Top 20 Receivers

Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts became just the sixth player in NFL history to catch 900 passes when he reached the plateau during Week 11 action. Harrison, in his 10th season, hauled in 82 catches for 1,146 yards, and tied for the league lead with 12 touchdown receptions in 2005. He jumped one spot in the Top 20 and his career numbers now read 927 catches for 12,331 yards and 110 touchdowns.

Rod Smith

Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith recorded his eighth 1,000-yard season in the past nine years as he hauled in a team-high 85 receptions for 1,105 yards and 6 TDs. Smith, who entered the Top 20 late in 2004 season, climbed five places among the career reception leaders in 2005 to finish his 11th year ranked No. 15 of all-time with 797 catches.

Five other active players climbed the Top 20 reception chart in 2005 including the lone newcomer to the list, Keyshawn Johnson (No. 20) of the Dallas Cowboys. The others are Jimmy Smith of the Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 7), San Diego Chargers' Keenan McCardell (No. 10), and a pair of St. Louis Rams - Isaac Bruce (No. 14) and running back Marshall Faulk (No. 16).

Pro Football Hall of Fame Top 20 - Leading Lifetime Receivers
(At the Start of the 2006 NFL Season)
Rank		Player	League	Yrs.	No.	Yards	Avg.	TD
1	(1)	Jerry Rice	NFL	20	1,549	22,895	14.8	197
2	(2)	Cris Carter	NFL	16	1,101	13,899	12.6	130
3	(3)	Tim Brown	NFL	17	1,094	14,934	13.7	100
4	(4)	Andre Reed	NFL	16	951	13,198	13.9	87
5	(5)	Art Monk	NFL	16	940	12,721	13.5	68
6	(7)	MARVIN HARRISON	NFL	10	927	12,331	13.3	110
7	(12)	JIMMY SMITH	NFL	12	862	12,287	14.3	67
8	(6)	Irving Fryar	NFL	17	851	12,785	15.0	84
9	(8)	Larry Centers	NFL	14	827	6,797	8.2	28
10	(15)	KEENAN McCARDELL	NFL	14	825	10,680	12.9	62
11	(9)	Steve Largent *	NFL	14	819	13,089	16.0	100
12	(10)	Shannon Sharpe	NFL	14	815	10,060	12.3	62
13	(11)	Henry Ellard	NFL	16	814	13,777	16.9	65
14	(13)	ISAAC BRUCE	NFL	12	813	12,278	15.1	77
15	(20)	ROD SMITH	NFL	11	797	10,877	13.6	65
16	(19)	MARSHALL FAULK	NFL	12	767	6,875	9.0	36
17	(14)	James Lofton *	NFL	16	764	14,004	18.3	75
18T	(16T)	Charlie Joiner *	AFL-NFL	18	750	12,146	16.2	65
18T	(16T)	Michael Irvin	NFL	12	750	11,904	15.9	65
20	(–)	KEYSHAWN JOHNSON	NFL	10	744	9,756	13.1	60
2005 Notes:
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON entered the Top 20 during Week 17. He displaced Andre Rison (743 receptions for 10,205 yards and 84 TDs).
Next in Line:
Players active in 2005 who rank closest to a Top 20 ranking: TERRELL OWENS (716), ERIC MOULDS (675), RICKY PROEHL (666), TONY GONZALEZ (648), MUHSIN MUHAMMAD (642), RANDY MOSS (634), JOHNNIE MORTON (624), and TORRY HOLT (619).
ACTIVE IN 2005
* Pro Football Hall of Fame Member
( ) - indicates rank at the start of the 2005 season
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