Pete Metzelaars career receiving yards
3,686Career Regular Season
Pete Metzelaars has recorded 3,686 receiving yards over 16 regular seasons, 335th among 3,094 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 609 in 1993.
- Most recent: 144 in 1997.
Sum of 16 regular seasons, 1982 through 1997. 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  SEA | 9 | 152 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 1983 | SEA | 16 | 72 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 1984 | SEA | 9 | 80 | 0 | 16.0 |
| 1985 |  BUF | 16 | 80 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 1986 | BUF | 16 | 485 | 3 | 9.9 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 290 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 1988 | BUF | 16 | 438 | 1 | 13.3 |
| 1989 | BUF | 16 | 179 | 2 | 9.9 |
| 1990 | BUF | 16 | 60 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 1991 | BUF | 16 | 54 | 2 | 10.8 |
| 1992 | BUF | 16 | 298 | 6 | 9.9 |
| 1993 | BUF | 16 | 609 | 4 | 9.0 |
| 1994 | BUF | 16 | 428 | 5 | 8.7 |
| 1995 |  CAR | 14 | 171 | 3 | 8.6 |
| 1996 |  DET | 15 | 146 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 1997 | DET | 16 | 144 | 0 | 8.5 |