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Denver Broncos Receptions Leaders

Career totals with the Broncos and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Includes the club's AFL seasons (1960-1969), which the NFL's record book counts.

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Rod Smith holds the Broncos career record with 849 receptions. The single-season record is 113, by Rod Smith in 2001.

YDS REC TD Y/R Y/G TGT CTH% 1D YScm

All-time Broncos leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club REC G
1 Rod Smith Rod Smith 1995–2006 849 183
2 Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe 1990–2003 675 172
3 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2010–2018 665 124
4 Lionel Taylor Lionel Taylor 1960–1966 543 96
5 Courtland Sutton Courtland Sutton 2018–2026 466 120
6 Ed McCaffrey Ed McCaffrey 1995–2003 462 118
7 Vance Johnson 1985–1995 415 128
8 Emmanuel Sanders Emmanuel Sanders 2014–2019 404 77
9 Riley Odoms Riley Odoms 1972–1983 396 153
10 Steve Watson Steve Watson 1979–1987 353 126
11 Brandon Marshall Brandon Marshall 2006–2009 327 56
12 Haven Moses Haven Moses 1972–1981 302 140
13 Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 1986–1992 276 100
14 Rick Upchurch Rick Upchurch 1975–1983 267 119
15 Al Denson Al Denson 1964–1970 250 91
16 Eric Decker Eric Decker 2010–2013 222 58
17 Floyd Little Floyd Little 1967–1975 215 117
18 Jerry Jeudy Jerry Jeudy 2020–2023 211 57
19 Gerald Willhite 1982–1988 207 78
20 Eddie Royal Eddie Royal 2008–2011 206 57
21 Sammy Winder Sammy Winder 1982–1990 197 127
22 Clarence Kay 1984–1992 193 135
23 Dwayne Carswell 1994–2005 192 146
24 Steve Sewell 1985–1991 187 94
25 Anthony Miller 1994–1996 175 46

Single-season Broncos records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season REC G
1 Rod Smith Rod Smith 2001 113 15
2 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2014 111 16
3 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2015 105 16
4 Brandon Marshall Brandon Marshall 2008 104 15
5 Brandon Marshall Brandon Marshall 2007 102 16
6 Brandon Marshall Brandon Marshall 2009 101 15
6 Ed McCaffrey Ed McCaffrey 2000 101 16
6 Emmanuel Sanders Emmanuel Sanders 2014 101 16
9 Rod Smith Rod Smith 2000 100 16
9 Lionel Taylor Lionel Taylor 1961 100 14
11 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2012 94 16
12 Lionel Taylor Lionel Taylor 1960 92 12
12 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2013 92 16
14 Eddie Royal Eddie Royal 2008 91 15
15 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2016 90 16
16 Rod Smith Rod Smith 2002 89 16
17 Eric Decker Eric Decker 2013 87 16
17 Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe 1994 87 15
19 Rod Smith Rod Smith 1998 86 16
20 Eric Decker Eric Decker 2012 85 16
20 Rod Smith Rod Smith 2005 85 16
20 Lionel Taylor Lionel Taylor 1965 85 14
23 Demaryius Thomas Demaryius Thomas 2017 83 16
24 Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe 1993 81 16
24 Courtland Sutton Courtland Sutton 2024 81 16