823 | oti |
| 72 | 56 | Shannon Sharpe | 6759 | den |
| 73 | 181 | Dwight Clark | 6750 | sfo |
| 74 | 183 | Kellen Winslow | 6741 | sdg |
| 75 | 184 | Frank Lewis | 6724 | 2TM |
| 76 | 186 | Cris Collinsworth | 6698 | cin |
| 77 | 187 | Mel Gray | 6644 | crd |
| 78 | 189 | Willie Gault | 6635 | 2TM |
| 79 | 191 | Al Toon | 6605 | nyj |

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