List of NFL annual receiving yards leaders

In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field.

[2] A player who catches a forward pass is a receiver, and the number of receiving yards each player has recorded in each season is a recorded stat in football games.

The NFL did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.

[5][6] Don Hutson led the league in receiving yards seven times, the most of any player; Jerry Rice is second with six.

A Green Bay Packers player has led the league in receiving yards eleven times, the most in the NFL; the Los Angeles/St.

Don Hutson led the NFL in receiving yards a record seven times with the Green Bay Packers .
Bob Mann was the NFL's receiving yards leader in 1949, and the third player to lead the league in receiving while recording over 1,000 yards.
Elroy Hirsch , a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, led the league in receiving yards in 1951, recording 1,495 yards over a 12-game season.
Future US Congressman Steve Largent led the league in receiving yards twice during his Hall of Fame career.
Wes Chandler led the league in 1982, when he averaged an NFL-record 129 yards per game during the strike-shortened season.
Hall of Fame member Jerry Rice , the NFL's all-time receiving yards leader, [ 7 ] led the league in receiving yards six times over his career.
Marvin Harrison was the NFL's receiving yards leader twice over his career.
Calvin Johnson led the league in receiving yards in 2011 and followed it up by setting the league record for receiving yards in 2012.
Antonio Brown led the league with 1,698 receiving yards in 2014.
Julio Jones led the league in 2015 with 1,871 yards and again in 2018 with 1,677 yards.