Steve Smith Sr. career receiving yards
14,731Career Regular Season
Steve Smith Sr. has recorded 14,731 receiving yards over 16 regular seasons, 8th among 3,094 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 1,563 in 2005.
- Most recent: 799 in 2016.
Sum of 16 regular seasons, 2001 through 2016. 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  CAR | 15 | 154 | 0 | 15.4 |
| 2002 | CAR | 15 | 872 | 3 | 16.1 |
| 2003 | CAR | 16 | 1,110 | 7 | 12.6 |
| 2004 | CAR | 1 | 60 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 2005 | CAR | 16 | 1,563 | 12 | 15.2 |
| 2006 | CAR | 14 | 1,166 | 8 | 14.0 |
| 2007 | CAR | 15 | 1,002 | 7 | 11.5 |
| 2008 | CAR | 14 | 1,421 | 6 | 18.2 |
| 2009 | CAR | 15 | 982 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 2010 | CAR | 14 | 554 | 2 | 12.0 |
| 2011 | CAR | 16 | 1,394 | 7 | 17.6 |
| 2012 | CAR | 16 | 1,174 | 4 | 16.1 |
| 2013 | CAR | 15 | 745 | 4 | 11.6 |
| 2014 |  BAL | 16 | 1,065 | 6 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | BAL | 7 | 670 | 3 | 14.6 |
| 2016 | BAL | 14 | 799 | 5 | 11.4 |