NFL Career Receiving Yards Leaders Through 1999
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1999 season. See current receiving yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1999
Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Jerry Rice | 18442 | sfo |
2 | 12 | James Lofton | 14004 | 5TM |
3 | 15 | Henry Ellard | 13777 | 3TM |
4 | 18 | Andre Reed | 13095 | buf |
5 | 19 | Steve Largent | 13089 | sea |
6 | 22 | Art Monk | 12721 | 3TM |
7 | 21 | Irving Fryar | 12237 | 4TM |
8 | 27 | Charlie Joiner | 12146 | 3TM |
9 | 30 | Michael Irvin | 11904 | dal |
10 | 32 | Don Maynard | 11834 | 3TM |
11 | 13 | Cris Carter | 11688 | 2TM |
12 | 7 | Tim Brown | 10944 | rai |
13 | 43 | Gary Clark | 10856 | 3TM |
14 | 45 | Stanley Morgan | 10716 | 2TM |
15 | 49 | Harold Jackson | 10372 | 5TM |
16 | 51 | Lance Alworth | 10266 | 2TM |
17 | 59 | Drew Hill | 9831 | 3TM |
18 | 52 | Andre Rison | 9599 | 6TM |
19 | 65 | Rob Moore | 9368 | 2TM |
20 | 67 | Raymond Berry | 9275 | clt |
21 | 71 | Anthony Miller | 9148 | 3TM |
22 | 72 | Charley Taylor | 9110 | was |
23 | 75 | Harold Carmichael | 8985 | 2TM |
24 | 76 | Fred Biletnikoff | 8974 | rai |
76 | Mark Clayton | 8974 | 2TM | |
25 | 78 | Wes Chandler | 8966 | 3TM |
26 | 79 | Roy Green | 8965 | 2TM |
27 | 81 | Mark Duper | 8869 | mia |
28 | 84 | Mark Carrier | 8763 | 3TM |
29 | 86 | John Stallworth | 8723 | pit |
30 | 88 | Cliff Branch | 8685 | rai |
31 | 70 | Herman Moore | 8664 | det |
32 | 92 | Paul Warfield | 8565 | 2TM |
33 | 95 | Billy Howton | 8459 | 3TM |
34 | 96 | Tommy McDonald | 8410 | 5TM |
35 | 98 | Wesley Walker | 8306 | nyj |
36 | 101 | Carroll Dale | 8277 | 3TM |
37 | 103 | Ernest Givins | 8215 | 2TM |
38 | 105 | Eric Martin | 8161 | 2TM |
39 | 106 | Sterling Sharpe | 8134 | gnb |
40 | 74 | Tony Martin | 8124 | 3TM |
41 | 107 | Webster Slaughter | 8111 | 5TM |
42 | 108 | Haven Moses | 8091 | 2TM |
43 | 110 | Art Powell | 8046 | 5TM |
44 | 112 | Bill Brooks | 8001 | 3TM |
45 | 114 | Don Hutson | 7991 | gnb |
46 | 115 | Tony Hill | 7988 | dal |
47 | 116 | Ozzie Newsome | 7980 | cle |
48 | 117 | Bobby Mitchell | 7954 | 2TM |
49 | 119 | Jackie Smith | 7918 | 2TM |
50 | 120 | Jimmy Orr | 7914 | 2TM |
51 | 123 | Drew Pearson | 7822 | dal |
52 | 125 | Anthony Carter | 7733 | 2TM |
53 | 129 | Brian Blades | 7620 | sea |
54 | 131 | Nat Moore | 7546 | mia |
55 | 132 | Roy Jefferson | 7539 | 3TM |
56 | 133 | Gary Garrison | 7538 | 2TM |
57 | 139 | Bob Hayes | 7414 | 2TM |
58 | 140 | Pete Retzlaff | 7412 | phi |
59 | 83 | Terance Mathis | 7348 | 2TM |
60 | 142 | Otis Taylor | 7306 | kan |
61 | 143 | Boyd Dowler | 7270 | 2TM |
62 | 148 | Lionel Taylor | 7195 | 3TM |
63 | 151 | Ken Burrough | 7102 | 2TM |
64 | 152 | Isaac Curtis | 7101 | cin |
65 | 154 | Reggie Rucker | 7065 | 4TM |
66 | 155 | John Gilliam | 7056 | 5TM |
67 | 156 | Elroy Hirsch | 7029 | 2TM |
68 | 159 | Pat Tilley | 7005 | crd |
69 | 55 | Shannon Sharpe | 6983 | den |
70 | 161 | J.T. Smith | 6974 | 3TM |
71 | 150 | Carl Pickens | 6887 | cin |
72 | 165 | Gene Washington | 6856 | 2TM |
73 | 167 | Ahmad Rashad | 6831 | 3TM |
74 | 168 | Charley Hennigan | 6823 | oti |
75 | 172 | Dwight Clark | 6750 | sfo |
76 | 174 | Kellen Winslow | 6741 | sdg |
77 | 175 | Frank Lewis | 6724 | 2TM |
78 | 177 | Cris Collinsworth | 6698 | cin |
79 | 179 | Mel Gray | 6644 | crd |
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