The 50 wide receivers with the most receiving yards, 1999–2026

Every wide receiver on this list is ranked on one number: receiving yards in the regular season between 1999 and 2026. Nothing else is weighed, and the figures each ranking rests on are in the table.

Receiving yards — the leading 15. Every one of the 50 is in the table below.

#	Player	Pos	Seasons	Receiving yards	Rec	Tgt	TD
1	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	2004–2020	17,493	1,432	1,623	121
2	Steve Smith	WR	2001–2016	14,727	1,031	1,029	81
3	Reggie Wayne	WR	2001–2014	14,345	1,070	945	82
4	Andre Johnson	WR	2003–2016	14,185	1,062	951	70
5	Randy Moss	WR	1999–2012	13,979	913	854	139
6	Anquan Boldin	WR	2003–2016	13,780	1,077	921	83
7	Julio Jones	WR	2011–2023	13,703	914	1,432	66
8	Terrell Owens	WR	1999–2010	13,381	916	805	127
9	Torry Holt	WR	1999–2009	13,346	917	626	73
10	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	2013–2025	13,295	1,006	1,624	85
11	Mike Evans	WR	2014–2026	13,265	883	1,518	110
12	Davante Adams	WR	2014–2026	13,023	1,039	1,660	119
13	Brandon Marshall	WR	2006–2018	12,351	970	1,262	83
14	Antonio Brown	WR	2010–2021	12,291	928	1,406	83
15	Keenan Allen	WR	2013–2026	12,151	1,068	1,571	71
16	Marvin Harrison	WR	1999–2008	12,102	906	731	107
17	Hines Ward	WR	1999–2011	11,845	987	783	85
18	Stefon Diggs	WR	2015–2026	11,674	960	1,375	77
19	Calvin Johnson	WR	2007–2015	11,624	732	1,072	83
20	Derrick Mason	WR	1999–2011	11,542	904	614	63
21	Tyreek Hill	WR	2016–2025	11,363	819	1,201	83
22	DeSean Jackson	WR	2008–2022	11,274	642	1,026	58
23	Chad Johnson	WR	2001–2011	11,060	766	483	67
24	Roddy White	WR	2005–2015	10,863	808	959	63
25	A.J. Green	WR	2011–2022	10,514	727	1,268	70
26	Isaac Bruce	WR	1999–2009	10,451	703	526	61
27	Santana Moss	WR	2001–2014	10,283	732	585	66
28	Donald Driver	WR	1999–2012	10,130	742	455	61
29	Amari Cooper	WR	2015–2024	10,033	711	1,163	64
30	Wes Welker	WR	2005–2015	9,924	904	831	50
31	T.Y. Hilton	WR	2012–2022	9,812	638	1,085	53
32	Brandin Cooks	WR	2014–2026	9,811	734	1,136	60
33	Marques Colston	WR	2006–2015	9,780	713	753	72
34	Muhsin Muhammad	WR	1999–2009	9,773	740	602	55
35	Demaryius Thomas	WR	2010–2019	9,763	724	1,184	63
36	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	2010–2021	9,245	704	1,135	51
37	Vincent Jackson	WR	2005–2016	9,080	540	789	57
38	Tyler Lockett	WR	2015–2025	8,885	693	993	62
39	Amani Toomer	WR	1999–2008	8,862	624	544	48
40	Justin Jefferson	WR	2020–2026	8,659	592	888	44
41	Laveranues Coles	WR	2000–2009	8,609	674	355	49
42	Rod Smith	WR	1999–2006	8,599	671	628	47
43	Jordy Nelson	WR	2008–2018	8,587	613	870	72
44	Plaxico Burress	WR	2000–2012	8,499	553	438	64
45	Adam Thielen	WR	2014–2025	8,497	704	1,010	64
46	Cooper Kupp	WR	2017–2026	8,483	690	973	60
47	Joe Horn	WR	1999–2007	8,451	585	515	57
48	DJ Moore	WR	2018–2026	8,391	620	997	42
49	Greg Jennings	WR	2006–2015	8,298	572	640	64
50	Golden Tate	WR	2010–2020	8,278	695	1,039	46

How this list is made

Ranked on receiving yards in the regular season, 1999–2026, for players listed at WR. Players are ranked on that number alone and on nothing else: there is no judgement here about who was better. Where two players are level they share a rank, and the list runs past fifty when fiftieth place is shared, because splitting a tie would mean choosing between them on no stated basis.

Why it does not say “of all time”. Every NFL statistic this site holds begins in 1999. A list claiming to cover all time would leave out Lawrence Taylor, who retired in 1993, along with everyone else who played before the figures start. That is why the years are in the title.

These figures are derived, and can differ from the NFL’s official records. They are computed from play-by-play data rather than copied from the league. Checked against published career sack totals, Cameron Jordan, Von Miller and J.J. Watt match exactly, while Julius Peppers came out 0.5 short and Terrell Suggs 1.0 — both careers that began before 2011. Expect small differences on long careers that start early in the window.

Regular-season games only; the play-offs are not counted. Source: nflverse-data, CC BY 4.0.

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