Who Has The Most Catches In The NFL?

Who has the most catches in the NFL? This is a question that many football fans ask, and the answer may surprise you.

Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice is the NFL’s all-time leader in catches, with 1,549 in his 20-year career. That’s more than 200 catches more than the second-place player, Larry Fitzgerald. Rice also holds the record for most catches in a season, with 143 in 1995.

22 seasons

Jerry Rice is a retired American football wide receiver who played his entire professional career with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history, and often called the greatest overall player in NFL history. He is the leader in most major statistical categories for wide receivers, including receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown catches. He won three Super Bowls with the 49ers, was selected to 13 Pro Bowls, and named to 10 All-Pro teams.

Rice spent 16 of his 22 seasons with the 49ers, where he played on four Super Bowl-winning teams. He holds virtually every significant receiving record, including receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895), most touchdown receptions (197), and most games with at least one catch (303). As of 2019 he also holds Super Bowl records for most catches in a single game (11) and career starts (22).

1,549 catches

In his 20 NFL seasons, Jerry Rice caught 1,549 passes for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns, all league records. He also holds the Super Bowl record for most catches in a career (81) and touchdown catches in a career (10).

Tony Gonzalez

Tony Gonzalez is a former American football tight end who played 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Gonzalez appeared in 270 games, the most of any NFL tight end, and caught 1,325 passes for 14,268 yards, the most receiving yards and second most receptions by a tight end in NFL history.

17 seasons

Tony Gonzalez, who is widely considered to be one of the best tight ends in NFL history, played 17 seasons in the league. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1997 and played with them for 12 seasons before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons in 2009. He spent his final five seasons with the Falcons, retiring after the 2013 season.

Gonzalez holds numerous NFL records, including most catches by a tight end (1,325), most receiving yards by a tight end (15,127), and most Pro Bowl appearances by a tight end (13). He was also named first-team All-Pro 10 times and is a member of both the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team and the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.

1,325 catches

Tony Gonzalez, a 14-time Pro Bowl selection, is the NFL’s all-time leader in catches by a tight end. Gonzalez played 17 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (1997-2008) and Atlanta Falcons (2009-13), recording 1,325 catches for 15,127 yards and 111 touchdowns in 270 games.

Larry Fitzgerald

Larry Fitzgerald is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the Cardinals third overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. As of the 2019 season, he is the NFL’s career leader in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown receptions.

15 seasons

Larry Fitzgerald is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the Cardinals third overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He has been selected for ten Pro Bowls, and was named First-team All-Pro in 2008 and 2009. As of the 2020 NFL season, Fitzgerald ranks second all-time in career receptions and receiving yards, while his 16 touchdown catches from career slot receptions are the most of any player in NFL history. Fitzgerald has won two NFL receiving touchdowns titles (2008 and 2009), and shares the NFL record for most consecutive seasons with 10+ touchdowns receptions (9, with Antonio Brown).

At 34 years old, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 1,400 career catches during the 2017 season. In 2019, he became just the second wide receiver ever to achieve 1,600 catches (joining Jerry Rice), while also becoming only the third player ever to record 16 seasons with at least one touchdown reception (joining Rice and Tony Gonzalez). That same year, he helped lead the Cardinals to an NFC Wild Card berth – their first playoff appearance since 2015 – catching 296 yards on 75 receptions with four touchdowns. In 2020, Fitzgerald surpassed Tony Gonzalez for second place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list with 17,483 total yards.

1,234 catches

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Larry Fitzgerald Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is an American football wide receiver who plays for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the Cardinals third overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.

As of the end of the 2018 season, Fitzgerald has 1,234 total receptions, ranking him second in NFL history behind Jerry Rice’s 1,549 receptions. Only 26 players in NFL history have caught 1,000 or more passes in their career. In 2018, he became just the seventh player in league history to record at least three seasons with 100+ catches. Fitzgerald has caught a pass in 211 consecutive games played; this is currently the second-longest streak by an active player and fourth-longest all time.

Jason Witten

Jason Witten is a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys. He is one of the most popular players in the NFL. Witten has played in all 16 games for the Cowboys in each of the last 11 seasons. He has also been selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times. Witten has the most catches in the NFL by a tight end.

16 seasons

Jason Witten is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Witten ranks second in Cowboys history for most games played, catches and receiving yards, while being ranked third in touchdown catches.

Witten holds the Dallas Cowboys franchise record for career receptions and receiving yards by a tight end. He also holds several NFL records including most catches in a single season by a tight end. He is one of only four tight ends in NFL history with at least 1,000 career receptions, 10,000 career receiving yards and 50 touchdown receptions, joining Tony Gonzalez, Shannon Sharpe and Rob Gronkowski.

1,215 catches

As of the end of the 2017 season, Jason Witten has the most catches in the NFL with 1,215. He is followed by Larry Fitzgerald (1,134), Anquan Boldin (1,076), and Reggie Wayne (1,070).

Anquan Boldin

Anquan Boldin, a former NFL wide receiver, has the most catches by a receiver in their first 14 games of any season in NFL history. He did it with the Arizona Cardinals in 2003. He had 101 catches for 1,377 yards and eight touchdowns.

14 seasons

Anquan Boldin is a former American football wide receiver who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State University, and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Boldin also played for the Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, and Buffalo Bills. He ranks sixth in NFL history in receptions (1,076), 12th in receiving yards (13,779), and eighth in receiving touchdowns (82).

1,076 catches

As of the 2019 NFL season, Anquan Boldin is the league leader in catches with 1,076. He is followed by Larry Fitzgerald (1,234) and Jason Witten (1,215).