List of Washington Redskins football receiving leaders

Santana Moss is the recordholder for single-season receiving yards.

The List of Washington Redskins football receiving leaders includes single-season and career records for each of three statistics: yardage, number of receptions, and receiving touchdowns, as well as single-game records for receptions and receiving yards. The Redskins compete in the East Division of the National Football Conference. The franchise was founded as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise.^[1] The team changed their name to the Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937.^[2]

The Redskins have played over one thousand games. In those games, the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowls. The franchise captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships.^[3]

The Redskins won the 1937 and 1942 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl XVII, XXII and XXVI. They also played in and lost the 1936, 1940, 1943 and 1945 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl VII and XVIII. They have made 22 postseason appearances, and have an overall postseason record of 23 wins and 17 losses. Only five teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Redskins: the Pittsburgh Steelers (eight), Dallas Cowboys (eight), Denver Broncos (eight), New England Patriots (eight) and San Francisco 49ers (six); the Redskins' five appearances are tied with the Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins.^[4]

Receptions

Receptions

Top 25 career Name Rec. Start End Art Monk 888 1980 1993 Charley Taylor 649 1964 1977 Santana Moss 639 2005 2011 Gary Clark 549 1985 1992 Chris Cooley 429 2004 2012 Jerry Smith 421 1965 1977 Ricky Sanders 414 1986 1993 Bobby Mitchell 393 1962 1968 Pierre Garçon 297 2012 Present Michael Westbrook 277 1995 2001 Hugh Taylor 272 1947 1954 Don Warren 244 1979 1992 Larry Brown 238 1969 1976 Brian Mitchell 232 1990 1999 Rod Gardner 227 2001 2004 Henry Ellard 216 1994 1998 Roy Jefferson 208 1971 1976 Earnest Byner 185 1989 1993 Jordan Reed 182 2013 Present Laveranues Coles 172 2003 2004 Bill Anderson 168 1958 1963 Kelvin Bryant 154 1986 1990 Larry Centers 150 1999 2000 Joe Washington 149 1981 1984 Stephen Davis 146 1997 2002 Charlie Harraway 146 1969 1973

Top 25 single-season (including ties) Name Rec. Year Pierre Garçon 113 2013 Art Monk 106 1984 Santana Moss 93 2010 Art Monk 91 1985 Laveranues Coles 90 2004 Jordan Reed 87 2015 Art Monk 86 1989 Santana Moss 84 2005 Laveranues Coles 82 2003 Larry Centers 81 2000 Ricky Sanders 80 1989 Gary Clark 79 1989 Santana Moss 79 2008 Charlie Brown 78 1983 Gary Clark 75 1990 Gary Clark 74 1986 Henry Ellard 74 1994 Art Monk 73 1986 Ricky Sanders 73 1988 Chris Cooley 73 2008 Gary Clark 72 1985 Bobby Mitchell 72 1962 Art Monk 72 1988 Charley Taylor 72 1966 Pierre Garçon 72 2015

Top 4 single-game Name Rec. Year Opponent Roy Helu 14 2011 San Francisco 49ers Art Monk 13 1985 Cincinnati Bengals Kelvin Bryant 13 1986 New York Giants Art Monk 13 1990 Detroit Lions

Receiving yards

Receiving Yards

Top 25 career receiving yards Name Yards Start End Art Monk 12,026 1980 1993 Charley Taylor 9,110 1964 1977 Gary Clark 8,742 1985 1992 Santana Moss 7,299 2005 2012 Bobby Mitchell 6,492 1962 1968 Ricky Sanders 5,854 1986 1993 Jerry Smith 5,496 1965 1977 Hugh Taylor 5,233 1947 1954 Chris Cooley 4,711 2004 2012 Michael Westbrook 4,280 1995 2001 Henry Ellard 3,930 1994 1998 Pierre Garçon 3,508 2012 Present Roy Jefferson 3,119 1971 1976 Rod Gardner 2,997 2001 2004 Bill Anderson 2,929 1958 1963 Don Warren 2,536 1979 1992 Larry Brown 2,485 1969 1976 Albert Connell 2,483 1997 2000 Frank Grant 2,374 1973 1978 Laveranues Coles 2,154 2003 2004 Charlie Brown 2,115 1982 1984 Leslie Shepherd 2,112 1994 1998 Brian Mitchell 2,087 1990 1999 Johnny Carson 1,987 1954 1959 Charley Malone 1,932 1934 1942

Top 25 single-season Name Yards Year Santana Moss 1,483 2005 Bobby Mitchell 1,436 1963 Henry Ellard 1,397 1994 Bobby Mitchell 1,384 1962 Art Monk 1,372 1984 Pierre Garcon 1,346 2013 Gary Clark 1,340 1991 Gary Clark 1,265 1986 Gary Clark 1,229 1989 Art Monk 1,226 1985 Charlie Brown 1,225 1983 Laveranues Coles 1,204 2003 Michael Westbrook 1,191 1999 Art Monk 1,186 1989 Ricky Sanders 1,148 1988 Ricky Sanders 1,138 1989 Albert Connell 1,132 1999 Charley Taylor 1,119 1966 Santana Moss 1,115 2010 Gary Clark 1,112 1990 Art Monk 1,068 1986 Gary Clark 1,066 1987 Art Monk 1,049 1991 Santana Moss 1,044 2008 Henry Ellard 1,014 1996 Rod Gardner 1,006 2002 Henry Ellard 1,005 1995

Top 6 single-game Name Yards Year Opponent Anthony Allen 255 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Gary Clark 241 1986 New York Giants Art Monk 230 1985 Cincinnati Bengals Bobby Mitchell 218 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers Albert Connell 211 2000 Jacksonville Jaguars Rod Gardner 208 2001 Carolina Panthers

Receiving touchdowns

Touchdowns

Top 25 career receiving touchdowns (including ties) Name Rec. TD Start End Charley Taylor 79 1964 1977 Art Monk 65 1980 1993 Santana Moss 64 2005 2012 Jerry Smith 60 1965 1977 Hugh Taylor 58 1947 1954 Gary Clark 58 1985 1992 Bobby Mitchell 49 1962 1968 Ricky Sanders 36 1986 1993 Chris Cooley 33 2004 2011 Michael Westbrook 24 1995 2001 Rod Gardner 22 2001 2004 Jean Fugett 21 1976 1979 Dick Todd 20 1939 1948 Larry Brown 20 1969 1976 Charlie Brown 19 1982 1984 Clint Didier 19 1982 1987 Leslie Shepherd 18 1994 1998 Frank Grant 18 1973 1978 Pierre Garçon 18 2012 Present Henry Ellard 17 1994 1998 Wilbur Moore 16 1939 1945 Roy Jefferson 16 1971 1976 Dick James 14 1956 1963 Ricky Thompson 14 1978 1981 Pat Richter 14 1963 1970 Albert Connell 14 1997 2000 Kelvin Bryant 14 1986 1990 Bill Anderson 14 1958 1963 Jordan Reed 14 2013 Present

Top 25 single-season receiving touchdowns (including ties) Name Rec. TD Year Hugh Taylor 12 1952 Jerry Smith 12 1967 Charley Taylor 12 1966 Ricky Sanders 12 1988 Bobby Mitchell 11 1962 Jordan Reed 11 2015 Bobby Mitchell 10 1964 Gary Clark 10 1991 Hugh Taylor 9 1950 Pat Richter 9 1968 Jerry Smith 9 1970 Hugh Taylor 9 1949 Jerry Smith 9 1969 Bobby Mitchell 9 1966 Michael Westbrook 9 1999 Charley Taylor 9 1967 Gary Clark 9 1989 Santana Moss 9 2005 Charlie Brown 8 1982 Hugh Taylor 8 1953 Hugh Taylor 8 1954 Frank Grant 8 1975 Charley Taylor 8 1970 Leslie Shepherd 8 1998 Chris Cooley 8 2007 Charley Taylor 8 1969 Art Monk 8 1991 Rod Gardner 8 2002 Gary Clark 8 1990 Charlie Brown 8 1983 Art Monk 8 1989 Santana Moss 8 2012

References

1. "History: History by Decades". Washington Redskins' Official Website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
2. "Washington Redskins (1937–present)". Sportsecyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
3. "Washington Redskins History". CBS Sportsline. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
4. "NFL History". NFL History Network.