Emmitt Smith career receiving yards
3,224Career Regular Season
Emmitt Smith has recorded 3,224 receiving yards over 15 regular seasons, 381st among 3,094 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 414 in 1993.
- Most recent: 105 in 2004.
Sum of 15 regular seasons, 1990 through 2004. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  DAL | 16 | 228 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 1991 | DAL | 16 | 258 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 1992 | DAL | 16 | 335 | 1 | 5.7 |
| 1993 | DAL | 14 | 414 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 1994 | DAL | 15 | 341 | 1 | 6.8 |
| 1995 | DAL | 16 | 375 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 1996 | DAL | 15 | 249 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 1997 | DAL | 16 | 234 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 1998 | DAL | 16 | 175 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 1999 | DAL | 15 | 119 | 2 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | DAL | 16 | 79 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2001 | DAL | 14 | 116 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | DAL | 16 | 89 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2003 |  ARI | 10 | 107 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2004 | ARI | 15 | 105 | 0 | 7.0 |