List of National Football League career receptions leaders
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The 1,000 Catch Club is a group of 14 National Football League players with at least 1,000 career receptions. The list consists of 12 wide receivers and 2 tight ends.[1]
Players with at least 1,000 receptions[]
| ^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who is still active |
Through 2021 season
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Receptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice^ | San Francisco 49ers Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks |
1,549 |
| 2 | Larry Fitzgerald* | Arizona Cardinals | 1,432 |
| 3 | Tony Gonzalez^ | Kansas City Chiefs Atlanta Falcons |
1,325 |
| 4 | Jason Witten | Dallas Cowboys Las Vegas Raiders |
1,228 |
| 5 | Marvin Harrison^ | Indianapolis Colts | 1,102 |
| 6 | Cris Carter^ | Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins |
1,101 |
| 7 | Tim Brown^ | Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
1,094 |
| 8 | Terrell Owens^ | San Francisco 49ers Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals |
1,078 |
| 9 | Anquan Boldin | Arizona Cardinals Baltimore Ravens San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions |
1,076 |
| 10 | Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis Colts | 1,070 |
| 11 | Andre Johnson | Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Tennessee Titans |
1,062 |
| 12 | Steve Smith Sr. | Carolina Panthers Baltimore Ravens |
1,031 |
| 13 | Isaac Bruce^ | Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams San Francisco 49ers |
1,024 |
| 14 | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,000 |
Active player with at least 900 receptions[]
Through Week 16 of 2021 season; includes ranking.
| 1 | Antonio Brown | 925 (21st) |
Players with at least 75 post season receptions[]
Through end of 2020 playoffs.[2]
| Rank | Player | Team(s) by season | Receptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice^ | San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004) |
151 |
| 2 | Julian Edelman | New England Patriots (2009–2020) | 118 |
| 3 | Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis Colts (2001–2014) | 93 |
| 4 | Rob Gronkowski* | New England Patriots (2010–2018) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (since 2020) |
89 |
| 5 | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers (1998–2011) | 88 |
| Wes Welker | San Diego Chargers (2004) Miami Dolphins (2004–2006) New England Patriots (2007–2012) Denver Broncos (2013–2014) St. Louis Rams (2015) | ||
| 7 | Michael Irvin^ | Dallas Cowboys (1988–1999) | 87 |
| 8 | Andre Reed^ | Buffalo Bills (1985–2000) | 85 |
| 9 | Travis Kelce* | Kansas City Chiefs (since 2013) | 83 |
| 10 | Thurman Thomas^ | Buffalo Bills (1988–2000) | 76 |
See also[]
- NFL records (individual)
- List of National Football League career receiving yards leaders
- List of National Football League career receiving touchdowns leaders
- List of National Football League annual receptions leaders
References[]
- ^ NFL Career Receptions Leaders - Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ "NFL Receptions Career Playoffs Leaders". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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