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Top 20 - Receiving Yards

Receiving Yards (at start of 2010 NFL Season)
	1	Jerry Rice*	22,895	Career Notes: Randy Moss of the New England Patriots added another 1,000-yard season in 2009 as he jumped from 9th place all-time to the No. 6 spot in career receiving yards. He had 1,264 yards during this past season. Season at a glance: 2009 LEADER: Andre Johnson, Houston Texans (1,569 yards) SINGLE-SEASON NFL RECORD: Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers (1,848 yards in 1995) Pro Football Hall of Fame member Italics - players active during 2009 season Top 20 lists courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau Return to Top 20 at the Start of 2010>>>
	2	Isaac Bruce	15,208
	3	Terrell Owens	14,951
	4	Tim Brown	14,934
	5	Marvin Harrison	14,580
	6	Randy Moss	14,465
	7	James Lofton*	14,004
	8	Cris Carter	13,899
	9	Henry Ellard	13,777
	10	Torry Holt	13,382
	11	Andre Reed	13,198
	12	Steve Largent*	13,089
	13	Irving Fryar	12,785
	14	Art Monk*	12,721
	15	Jimmy Smith	12.287
	16	Charlie Joiner*	12,146
	17	Michael Irvin*	11,904
	18	Don Maynard*	11,834
	19	Tony Gonzalez	11,807
	20	Muhsin Muhammad	11,438

Recent Comments

Jason - March 18 2010 02:34 AM

You are right Brandon. Imagine if his entire career was played in the passer friendly era that is today? Montana NEVER threw for 4,000 yards, yet 10 QBs in 2009 did......

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Brandon - March 09 2010 08:02 PM

It's pretty crazy to think that Jerry Rice's records are so far ahead of the #2 person in each category, that most NFL wide receiver's career numbers could easily fit in that gap. Example: 7,000 more yards that the #2 receiver on the list. Most players never have that many yards in their whole career. Jerry was the best...

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