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Most Receiving Yards of the 1990s (NFL)

Every NFL season from 1990 to 1999, added up. Yards gained receiving

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Jerry Rice recorded more receiving yards than any other NFL player in the 1990s, with 12,078, 1,206 clear of Michael Irvin (10,872). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 1,848 in 1995. The top ten runs from 12,078 down to 8,124.

YDSRECTDTGT1DYScm
Jerry Rice NFL leader, 1990s Jerry Rice 1990–1999 · 10 seasons
12,078 Receiving Yards 1,206 clear of Michael Irvin
# Player Seasons YDS Best year
1 Jerry Rice Jerry Rice 1990–1999 (10) 12,078 1,848 (1995)
2 Michael Irvin Michael Irvin 1990–1999 (10) 10,872 1,603 (1995)
3 Cris Carter Cris Carter 1990–1999 (10) 10,238 1,371 (1995)
4 Tim Brown Tim Brown 1990–1999 (10) 10,211 1,408 (1997)
5 Rob Moore 1990–1999 (10) 9,368 1,584 (1997)
6 Irving Fryar Irving Fryar 1990–1999 (10) 9,172 1,316 (1997)
7 Andre Rison Andre Rison 1990–1999 (10) 8,779 1,242 (1993)
8 Andre Reed Andre Reed 1990–1999 (10) 8,687 1,303 (1994)
9 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1991–1999 (9) 8,664 1,686 (1995)
10 Tony Martin Tony Martin 1990–1999 (10) 8,124 1,224 (1995)
11 Henry Ellard Henry Ellard 1990–1998 (9) 8,034 1,397 (1994)
12 Anthony Miller 1990–1997 (8) 7,370 1,162 (1993)
13 Terance Mathis Terance Mathis 1990–1999 (10) 7,348 1,342 (1994)
14 Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe 1990–1999 (10) 6,983 1,107 (1997)
15 Carl Pickens Carl Pickens 1992–1999 (8) 6,887 1,234 (1995)
16 Jeff Graham 1991–1999 (9) 6,454 1,301 (1995)
17 Jake Reed 1991–1999 (9) 6,124 1,320 (1996)
18 Ricky Proehl 1990–1999 (10) 6,027 877 (1993)
19 Brett Perriman 1990–1997 (8) 6,018 1,488 (1995)
20 Mark Carrier 1990–1998 (9) 5,948 1,002 (1995)
21 Quinn Early Quinn Early 1990–1999 (10) 5,947 1,087 (1995)
22 Sterling Sharpe Sterling Sharpe 1990–1994 (5) 5,920 1,461 (1992)
23 Brian Blades Brian Blades 1990–1998 (9) 5,875 1,086 (1994)
24 Isaac Bruce Isaac Bruce 1994–1999 (6) 5,736 1,781 (1995)
25 Michael Haynes Michael Haynes 1990–1997 (8) 5,675 1,122 (1991)
26 Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith 1992–1999 (6) 5,674 1,636 (1999)
27 Haywood Jeffires Haywood Jeffires 1990–1996 (7) 5,577 1,181 (1991)
28 Gary Clark Gary Clark 1990–1995 (6) 5,478 1,340 (1991)
29 Ben Coates Ben Coates 1991–1999 (9) 5,471 1,174 (1994)
30 Chris Calloway 1990–1999 (10) 5,402 849 (1997)
31 Michael Jackson 1991–1998 (8) 5,393 1,201 (1996)
32 Fred Barnett Fred Barnett 1990–1997 (8) 5,362 1,127 (1994)
33 Sean Dawkins 1993–1999 (7) 5,326 992 (1999)
34 Shawn Jefferson 1991–1999 (9) 5,222 841 (1997)
35 Keenan McCardell Keenan McCardell 1992–1999 (8) 5,209 1,164 (1997)
36 Darnay Scott 1994–1999 (6) 5,156 1,022 (1999)
37 Eric Metcalf Eric Metcalf 1990–1999 (10) 5,156 1,189 (1995)
38 Larry Centers Larry Centers 1990–1999 (10) 5,083 962 (1995)
39 Webster Slaughter Webster Slaughter 1990–1998 (8) 5,030 906 (1991)
40 Derrick Alexander 1994–1999 (6) 4,976 1,099 (1996)
41 O.J. McDuffie 1993–1999 (7) 4,931 1,050 (1998)
42 Ed McCaffrey Ed McCaffrey 1991–1999 (9) 4,913 1,053 (1998)
43 Frank Sanders 1995–1999 (5) 4,812 1,145 (1998)
44 Mike Pritchard 1991–1998 (8) 4,812 843 (1997)
45 Yancey Thigpen 1991–1999 (9) 4,792 1,398 (1997)
46 Antonio Freeman Antonio Freeman 1995–1999 (5) 4,780 1,424 (1998)
47 Ronnie Harmon 1990–1997 (8) 4,624 914 (1992)
48 Brent Jones 1990–1997 (8) 4,603 747 (1990)
49 Johnnie Morton Johnnie Morton 1994–1999 (6) 4,557 1,129 (1999)
50 Willie Davis 1991–1998 (8) 4,503 909 (1993)
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