NFL Career Receiving Yards Leaders Through 2002
These are the NFL career record holders through the 2002 season. See current receiving yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 2002
Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Jerry Rice | 21597 | 2TM |
2 | 7 | Tim Brown | 14167 | rai |
3 | 12 | James Lofton | 14004 | 5TM |
4 | 13 | Cris Carter | 13899 | 3TM |
5 | 15 | Henry Ellard | 13777 | 3TM |
6 | 18 | Andre Reed | 13198 | 2TM |
7 | 19 | Steve Largent | 13089 | sea |
8 | 21 | Irving Fryar | 12785 | 4TM |
9 | 22 | Art Monk | 12721 | 3TM |
10 | 27 | Charlie Joiner | 12146 | 3TM |
11 | 30 | Michael Irvin | 11904 | dal |
12 | 32 | Don Maynard | 11834 | 3TM |
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 | 52 | Andre Rison | 10205 | 7TM |
18 | 59 | Drew Hill | 9831 | 3TM |
19 | 5 | Isaac Bruce | 9480 | ram |
20 | 65 | Rob Moore | 9368 | 2TM |
21 | 55 | Shannon Sharpe | 9290 | 2TM |
22 | 26 | Jimmy Smith | 9287 | 2TM |
23 | 67 | Raymond Berry | 9275 | clt |
24 | 70 | Herman Moore | 9174 | 2TM |
25 | 71 | Anthony Miller | 9148 | 3TM |
26 | 72 | Charley Taylor | 9110 | was |
27 | 74 | Tony Martin | 9065 | 3TM |
28 | 75 | Harold Carmichael | 8985 | 2TM |
29 | 76 | Mark Clayton | 8974 | 2TM |
76 | Fred Biletnikoff | 8974 | rai | |
30 | 78 | Wes Chandler | 8966 | 3TM |
31 | 79 | Roy Green | 8965 | 2TM |
32 | 81 | Mark Duper | 8869 | mia |
33 | 83 | Terance Mathis | 8809 | 3TM |
34 | 9 | Marvin Harrison | 8800 | clt |
35 | 84 | Mark Carrier | 8763 | 3TM |
36 | 86 | John Stallworth | 8723 | pit |
37 | 88 | Cliff Branch | 8685 | rai |
38 | 92 | Paul Warfield | 8565 | 2TM |
39 | 95 | Billy Howton | 8459 | 3TM |
40 | 96 | Tommy McDonald | 8410 | 5TM |
41 | 98 | Wesley Walker | 8306 | nyj |
42 | 101 | Carroll Dale | 8277 | 3TM |
43 | 103 | Ernest Givins | 8215 | 2TM |
44 | 37 | Keenan McCardell | 8196 | 3TM |
45 | 104 | Jeff Graham | 8172 | 5TM |
46 | 105 | Eric Martin | 8161 | 2TM |
47 | 106 | Sterling Sharpe | 8134 | gnb |
48 | 107 | Webster Slaughter | 8111 | 5TM |
49 | 108 | Haven Moses | 8091 | 2TM |
50 | 110 | Art Powell | 8046 | 5TM |
51 | 112 | Bill Brooks | 8001 | 3TM |
52 | 114 | Don Hutson | 7991 | gnb |
53 | 115 | Tony Hill | 7988 | dal |
54 | 116 | Ozzie Newsome | 7980 | cle |
55 | 117 | Bobby Mitchell | 7954 | 2TM |
56 | 119 | Jackie Smith | 7918 | 2TM |
57 | 120 | Jimmy Orr | 7914 | 2TM |
58 | 123 | Drew Pearson | 7822 | dal |
59 | 36 | Rod Smith | 7783 | den |
60 | 125 | Anthony Carter | 7733 | 2TM |
61 | 129 | Brian Blades | 7620 | sea |
62 | 131 | Nat Moore | 7546 | mia |
63 | 132 | Roy Jefferson | 7539 | 3TM |
64 | 133 | Gary Garrison | 7538 | 2TM |
65 | 80 | Ricky Proehl | 7521 | 4TM |
66 | 3 | Terrell Owens | 7470 | sfo |
67 | 139 | Bob Hayes | 7414 | 2TM |
68 | 140 | Pete Retzlaff | 7412 | phi |
69 | 46 | Keyshawn Johnson | 7336 | 2TM |
70 | 142 | Otis Taylor | 7306 | kan |
71 | 143 | Boyd Dowler | 7270 | 2TM |
72 | 137 | Ed McCaffrey | 7227 | 3TM |
73 | 148 | Lionel Taylor | 7195 | 3TM |
74 | 102 | Curtis Conway | 7187 | 2TM |
75 | 150 | Carl Pickens | 7129 | 2TM |
76 | 144 | Antonio Freeman | 7110 | 2TM |
77 | 151 | Ken Burrough | 7102 | 2TM |
78 | 152 | Isaac Curtis | 7101 | cin |
79 | 154 | Reggie Rucker | 7065 | 4TM |
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