List of National Football League career receiving yards leaders - wikipedia List of National Football League career receiving yards leaders In American football, yards gained on a forward pass play are credited to the receiver as receiving yards. In the National Football League ( NFL ), 47 players have gained at least 10,000 receiving yards in their career : all but four are wide receivers ; the rest are tight ends. Wide receiver Jerry Rice is the NFL 's all - time leader in receiving yards, with 22,895. He is the only player to surpass 20,000 yards, with nearly 7,000 more yards than the next highest player on the list, Terrell Owens. Contents 1 Players with at least 10,000 receiving yards 2 Active players with 8,500 -- 9,999 receiving yards 3 See also 4 References Players with at least 10,000 receiving yards Key Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame * Denotes player who is still active in the NFL Through Week 8 of 2018 season Rank Player Position Team ( s ) by season Receptions Yards Average Jerry Rice Wide receiver San Francisco 49ers ( 1985 -- 2000 ) Oakland Raiders ( 2001 -- 2004 ) Seattle Seahawks ( 2004 ) 1,549 22,895 14.8 Terrell Owens San Francisco 49ers ( 1996 -- 2003 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2006 -- 2008 ) Buffalo Bills ( 2009 ) Cincinnati Bengals ( 2010 ) 1,078 15,934 14.8 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals ( 2004 -- present ) 1,268 15,902 12.5 Randy Moss Minnesota Vikings ( 1998 -- 2004, 2010 ) Oakland Raiders ( 2005 -- 2006 ) New England Patriots ( 2007 -- 2010 ) Tennessee Titans ( 2010 ) San Francisco 49ers ( 2012 ) 982 15,292 15.6 Isaac Bruce Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams ( 1994 -- 2007 ) San Francisco 49ers ( 2008 -- 2009 ) 1,024 15,208 14.9 6 Tony Gonzalez Tight end Kansas City Chiefs ( 1997 -- 2008 ) Atlanta Falcons ( 2009 -- 2013 ) 1,325 15,127 11.4 7 Tim Brown Wide receiver L.A. / Oakland Raiders ( 1988 -- 2003 ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2004 ) 1,094 14,934 13.7 8 Steve Smith Sr. Carolina Panthers ( 2001 -- 2013 ) Baltimore Ravens ( 2014 -- 2016 ) 1,031 14,731 14.3 9 Marvin Harrison Indianapolis Colts ( 1996 -- 2008 ) 1,102 14,580 13.2 10 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis Colts ( 2001 -- 2014 ) 1,070 14,345 13.5 11 Andre Johnson Houston Texans ( 2003 -- 2014 ) Indianapolis Colts ( 2015 ) Tennessee Titans ( 2016 ) 1,062 14,185 13.4 12 James Lofton Green Bay Packers ( 1978 -- 1986 ) Los Angeles Raiders ( 1987 -- 1988 ) Buffalo Bills ( 1989 -- 1992 ) Los Angeles Rams ( 1993 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 1993 ) 764 14,004 18.3 13 Cris Carter Philadelphia Eagles ( 1987 -- 1989 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 1990 -- 2001 ) Miami Dolphins ( 2002 ) 1,101 13,899 12.6 14 Anquan Boldin Arizona Cardinals ( 2003 -- 2009 ) Baltimore Ravens ( 2010 -- 2012 ) San Francisco 49ers ( 2013 -- 2015 ) Detroit Lions ( 2016 ) 1,076 13,779 12.8 15 Henry Ellard Los Angeles Rams ( 1983 -- 1993 ) Washington Redskins ( 1994 -- 1998 ) New England Patriots ( 1998 ) 814 13,777 16.9 16 Torry Holt St. Louis Rams ( 1999 -- 2008 ) Jacksonville Jaguars ( 2009 ) 920 13,382 14.5 17 Andre Reed Buffalo Bills ( 1985 -- 1999 ) Washington Redskins ( 2000 ) 951 13,198 13.9 18 Steve Largent Seattle Seahawks ( 1976 -- 1989 ) 819 13,089 16.0 19 Irving Fryar New England Patriots ( 1984 -- 1992 ) Miami Dolphins ( 1993 -- 1995 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 1996 -- 1998 ) Washington Redskins ( 1999 -- 2000 ) 851 12,785 15.0 20 Art Monk Washington Redskins ( 1980 -- 1993 ) New York Jets ( 1994 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 1995 ) 940 12,721 13.5 21 Jason Witten Tight end Dallas Cowboys ( 2003 -- 2017 ) 1,152 12,448 10.8 22 Brandon Marshall Wide receiver Denver Broncos ( 2006 -- 2009 ) Miami Dolphins ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Chicago Bears ( 2012 -- 2014 ) New York Jets ( 2015 -- 2016 ) New York Giants ( 2017 ) Seattle Seahawks ( 2018 -- present ) 970 12,351 12.7 23 Jimmy Smith Dallas Cowboys ( 1992 -- 1993 ) Jacksonville Jaguars ( 1995 -- 2005 ) 862 12,287 14.3 24 Charlie Joiner Houston Oilers ( 1969 -- 1972 ) Cincinnati Bengals ( 1972 -- 1975 ) San Diego Chargers ( 1976 -- 1986 ) 750 12,146 16.2 25 Hines Ward Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1998 -- 2011 ) 1,000 12,083 12.1 26 Derrick Mason Tennessee Oilers / Titans ( 1997 -- 2004 ) Baltimore Ravens ( 2005 -- 2010 ) New York Jets ( 2011 ) Houston Texans ( 2011 ) 943 12,061 12.8 27 Michael Irvin Dallas Cowboys ( 1988 -- 1999 ) 750 11,904 15.9 28 Don Maynard New York Giants ( 1958 ) New York Titans / Jets ( 1960 -- 1972 ) 633 11,834 18.7 29 Antonio Gates Tight end San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers ( 2003 -- present ) 939 11,631 12.4 30 Calvin Johnson Wide receiver Detroit Lions ( 2007 -- 2015 ) 731 11,619 15.9 31 Muhsin Muhammad Carolina Panthers ( 1996 -- 2004, 2008 -- 2009 ) Chicago Bears ( 2005 -- 2007 ) 860 11,438 13.3 32 Rod Smith Denver Broncos ( 1995 -- 2007 ) 849 11,389 13.4 33 Keenan McCardell Cleveland Browns ( 1992 -- 1995 ) Jacksonville Jaguars ( 1996 -- 2001 ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2002 -- 2003 ) San Diego Chargers ( 2004 -- 2006 ) Washington Redskins ( 2007 ) 883 11,373 12.9 34 Chad Ochocinco Cincinnati Bengals ( 2001 -- 2010 ) New England Patriots ( 2011 ) 766 11,059 14.4 35 Joey Galloway Seattle Seahawks ( 1995 -- 1999 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2000 -- 2003 ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2004 -- 2008 ) New England Patriots ( 2009 ) Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2009 ) Washington Redskins ( 2010 ) 698 10,918 15.6 36 Roddy White Atlanta Falcons ( 2005 -- 2015 ) 808 10,863 13.4 37 Gary Clark Washington Redskins ( 1985 -- 1992 ) Arizona / Phoenix Cardinals ( 1993 -- 1994 ) Miami Dolphins ( 1995 ) 699 10,856 15.5 38 Stanley Morgan New England Patriots ( 1977 -- 1989 ) Indianapolis Colts ( 1990 ) 557 10,716 19.2 39 Keyshawn Johnson New York Jets ( 1996 -- 1999 ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2000 -- 2003 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 2004 -- 2005 ) Carolina Panthers ( 2006 ) 814 10,571 13.0 40 Antonio Brown Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2010 -- present ) 779 10,462 13.4 41 Harold Jackson Los Angeles Rams ( 1968, 1973 -- 1977 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 1969 -- 1972 ) New England Patriots ( 1978 -- 1981 ) Minnesota Vikings ( 1982 ) Seattle Seahawks ( 1983 ) 579 10,372 17.9 42 Santana Moss New York Jets ( 2001 -- 2004 ) Washington Redskins ( 2005 -- 2014 ) 732 10,283 14.0 43 Lance Alworth San Diego Chargers ( 1962 -- 1970 ) Dallas Cowboys ( 1971 -- 1972 ) 542 10,266 18.9 44 Andre Rison Indianapolis Colts ( 1989 ) Atlanta Falcons ( 1990 -- 1994 ) Cleveland Browns ( 1995 ) Jacksonville Jaguars ( 1996 ) Green Bay Packers ( 1996 ) Kansas City Chiefs ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Oakland Raiders ( 2000 ) 743 10,205 13.7 45 Donald Driver Green Bay Packers ( 1999 -- 2012 ) 743 10,137 13.6 46 DeSean Jackson Philadelphia Eagles ( 2008 -- 2013 ) Washington Redskins ( 2014 -- 2016 ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2017 -- present ) 574 10,081 17.6 47 Shannon Sharpe Tight end Denver Broncos ( 1990 -- 1999, 2002 -- 2003 ) Baltimore Ravens ( 2000 -- 2001 ) 815 10,060 12.3 Active players with 8,500 -- 9,999 receiving yards Through Week 8 of 2018 season Julio Jones, 9,866 Demaryius Thomas, 9,055 A.J. Green, 8,900 See also List of National Football League career receiving touchdowns leaders List of National Football League career receptions leaders References NFL Stats : Milestone Tracker Pro-football-reference.com enumeration of career receiving leaders National Football League records and leaders General Super Bowl records Team playoff records Team records Individual records Games played Consecutive games and starts 99 - yard pass play All - purpose yards Scoring Passing Career Touchdowns Regular season Playoffs Yards 5,000 passing yards Completions Passer rating Wins Playoff win -- loss records Consecutive starts Consecutive games with a TD pass Annual Touchdowns Yards Completion percentage Rating Game Touchdowns Perfect passer rating 500 passing yards Rushing Career Touchdowns Yards Attempts Annual Touchdowns Yards 2,000 - yard club 1,000 - yard duos Receiving Career Touchdowns Yards Receptions Annual Touchdowns Yards Receptions Defense Career Sacks Interceptions Annual Sacks Interceptions Special teams Annual Punting yards Punt return yards Kickoff return yards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Football_League_career_receiving_yards_leaders&oldid=866318766 '' Categories : National Football League records and achievements Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 29 October 2018, at 17 : 01 ( UTC ). 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Question: what nfl wide receiver has the most receiving yards
Answer: Jerry Rice