Minnesota Vikings Receiving Yards Leaders
Career totals with the Vikings and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through November 2: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.
Cris Carter holds the Vikings career record with 12,383 receiving yards. The single-season record is 1,809, by Justin Jefferson in 2022.
All-time Vikings leaders
Career totals with the club| # | Player | With the club | YDS | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1990–2001 | 12,383 | 187 |
| 2 |
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1998–2010 | 9,316 | 111 |
| 3 |
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2020–2026 | 8,815 | 100 |
| 4 |
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1985–1993 | 7,636 | 133 |
| 5 |
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2014–2025 | 6,751 | 134 |
| 6 | Jake Reed | 1991–2001 | 6,433 | 133 |
| 7 |
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1976–1985 | 6,400 | 128 |
| 8 | Steve Jordan | 1982–1994 | 6,307 | 176 |
| 9 |
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1976–1982 | 5,489 | 98 |
| 10 |
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2015–2019 | 4,623 | 70 |
| 11 |
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2011–2020 | 4,488 | 138 |
| 12 | Hassan Jones | 1986–1992 | 3,733 | 100 |
| 13 |
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2009–2012 | 3,302 | 54 |
| 14 |
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1972–1975 | 3,297 | 56 |
| 15 |
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1963–1967 | 3,222 | 64 |
| 16 |
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1962–1974 | 3,177 | 180 |
| 17 | Gene Washington | 1967–1972 | 3,087 | 81 |
| 18 |
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1973–1979 | 3,057 | 93 |
| 19 | Leo Lewis | 1981–1991 | 2,924 | 140 |
| 20 |
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1979–1986 | 2,850 | 104 |
| 21 |
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2022–2026 | 2,667 | 57 |
| 22 |
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2023–2026 | 2,645 | 52 |
| 23 |
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2007–2011 | 2,424 | 76 |
| 24 |
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1978–1983 | 2,255 | 89 |
| 25 | Darrin Nelson | 1982–1992 | 2,202 | 129 |
Single-season Vikings records
Best seasons in club history| # | Player | Season | YDS | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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2022 | 1,809 | 17 |
| 2 |
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2003 | 1,632 | 16 |
| 3 |
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2021 | 1,616 | 17 |
| 4 |
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2024 | 1,533 | 17 |
| 5 |
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2000 | 1,437 | 16 |
| 6 |
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1999 | 1,413 | 16 |
| 7 |
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2020 | 1,400 | 16 |
| 8 |
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2018 | 1,373 | 16 |
| 9 |
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1995 | 1,371 | 16 |
| 10 |
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2002 | 1,347 | 16 |
| 11 | Jake Reed | 1996 | 1,320 | 16 |
| 12 |
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1998 | 1,313 | 16 |
| 13 |
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2009 | 1,312 | 16 |
| 14 |
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2017 | 1,276 | 16 |
| 15 |
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2000 | 1,274 | 16 |
| 16 |
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1994 | 1,256 | 16 |
| 17 |
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1999 | 1,241 | 15 |
| 18 |
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2001 | 1,233 | 16 |
| 19 |
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1988 | 1,225 | 16 |
| 20 | Jake Reed | 1994 | 1,175 | 16 |
| 21 | Jake Reed | 1995 | 1,167 | 16 |
| 22 |
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1996 | 1,163 | 16 |
| 23 |
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1979 | 1,156 | 16 |
| 24 | Jake Reed | 1997 | 1,138 | 16 |
| 25 |
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2019 | 1,130 | 15 |