Receiving Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds From To School
1Corey Davis*528520132016Western Michigan
2Trevor Insley500519961999Nevada
3Ryan Broyles*458620082011Oklahoma
4Justin Hardy*454120112014East Carolina
5Marcus Harris451819931996Wyoming
6Patrick Edwards*450720082011Houston
7Jacob Cowing*447720192023Arizona
8James Washington*447220142017Oklahoma State
9Rashaun Woods*441420002003Oklahoma State
10Ryan Yarborough435719901993Wyoming
11Troy Edwards435219961998Louisiana Tech
12Greg Salas*434520072010Hawaii
Aaron Turner434519891992Pacific
14Zay Jones*427920132016East Carolina
15Terance Mathis425419851989New Mexico
16Geoff Noisy424919951998Nevada
17Taywan Taylor*423420132016Western Kentucky
18Jordan White*418720072011Western Michigan
19Trent Taylor*417920132016Louisiana Tech
20Jarett Dillard*413820052008Rice
21Darius Watts*403120002003Marshall
22Kendall Wright*400420082011Baylor
23Troy Walters398619961999Stanford
24DeVonta Smith*396520172020Alabama
25James Proche*394920162019SMU
26Zakhari Franklin*394520192024Illinois
27Derek Hagan*393920022005Arizona State
28Mike Hass*392420032005Oregon State
29Jason Rivers*391920032007Hawaii
30Josh Davis*388920012004Marshall
31Roy Williams*386620002003Texas
32Rashad Greene*383020112014Florida State
33Emmanuel Sanders*379120062009SMU
34Keylon Stokes*377420172022Tulsa
35Vincent Marshall*377020032006Houston
36Chad Mackey376319931996Louisiana Tech
37Jordan Matthews*375920102013Vanderbilt
38Conner Vernon*374920092012Duke
39Marc Zeno372519841987Tulane
40Tyler Lockett*371020112014Kansas State
41Brandon Stokley370219951998Louisiana
42Titus Davis*370020112014Central Michigan
43Ryne Robinson*369720032006Miami (OH)
44Sam Pinckney*369120182023Coastal Carolina
45Michael Floyd*368620082011Notre Dame
46Arnold Jackson367019972000Louisville
47Marqise Lee*365520112013USC
48Rashard Higgins*364920132015Colorado State
49Bryan Anderson*364820062009Central Michigan
50Jamison Crowder*364120112014Duke
51Tez Johnson*364020202024Oregon
52Joshua Cephus*363920192023UTSA
53Nick Harwell*363620102014Kansas
54David Anderson*363420022005Colorado State
55Jovon Bouknight*362620022005Wyoming
56John Standeford*361820002003Purdue
57Tory Horton*361520202024Colorado State
58Cody Hoffman*361220102013Brigham Young
59Davone Bess*361020052007Hawaii
60Thomas Sperbeck*360120132016Boise State
61Steve Neal359919972000Western Michigan
62Ron Sellers359819661968Florida State
63Anthony Miller*359020152017Memphis
64James Newson*357220002003Oregon State
J.R. Tolver357219992002San Diego State
66Chris Williams356520052008New Mexico State
67Justin Blackmon*356420092011Oklahoma State
68Tommy Shuler*356320112014Marshall
69Naaman Roosevelt*355120062009Buffalo
70Dorien Bryant*354820042007Purdue
71Braylon Edwards*354120012004Michigan
72Greg Jennings353920022005Western Michigan
73Reggie Williams*353620012003Washington
74T.Y. Hilton*353120082011Florida International
75Andy Isabella352620152018Massachusetts
76Peter Warrick351719951999Florida State
77Eugene Baker351319951998Kent State
78Ryan Wolfe349520062009UNLV
79Tyron Carrier*349320082011Houston
80Tre Harris*348920202024Ole Miss
81Tajae Sharpe348620122015Massachusetts
82Sterling Shepard*348220122015Oklahoma
83Amari Cooper*346320122014Alabama
KeeSean Johnson*346320142018Fresno State
85Gabe Marks*345320122016Washington State
86Charles Sharon*345020022005Bowling Green State
87Eric Page*344620092011Toledo
88Jerry Hendren343519671969Idaho
89Tylan Wallace*343420172020Oklahoma State
90Taylor Stubblefield*343320012004Purdue
91Tavon Austin*341320092012West Virginia
92Robert Davis*339120132016Georgia State
Sammy Watkins*339120112013Clemson
94Justin Hall*338520172021Ball State
95Lee Evans*338219992003Wisconsin
96Torry Holt337919951998North Carolina State
97Ryan Grice-Mullen*337020052007Hawaii
98LaJohntay Wester*336320202024Colorado
99Tyler Boyd*336120132015Pitt
100Bobby Wade335119992002Arizona
101Nelson Spruce334720122015Colorado
Elmo Wright334719681970Houston
103Howard Twilley334319631965Tulsa
104Ashley Lelie334119992001Hawaii
105Terrance Williams*333420092012Baylor
106Romeo Doubs*332220182021Nevada
107Clarkston Hines331819861989Duke
108Aldrick Robinson*331420072010SMU
109Cody Thompson*331220142018Toledo
110Dan Bitson330019871991Tulsa
111Gerald Harp329519771980Western Carolina
112CeeDee Lamb*329220172019Oklahoma
113Freddie Barnes*329020062009Bowling Green State
114Donnie Avery*328920042007Houston
115Nate Burleson328720002002Nevada
116Jakeem Grant*328620122015Texas Tech
117Kyle Williams328320202024Washington State
118Brandin Cooks*327220112013Oregon State
Rome Odunze*327220202023Washington
120Richie James*326120152017Middle Tennessee State
121Charlie Jones326019921995Fresno State
122Austin Collie*325520042008Brigham Young
123Keevan Lucas*325020132016Tulsa
124Eric Deslauriers324520032006Eastern Michigan
125Reggie Allen324219951998Central Michigan
Devonte Boyd324220142017UNLV
127Dezmon Briscoe*324020072009Kansas
Tetairoa McMillan*324020222024Arizona
129Mark Clayton*323620012004Oklahoma
130Mike Thomas*323120052008Arizona
131Tahj Washington*322420192023USC
132Courtland Sutton*322020142017SMU
133Stedman Bailey*321820102012West Virginia
Johnnie Lee Higgins Jr.*321820032006UTEP
Brennan Presley*321820202024Oklahoma State
136Sherrod Gideon321419961999Southern Mississippi
137Keyarris Garrett*320920112015Tulsa
138Roydell Williams*320720002004Tulane
Marquess Wilson320720102012Washington State
140Antonio Brown*319920072009Central Michigan
141David Williams319519831985Illinois
142Ricky White*319220202024UNLV
143Jordan Shipley*319120062009Texas
144Geoff McArthur*318820002004California
145Dennis Northcutt318619961999Arizona
146Josh Doctson*317820112015TCU
147Hart Lee Dykes317119851988Oklahoma State
148Nathaniel Dell*315520202022Houston
149Greg Primus314619891992Colorado State
150Bryan Rowley314319891993Utah
151Jared Abbrederis*314020102013Wisconsin
Jalen Tolbert314020182021South Alabama
153Darnay Scott313919911993San Diego State
154Dwayne Jarrett*313820042006USC
155Jordan Addison*313420202022USC
156Martin Nance*313120022005Miami (OH)
157D'Wayne Bates312819951998Northwestern
Jerrel Jernigan*312820072010Troy
159Michael Crabtree*312720072008Texas Tech
160Rick Beasley312419771980Appalachian State
Thomas Hennigan*312420172021Appalachian State
162Noel Grigsby*312120102013San Jose State
163Jerricho Cotchery*311920002003North Carolina State
Eric Decker*311920062009Minnesota
165Ryan Swope*311720092012Texas A&M
166K.D. Cannon*311320142016Baylor
167Roddy White*311220012004UAB
168Rashee Rice*311120192022SMU
169Vincent Brown*311020072010San Diego State
170Tevin Reese*310220102013Baylor
Stephen Williams310220062009Toledo
172Alex Van Dyke310019941995Nevada
173Todd Blythe*309620042007Iowa State
174Tyler Johnson*309420162019Minnesota
Alex Neutz*309420102013Buffalo
176Terrence Edwards*309319992002Georgia
177Jeff Fuller*309220082011Texas A&M
JuJu Smith-Schuster*309220142016USC
179Nicholas Norris*309120132016Western Kentucky
180Chandler Jones*308720102013San Jose State
181B.J. Cunningham*308620082011Michigan State
182Jalen Saunders*308520102013Oklahoma
183Alonzo Russell*307620122015Toledo
184Kareem Kelly*307119992002USC
185Josh Kelly*307020192024Texas Tech
Jack Sorenson*307020172021Miami (OH)
187Wes Welker*306920002003Texas Tech
188Victor Tucker*306620182022Charlotte
189Eric Drage306519901993Brigham Young
190Titus Young*306320072010Boise State
191Ty Lee*306220162019Middle Tennessee State
192Lloyd Hill305919901993Texas Tech
193Delwyn Daigre305619982001Louisiana Tech
Zay Flowers*305620192022Boston College
195Matt Miller*304920112014Boise State
Brandon Wimberly*304920092013Nevada
197JaJuan Dawson304819961999Tulane
198Bryan Edwards*304520162019South Carolina
199Kenny Britt*304320062008Rutgers
200Alshon Jeffery*304220092011South Carolina
201Malachi Corley*303520202023Western Kentucky
202Mike Adams303219921996Texas
Kevin Lockett303219931996Kansas State
204Davante Adams*303120122013Fresno State
Carlos Francis*303120002003Texas Tech
Chad Owens*303120012004Hawaii
207Dante Ridgeway303020022004Ball State
208Cam Phillips*302720142017Virginia Tech
209Jalon Calhoun*302620192023Duke
Bobby Engram302619911995Penn State
211Deandre Hopkins*302020102012Clemson
212Jamarko Simmons*301920052008Western Michigan
Steve Smith*301920032006USC
214Corey Coleman*300920132015Baylor
215Mardy Gilyard*300320052009Cincinnati
Dietrich Jells300319911995Pitt
Malik Nabers*300320212023LSU
218Dwayne Harris*300120072010East Carolina
Josh Reed300119992001LSU
220Markus Wheaton*299420092012Oregon State
221Justin McCareins299119972000Northern Illinois
Willie Snead*299120112013Ball State
223A.J. Brown298420162018Ole Miss
224Duke Calhoun*298120062009Memphis
225Billy McMullen*297819992002Virginia
226Carl Winston297219901993New Mexico
227Brian Alford296819941997Purdue
Bryan Schorman296819951998Central Michigan
229Isaiah Ford*296720142016Virginia Tech
230Boo Mitchell296419851988Vanderbilt
231Cole Beasley*295920082011SMU
232Johnnie Morton295719901993USC
233Brian Roberson295619931996Fresno State
234Trevon Brown*295220142018East Carolina
Damon Savage295219961999Tulsa
236Penny Hart*295020152018Georgia State
237Ricky Proehl294919861989Wake Forest
238Damonte Coxie*294820172020Memphis
239Henry Ellard294719791982Fresno State
240David Bell*294620192021Purdue
241Kendal Smith294319851988Utah State
242Deronnie Pitts294219972000Stanford
243Josh Harper*293820112014Fresno State
244Jarius Wright*293420082011Arkansas
245Jermaine Lewis293219921995Maryland
246Robert Woods*293020102012USC
247Xavier Hutchinson*292920202022Iowa State
248Calvin Johnson*292720042006Georgia Tech
249Keary Colbert*292620002003USC
250Denzel Mims*292520162019Baylor