| Rank | Player | Position | Team(s) by season | | | |
|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice^ | Wide receiver | San Francisco 49ers (–)
Oakland Raiders (–)
Seattle Seahawks | 1,549 | 22,895 | 14.8 |
| 2 | | Arizona Cardinals (–) | 1,432 | 17,492 | 12.2 |
| 3 | Terrell Owens^ | San Francisco 49ers (–)
Philadelphia Eagles (–)
Dallas Cowboys (–)
Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals | 1,078 | 15,934 | 14.8 |
| 4 | ^ | Minnesota Vikings –,)
Oakland Raiders (–)
New England Patriots (–)
Tennessee Titans
San Francisco 49ers | 982 | 15,292 | 15.6 |
| 5 | Isaac Bruce^ | Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams (–)
San Francisco 49ers (–) | 1,024 | 15,208 | 14.9 |
| 6 | Tony Gonzalez^ | Tight end | Kansas City Chiefs (–)
Atlanta Falcons (–) | 1,325 | 15,127 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Tim Brown^ | Wide receiver | L.A./Oakland Raiders (–)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1,094 | 14,934 | 13.7 |
| 8 | Steve Smith Sr. | Carolina Panthers (–)
Baltimore Ravens (–) | 1,031 | 14,731 | 14.3 |
| 9 | Marvin Harrison^ | Indianapolis Colts (–) | 1,102 | 14,580 | 13.2 |
| 10 | Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis Colts (–) | 1,070 | 14,345 | 13.5 |
| 11 | Andre Johnson^ | Houston Texans (2003–2014)
Indianapolis Colts (2015)
Tennessee Titans (2016) | 1,062 | 14,185 | 13.4 |
| 12 | James Lofton^ | Green Bay Packers (1978–1986)
Los Angeles Raiders (1987–1988)
Buffalo Bills (1989–1992)
Los Angeles Rams (1993)
Philadelphia Eagles (1993) | 764 | 14,004 | 18.3 |
| 13 | Cris Carter^ | Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1989)
Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001)
Miami Dolphins (2002) | 1,101 | 13,899 | 12.6 |
| 14 | Anquan Boldin | Arizona Cardinals (2003–2009)
Baltimore Ravens (2010–2012)
San Francisco 49ers (2013–2015)
Detroit Lions (2016) | 1,076 | 13,779 | 12.8 |
| 15 | Henry Ellard | Los Angeles Rams (1983–1993)
Washington Redskins (1994–1998)
New England Patriots (1998) | 814 | 13,777 | 16.9 |
| 16 | | Atlanta Falcons (–)
Tennessee Titans
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles (–present) | 914 | 13,703 | 15.0 |
| 17 | Torry Holt | St. Louis Rams (1999–2008)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2009) | 920 | 13,382 | 14.5 |
| 18 | Andre Reed^ | Buffalo Bills (1985–1999)
Washington Redskins (2000) | 951 | 13,198 | 13.9 |
| 19 | Steve Largent^ | Seattle Seahawks (1976–1989) | 819 | 13,089 | 16.0 |
| 20 | | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys (–,)
Las Vegas Raiders | 1,228 | 13,046 | 10.6 |
| 21 | Irving Fryar | Wide receiver | New England Patriots (1984–1992)
Miami Dolphins (1993–1995)
Philadelphia Eagles (1996–1998)
Washington Redskins (1999–2000) | 851 | 12,785 | 15.0 |
| 22 | ^ | Washington Redskins (1980–1993)
New York Jets (1994)
Philadelphia Eagles (1995) | 940 | 12,721 | 13.5 |
| 23 | | Houston Texans (–)
Arizona Cardinals (–)
Tennessee Titans (–present) | 928 | 12,355 | 13.3 |
| 24 | | Denver Broncos (–)
Miami Dolphins (–)
Chicago Bears (–)
New York Jets (–)
New York Giants
Seattle Seahawks/New Orleans Saints | 970 | 12,351 | 12.7 |
| 25 | | Pittsburgh Steelers (–)
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–) | 928 | 12,291 | 13.2 |
| 26 | | Dallas Cowboys (–)
Jacksonville Jaguars (–) | 862 | 12,287 | 14.3 |
| 27 | Charlie Joiner^ | Houston Oilers (1969–1972)
Cincinnati Bengals (1972–1975)
San Diego Chargers (1976–1986) | 750 | 12,146 | 16.2 |
| 28 | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers (1998–2011) | 1,000 | 12,083 | 12.1 |
| 29 | | Tennessee Oilers/Titans (–)
Baltimore Ravens (–)
New York Jets/Houston Texans | 943 | 12,061 | 12.8 |
| 30 | Michael Irvin^ | Dallas Cowboys (1988–1999) | 750 | 11,904 | 15.9 |
| 31 | | Tight end | San Diego/L.A. Chargers (–) | 955 | 11,841 | 12.4 |
| 32 | ^ | Wide receiver | New York Giants
New York Titans/Jets (–)
St. Louis Cardinals | 633 | 11,834 | 18.7 |
| 33 | Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–present) | 764 | 11,680 | 15.3 |
| 34 | Calvin Johnson^ | Detroit Lions (2007–2015) | 731 | 11,619 | 15.9 |
| 35 | | Carolina Panthers (–, –)
Chicago Bears (–) | 860 | 11,438 | 13.3 |
| 36 | | Denver Broncos (–) | 849 | 11,389 | 13.4 |
| 37 | | Cleveland Browns (–)
Jacksonville Jaguars (–)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)
San Diego Chargers (–)
Washington Redskins | 883 | 11,373 | 12.9 |
| 38 | Travis Kelce | Tight end | Kansas City Chiefs (–present) | 907 | 11,328 | 12.5 |
| 39 | | Wide receiver | Philadelphia Eagles (–, –)
Washington Redskins (–)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)
Los Angeles Rams
Las Vegas Raiders
Baltimore Ravens | 641 | 11,263 | 17.6 |
| 40 | | Cincinnati Bengals (–)
New England Patriots | 766 | 11,059 | 14.4 |
| 41 | Joey Galloway | Seattle Seahawks (1995–1999)
Dallas Cowboys (2000–2003)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2008)
New England Patriots/Pittsburgh Steelers
Washington Redskins (2010) | 701 | 10,950 | 12.6 |
| 42 | Roddy White | Atlanta Falcons (2005–2015) | 808 | 10,863 | 13.4 |
| 43 | Gary Clark | Washington Redskins (1985–1992)
Arizona/Phoenix Cardinals (1993–1994)
Miami Dolphins (1995) | 699 | 10,856 | 15.5 |
| 44 | Davante Adams | Green Bay Packers (2014–2021)
Las Vegas Raiders (–present) | 872 | 10,781 | 12.4 |
| 45 | | New England Patriots (–)
Indianapolis Colts | 557 | 10,716 | 19.2 |
| 46 | Keyshawn Johnson | New York Jets (1996–1999)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000–2003)
Dallas Cowboys (2004–2005)
Carolina Panthers (2006) | 814 | 10,571 | 13.0 |
| 47 | Keenan Allen | San Diego/L.A. Chargers (–present) | 904 | 10,530 | 11.6 |
| 48 | | Cincinnati Bengals (–)
Arizona Cardinals (–) | 727 | 10,514 | 14.5 |
| 49 | Harold Jackson | Los Angeles Rams (1968, 1973–1977)
Philadelphia Eagles (1969–1972)
New England Patriots (1978–1981)
Minnesota Vikings (1982)
Seattle Seahawks (1983) | 579 | 10,372 | 17.9 |
| 50 | Santana Moss | New York Jets (2001–2004)
Washington Redskins (2005–2014) | 732 | 10,283 | 14.0 | |
