Top 20 - Receiving Yards 02/19/2010 See All News 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 Back to news