<P> In American football, yards gained on a forward pass play are credited to the receiver as receiving yards . In the National Football League (NFL), 47 players have gained at least 10,000 receiving yards in their career: all but four are wide receivers; the rest are tight ends . Wide receiver Jerry Rice is the NFL's all - time leader in receiving yards, with 22,895 . He is the only player to surpass 20,000 yards, with nearly 7,000 more yards than the next highest player on the list, Terrell Owens . </P> <Table> Key <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> * </Td> <Td> Denotes player who is still active in the NFL </Td> </Tr> </Table>

What nfl wide receiver has the most receiving yards