Receiving Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

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Leaders Table
Rk	Player	Yds	From	To	School
1	Corey Davis*	5285	2013	2016	Western Michigan
2	Trevor Insley	5005	1996	1999	Nevada
3	Ryan Broyles*	4586	2008	2011	Oklahoma
4	Justin Hardy*	4541	2011	2014	East Carolina
5	Marcus Harris	4518	1993	1996	Wyoming
6	Patrick Edwards*	4507	2008	2011	Houston
7	Jacob Cowing*	4477	2019	2023	Arizona
8	James Washington*	4472	2014	2017	Oklahoma State
9	Rashaun Woods*	4414	2000	2003	Oklahoma State
10	Ryan Yarborough	4357	1990	1993	Wyoming
11	Troy Edwards	4352	1996	1998	Louisiana Tech
12	Greg Salas*	4345	2007	2010	Hawaii
	Aaron Turner	4345	1989	1992	Pacific
14	Zay Jones*	4279	2013	2016	East Carolina
15	Terance Mathis	4254	1985	1989	New Mexico
16	Geoff Noisy	4249	1995	1998	Nevada
17	Taywan Taylor*	4234	2013	2016	Western Kentucky
18	Jordan White*	4187	2007	2011	Western Michigan
19	Trent Taylor*	4179	2013	2016	Louisiana Tech
20	Jarett Dillard*	4138	2005	2008	Rice
21	Darius Watts*	4031	2000	2003	Marshall
22	Kendall Wright*	4004	2008	2011	Baylor
23	Troy Walters	3986	1996	1999	Stanford
24	DeVonta Smith*	3965	2017	2020	Alabama
25	James Proche*	3949	2016	2019	SMU
26	Derek Hagan*	3939	2002	2005	Arizona State
27	Mike Hass*	3924	2003	2005	Oregon State
28	Jason Rivers*	3919	2003	2007	Hawaii
29	Josh Davis*	3889	2001	2004	Marshall
30	Roy Williams*	3866	2000	2003	Texas
31	Rashad Greene*	3830	2011	2014	Florida State
32	Emmanuel Sanders*	3791	2006	2009	SMU
33	Keylon Stokes*	3774	2017	2022	Tulsa
34	Vincent Marshall*	3770	2003	2006	Houston
35	Chad Mackey	3763	1993	1996	Louisiana Tech
36	Jordan Matthews*	3759	2010	2013	Vanderbilt
37	Conner Vernon*	3749	2009	2012	Duke
38	Marc Zeno	3725	1984	1987	Tulane
39	Tyler Lockett*	3710	2011	2014	Kansas State
40	Brandon Stokley	3702	1995	1998	Louisiana
41	Titus Davis*	3700	2011	2014	Central Michigan
42	Ryne Robinson*	3697	2003	2006	Miami (OH)
43	Sam Pinckney*	3691	2018	2023	Coastal Carolina
44	Michael Floyd*	3686	2008	2011	Notre Dame
45	Arnold Jackson	3670	1997	2000	Louisville
46	Marqise Lee*	3655	2011	2013	USC
47	Rashard Higgins*	3649	2013	2015	Colorado State
48	Bryan Anderson*	3648	2006	2009	Central Michigan
49	Jamison Crowder*	3641	2011	2014	Duke
50	Joshua Cephus*	3639	2019	2023	UTSA
51	Nick Harwell*	3636	2010	2014	Kansas
52	David Anderson*	3634	2002	2005	Colorado State
53	Jovon Bouknight*	3626	2002	2005	Wyoming
54	John Standeford*	3618	2000	2003	Purdue
55	Cody Hoffman*	3612	2010	2013	Brigham Young
56	Davone Bess*	3610	2005	2007	Hawaii
57	Thomas Sperbeck*	3601	2013	2016	Boise State
58	Steve Neal	3599	1997	2000	Western Michigan
59	Ron Sellers	3598	1966	1968	Florida State
60	Anthony Miller*	3590	2015	2017	Memphis
61	James Newson*	3572	2000	2003	Oregon State
	J.R. Tolver	3572	1999	2002	San Diego State
63	Chris Williams	3565	2005	2008	New Mexico State
64	Justin Blackmon*	3564	2009	2011	Oklahoma State
65	Tommy Shuler*	3563	2011	2014	Marshall
66	Naaman Roosevelt*	3551	2006	2009	Buffalo
67	Dorien Bryant*	3548	2004	2007	Purdue
68	Braylon Edwards*	3541	2001	2004	Michigan
69	Greg Jennings	3539	2002	2005	Western Michigan
70	Reggie Williams*	3536	2001	2003	Washington
71	T.Y. Hilton*	3531	2008	2011	Florida International
72	Andy Isabella	3526	2015	2018	Massachusetts
73	Peter Warrick	3517	1995	1999	Florida State
74	Eugene Baker	3513	1995	1998	Kent State
75	Ryan Wolfe	3495	2006	2009	UNLV
76	Tyron Carrier*	3493	2008	2011	Houston
77	Tajae Sharpe	3486	2012	2015	Massachusetts
78	Sterling Shepard*	3482	2012	2015	Oklahoma
79	Amari Cooper*	3463	2012	2014	Alabama
	KeeSean Johnson*	3463	2014	2018	Fresno State
81	Gabe Marks*	3453	2012	2016	Washington State
82	Charles Sharon*	3450	2002	2005	Bowling Green State
83	Eric Page*	3446	2009	2011	Toledo
84	Jerry Hendren	3435	1967	1969	Idaho
85	Tylan Wallace*	3434	2017	2020	Oklahoma State
86	Taylor Stubblefield*	3433	2001	2004	Purdue
87	Tavon Austin*	3413	2009	2012	West Virginia
88	Robert Davis*	3391	2013	2016	Georgia State
	Sammy Watkins*	3391	2011	2013	Clemson
90	Zakhari Franklin*	3386	2019	2023	Ole Miss
91	Justin Hall*	3385	2017	2021	Ball State
92	Lee Evans*	3382	1999	2003	Wisconsin
93	Torry Holt	3379	1995	1998	North Carolina State
94	Ryan Grice-Mullen*	3370	2005	2007	Hawaii
95	Tyler Boyd*	3361	2013	2015	Pitt
96	Bobby Wade	3351	1999	2002	Arizona
97	Nelson Spruce	3347	2012	2015	Colorado
	Elmo Wright	3347	1968	1970	Houston
99	Howard Twilley	3343	1963	1965	Tulsa
100	Ashley Lelie	3341	1999	2001	Hawaii
101	Terrance Williams*	3334	2009	2012	Baylor
102	Romeo Doubs*	3322	2018	2021	Nevada
103	Clarkston Hines	3318	1986	1989	Duke
104	Aldrick Robinson*	3314	2007	2010	SMU
105	Cody Thompson*	3312	2014	2018	Toledo
106	Dan Bitson	3300	1987	1991	Tulsa
107	Gerald Harp	3295	1977	1980	Western Carolina
108	CeeDee Lamb*	3292	2017	2019	Oklahoma
109	Freddie Barnes*	3290	2006	2009	Bowling Green State
110	Donnie Avery*	3289	2004	2007	Houston
111	Nate Burleson	3287	2000	2002	Nevada
112	Jakeem Grant*	3286	2012	2015	Texas Tech
113	Brandin Cooks*	3272	2011	2013	Oregon State
	Rome Odunze*	3272	2020	2023	Washington
115	Tory Horton*	3262	2020	2023	Colorado State
116	Richie James*	3261	2015	2017	Middle Tennessee State
117	Charlie Jones	3260	1992	1995	Fresno State
118	Austin Collie*	3255	2004	2008	Brigham Young
119	Keevan Lucas*	3250	2013	2016	Tulsa
120	Eric Deslauriers	3245	2003	2006	Eastern Michigan
121	Reggie Allen	3242	1995	1998	Central Michigan
	Devonte Boyd	3242	2014	2017	UNLV
123	Dezmon Briscoe*	3240	2007	2009	Kansas
124	Mark Clayton*	3236	2001	2004	Oklahoma
125	Mike Thomas*	3231	2005	2008	Arizona
126	Tahj Washington*	3224	2019	2023	USC
127	Courtland Sutton*	3220	2014	2017	SMU
128	Stedman Bailey*	3218	2010	2012	West Virginia
	Johnnie Lee Higgins Jr.*	3218	2003	2006	UTEP
130	Sherrod Gideon	3214	1996	1999	Southern Mississippi
131	Keyarris Garrett*	3209	2011	2015	Tulsa
132	Roydell Williams*	3207	2000	2004	Tulane
	Marquess Wilson	3207	2010	2012	Washington State
134	Antonio Brown*	3199	2007	2009	Central Michigan
135	David Williams	3195	1983	1985	Illinois
136	Jordan Shipley*	3191	2006	2009	Texas
137	Geoff McArthur*	3188	2000	2004	California
138	Dennis Northcutt	3186	1996	1999	Arizona
139	Josh Doctson*	3178	2011	2015	TCU
140	Hart Lee Dykes	3171	1985	1988	Oklahoma State
141	Nathaniel Dell*	3155	2020	2022	Houston
142	Greg Primus	3146	1989	1992	Colorado State
143	Bryan Rowley	3143	1989	1993	Utah
144	Jared Abbrederis*	3140	2010	2013	Wisconsin
	Jalen Tolbert	3140	2018	2021	South Alabama
146	Darnay Scott	3139	1991	1993	San Diego State
147	Dwayne Jarrett*	3138	2004	2006	USC
148	Jordan Addison*	3134	2020	2022	USC
149	Martin Nance*	3131	2002	2005	Miami (OH)
150	D'Wayne Bates	3128	1995	1998	Northwestern
	Jerrel Jernigan*	3128	2007	2010	Troy
152	Michael Crabtree*	3127	2007	2008	Texas Tech
153	Rick Beasley	3124	1977	1980	Appalachian State
	Thomas Hennigan*	3124	2017	2021	Appalachian State
155	Noel Grigsby*	3121	2010	2013	San Jose State
156	Jerricho Cotchery*	3119	2000	2003	North Carolina State
	Eric Decker*	3119	2006	2009	Minnesota
158	Ryan Swope*	3117	2009	2012	Texas A&M
159	K.D. Cannon*	3113	2014	2016	Baylor
160	Roddy White*	3112	2001	2004	UAB
161	Rashee Rice*	3111	2019	2022	SMU
162	Vincent Brown*	3110	2007	2010	San Diego State
163	Tevin Reese*	3102	2010	2013	Baylor
	Stephen Williams	3102	2006	2009	Toledo
165	Alex Van Dyke	3100	1994	1995	Nevada
166	Todd Blythe*	3096	2004	2007	Iowa State
167	Tyler Johnson*	3094	2016	2019	Minnesota
	Alex Neutz*	3094	2010	2013	Buffalo
169	Terrence Edwards*	3093	1999	2002	Georgia
170	Jeff Fuller*	3092	2008	2011	Texas A&M
	JuJu Smith-Schuster*	3092	2014	2016	USC
172	Nicholas Norris*	3091	2013	2016	Western Kentucky
173	Chandler Jones*	3087	2010	2013	San Jose State
174	B.J. Cunningham*	3086	2008	2011	Michigan State
175	Jalen Saunders*	3085	2010	2013	Oklahoma
176	Alonzo Russell*	3076	2012	2015	Toledo
177	Kareem Kelly*	3071	1999	2002	USC
178	Jack Sorenson*	3070	2017	2021	Miami (OH)
179	Wes Welker*	3069	2000	2003	Texas Tech
180	Victor Tucker*	3066	2018	2022	Charlotte
181	Eric Drage	3065	1990	1993	Brigham Young
182	Titus Young*	3063	2007	2010	Boise State
183	Ty Lee*	3062	2016	2019	Middle Tennessee State
184	Lloyd Hill	3059	1990	1993	Texas Tech
185	Delwyn Daigre	3056	1998	2001	Louisiana Tech
	Zay Flowers*	3056	2019	2022	Boston College
187	Matt Miller*	3049	2011	2014	Boise State
	Brandon Wimberly*	3049	2009	2013	Nevada
189	JaJuan Dawson	3048	1996	1999	Tulane
190	Bryan Edwards*	3045	2016	2019	South Carolina
191	Kenny Britt*	3043	2006	2008	Rutgers
192	Alshon Jeffery*	3042	2009	2011	South Carolina
193	Malachi Corley*	3035	2020	2023	Western Kentucky
194	Mike Adams	3032	1992	1996	Texas
	Kevin Lockett	3032	1993	1996	Kansas State
196	Davante Adams*	3031	2012	2013	Fresno State
	Carlos Francis*	3031	2000	2003	Texas Tech
	Chad Owens*	3031	2001	2004	Hawaii
199	Dante Ridgeway	3030	2002	2004	Ball State
200	Cam Phillips*	3027	2014	2017	Virginia Tech
201	Jalon Calhoun*	3026	2019	2023	Duke
	Bobby Engram	3026	1991	1995	Penn State
203	Deandre Hopkins*	3020	2010	2012	Clemson
204	Jamarko Simmons*	3019	2005	2008	Western Michigan
	Steve Smith*	3019	2003	2006	USC
206	Corey Coleman*	3009	2013	2015	Baylor
207	Mardy Gilyard*	3003	2005	2009	Cincinnati
	Dietrich Jells	3003	1991	1995	Pitt
	Malik Nabers*	3003	2021	2023	LSU
210	Dwayne Harris*	3001	2007	2010	East Carolina
	Josh Reed	3001	1999	2001	LSU
212	Markus Wheaton*	2994	2009	2012	Oregon State
213	Tez Johnson*	2991	2020	2023	Oregon
	Justin McCareins	2991	1997	2000	Northern Illinois
	Willie Snead*	2991	2011	2013	Ball State
216	A.J. Brown	2984	2016	2018	Ole Miss
217	Duke Calhoun*	2981	2006	2009	Memphis
218	Billy McMullen*	2978	1999	2002	Virginia
219	Carl Winston	2972	1990	1993	New Mexico
220	Brian Alford	2968	1994	1997	Purdue
	Bryan Schorman	2968	1995	1998	Central Michigan
222	Isaiah Ford*	2967	2014	2016	Virginia Tech
223	Boo Mitchell	2964	1985	1988	Vanderbilt
224	Cole Beasley*	2959	2008	2011	SMU
225	Johnnie Morton	2957	1990	1993	USC
226	Brian Roberson	2956	1993	1996	Fresno State
227	Trevon Brown*	2952	2014	2018	East Carolina
	Damon Savage	2952	1996	1999	Tulsa
229	Penny Hart*	2950	2015	2018	Georgia State
230	Ricky Proehl	2949	1986	1989	Wake Forest
231	Damonte Coxie*	2948	2017	2020	Memphis
232	Henry Ellard	2947	1979	1982	Fresno State
233	David Bell*	2946	2019	2021	Purdue
234	Kendal Smith	2943	1985	1988	Utah State
235	Deronnie Pitts	2942	1997	2000	Stanford
236	Josh Harper*	2938	2011	2014	Fresno State
237	Jarius Wright*	2934	2008	2011	Arkansas
238	Jermaine Lewis	2932	1992	1995	Maryland
239	Robert Woods*	2930	2010	2012	USC
240	Xavier Hutchinson*	2929	2020	2022	Iowa State
241	Calvin Johnson*	2927	2004	2006	Georgia Tech
242	Keary Colbert*	2926	2000	2003	USC
243	Denzel Mims*	2925	2016	2019	Baylor
244	Harry Douglas*	2924	2004	2007	Louisville
	Brandon Williams*	2924	2002	2005	Wisconsin
246	D.J. Hall*	2923	2004	2007	Alabama
247	E.G. Green	2920	1994	1997	Florida State
	Lee Mays	2920	1998	2001	UTEP
249	T.J. Rahming*	2919	2015	2018	Duke
250	Ryan Switzer*	2912	2013	2016	North Carolina

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