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:

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Leaders through 1998

Leaders through 1998 Table
Rank Current Player (age) Yds Tm
11Jerry Rice17612sfo
212James Lofton140045TM
315Henry Ellard137773TM
419Steve Largent13089sea
522Art Monk127213TM
618Andre Reed12559buf
727Charlie Joiner121463TM
821Irving Fryar119833TM
932Don Maynard118343TM
1030Michael Irvin11737dal
1143Gary Clark108563TM
1245Stanley Morgan107162TM
1313Cris Carter104472TM
1449Harold Jackson103725TM
1551Lance Alworth102662TM
1659Drew Hill98313TM
177Tim Brown9600rai
1852Andre Rison93816TM
1967Raymond Berry9275clt
2071Anthony Miller91483TM
2172Charley Taylor9110was
2275Harold Carmichael89852TM
2376Mark Clayton89742TM
76Fred Biletnikoff8974rai
2478Wes Chandler89663TM
2579Roy Green89652TM
2681Mark Duper8869mia
2784Mark Carrier87633TM
2865Rob Moore87472TM
2986John Stallworth8723pit
3088Cliff Branch8685rai
3192Paul Warfield85652TM
3270Herman Moore8467det
3395Billy Howton84593TM
3496Tommy McDonald84105TM
3598Wesley Walker8306nyj
36101Carroll Dale82773TM
37103Ernest Givins82152TM
38105Eric Martin81612TM
39106Sterling Sharpe8134gnb
40107Webster Slaughter81115TM
41108Haven Moses80912TM
42110Art Powell80465TM
43112Bill Brooks80013TM
44114Don Hutson7991gnb
45115Tony Hill7988dal
46116Ozzie Newsome7980cle
47117Bobby Mitchell79542TM
48119Jackie Smith79182TM
49120Jimmy Orr79142TM
50123Drew Pearson7822dal
51125Anthony Carter77332TM
52129Brian Blades7620sea
53131Nat Moore7546mia
54132Roy Jefferson75393TM
55133Gary Garrison75382TM
56139Bob Hayes74142TM
57140Pete Retzlaff7412phi
58142Otis Taylor7306kan
59143Boyd Dowler72702TM
60148Lionel Taylor71953TM
61151Ken Burrough71022TM
62152Isaac Curtis7101cin
6374Tony Martin70873TM
64154Reggie Rucker70654TM
65155John Gilliam70565TM
66156Elroy Hirsch70292TM
67159Pat Tilley7005crd
68161J.T. Smith69743TM
69165Gene Washington68562TM
70167Ahmad Rashad68313TM
71168Charley Hennigan6823oti
7255Shannon Sharpe6759den
73172Dwight Clark6750sfo
74174Kellen Winslow6741sdg
75175Frank Lewis67242TM
76177Cris Collinsworth6698cin
77179Mel Gray6644crd
78181Willie Gault66352TM
79183Al Toon6605nyj