List of NFL career receptions leaders explained

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

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Through the season

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Receptions
1	^{^}	San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004)	1,549
2		Arizona Cardinals (–2020)	1,432
3	Tony Gonzalez^{^}	Kansas City Chiefs (1997–2008) Atlanta Falcons (2009–2013)	1,325
4		Dallas Cowboys (–,) Las Vegas Raiders	1,228
5	Marvin Harrison^{^}	Indianapolis Colts (1996–2008)	1,102
6	Cris Carter^{^}	Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1989) Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) Miami Dolphins (2002)	1,101
7	Tim Brown^{^}	L.A./Oakland Raiders (1988–2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004)	1,094
8	Terrell Owens^{^}	San Francisco 49ers (1996–2003) Philadelphia Eagles (2004–2005) Dallas Cowboys (2006–2008) Buffalo Bills (2009) Cincinnati Bengals (2010)	1,078
9	Anquan Boldin	Arizona Cardinals (2003–2009) Baltimore Ravens (2010–2012) San Francisco 49ers (2013–2015) Detroit Lions (2016)	1,076
10	Reggie Wayne	Indianapolis Colts (2001–2014)	1,070
11	Andre Johnson^{^}	Houston Texans (2003–2014) Indianapolis Colts (2015) Tennessee Titans (2016)	1,062
12	Steve Smith Sr.	Carolina Panthers (2001–2013) Baltimore Ravens (2014–2016)	1,031
13	Isaac Bruce^{^}	Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams (–2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008–2009)	1,024
14	Hines Ward	Pittsburgh Steelers (1998–2011)	1,000

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Through the season; includes ranking.

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Receptions
15	^{^}	Minnesota Vikings (–,) Oakland Raiders (–) New England Patriots (–) Tennessee Titans San Francisco 49ers	982
16		Denver Broncos (–) Miami Dolphins (–) Chicago Bears (–) New York Jets (–) New York Giants Seattle Seahawks/New Orleans Saints	970
17		San Diego/L.A. Chargers (–)	955
18	Andre Reed^{^}	Buffalo Bills (1985–1999) Washington Redskins (2000)	951
19		Tennessee Oilers/Titans (–) Baltimore Ravens (–) New York Jets/Houston Texans	943
20	^{^}	Washington Redskins (1980–1993) New York Jets (1994) Philadelphia Eagles (1995)	940
21		Pittsburgh Steelers (–) New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)	928
21		Houston Texans (–) Arizona Cardinals (–) Tennessee Titans (–present)	928
23	Torry Holt	St. Louis Rams (1999–2008) Jacksonville Jaguars (2009)	920
24		Atlanta Falcons (–) Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles (–present)	914
25		Kansas City Chiefs (–present)	907

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Through playoffs.^[2]

Rank	Player	Team(s) by season	Receptions
1		Kansas City Chiefs (–present)	165
2	^{^}	San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004)	151
3		New England Patriots (–)	118
4		New England Patriots (–) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (–)	98
5		Kansas City Chiefs (–) Miami Dolphins (–present)	96
6		Indianapolis Colts (2001–2014)	93
7		Pittsburgh Steelers (–)	88
7		San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins (–) New England Patriots (–) Denver Broncos (–) St. Louis Rams	88
9	^{^}	Dallas Cowboys (–)	87
10	^{^}	Buffalo Bills (–)	85

Web site: NFL Career Receptions Leaders – Pro-Football-Reference.com . . March 30, 2018 . April 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190415095154/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_career.htm . live .
Web site: NFL Receptions Career Playoffs Leaders . ProFootballReference.com . February 7, 2021 . February 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210204211212/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_career_playoffs.htm . live .