Jerry Rice career receiving yards

• Best season on file: 1,848 in 1995.
• Most recent: 429 in 2004.

Sum of 20 regular seasons, 1985 through 2004. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Jerry Rice career receiving yards, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	YDS↓iYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.	TD↓iTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.	AVG↓iAVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.
1985	SF	16	927	3	18.9
1986	SF	16	1,570	15	18.3
1987	SF	12	1,078	22	16.6
1988	SF	16	1,306	9	20.4
1989	SF	16	1,483	17	18.1
1990	SF	16	1,502	13	15.0
1991	SF	16	1,206	14	15.1
1992	SF	16	1,201	10	14.3
1993	SF	16	1,503	15	15.3
1994	SF	16	1,499	13	13.4
1995	SF	16	1,848	15	15.1
1996	SF	16	1,254	8	11.6
1997	SF	2	78	1	11.1
1998	SF	16	1,157	9	14.1
1999	SF	16	830	5	12.4
2000	SF	16	805	7	10.7
2001	LV	16	1,139	9	13.7
2002	LV	16	1,211	7	13.2
2003	LV	16	869	2	13.8
2004	LV/SEA	6	429	3	14.3