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New Orleans Saints Receiving Yards Leaders

Career totals with the Saints and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 1: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Marques Colston holds the Saints career record with 9,780 receiving yards. The single-season record is 1,725, by Michael Thomas in 2019.

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

All-time Saints leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club YDS G
1 Marques Colston Marques Colston 2006–2015 9,780 142
2 Eric Martin Eric Martin 1985–1993 7,854 143
3 Joe Horn Joe Horn 2000–2006 7,622 102
4 Michael Thomas Michael Thomas 2016–2023 6,569 83
5 Alvin Kamara Alvin Kamara 2017–2026 4,960 128
6 Danny Abramowicz Danny Abramowicz 1967–1973 4,875 85
7 Jimmy Graham Jimmy Graham 2010–2023 4,791 80
8 Devery Henderson Devery Henderson 2005–2012 4,377 110
9 Lance Moore Lance Moore 2006–2013 4,281 99
10 Chris Olave Chris Olave 2022–2026 4,103 58
11 Hoby Brenner 1981–1993 3,849 175
12 Quinn Early Quinn Early 1991–1995 3,758 79
13 Henry Childs Henry Childs 1974–1980 3,224 87
14 Brandin Cooks Brandin Cooks 2014–2025 3,026 50
15 Wes Chandler Wes Chandler 1978–1981 2,801 52
16 Donte' Stallworth Donte' Stallworth 2002–2005 2,791 55
17 Robert Meachem Robert Meachem 2008–2014 2,745 79
18 Juwan Johnson Juwan Johnson 2020–2026 2,684 82
19 Pierre Thomas Pierre Thomas 2007–2014 2,609 105
20 Michael Haynes Michael Haynes 1994–1996 2,368 48
21 Dave Parks Dave Parks 1968–1972 2,254 63
22 Dalton Hilliard Dalton Hilliard 1986–1993 2,233 108
23 Tony Galbreath Tony Galbreath 1976–1980 2,221 75
24 Torrance Small 1992–1996 2,180 72
25 Reggie Bush Reggie Bush 2006–2010 2,148 60

Single-season Saints records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season YDS G
1 Michael Thomas Michael Thomas 2019 1,725 16
2 Michael Thomas Michael Thomas 2018 1,405 16
3 Joe Horn Joe Horn 2004 1,399 16
4 Joe Horn Joe Horn 2000 1,340 16
5 Joe Horn Joe Horn 2002 1,312 16
6 Jimmy Graham Jimmy Graham 2011 1,310 16
7 Joe Horn Joe Horn 2001 1,265 16
8 Michael Thomas Michael Thomas 2017 1,245 16
9 Jimmy Graham Jimmy Graham 2013 1,215 16
10 Marques Colston Marques Colston 2007 1,202 16
11 Brandin Cooks Brandin Cooks 2016 1,173 15
12 Marques Colston Marques Colston 2011 1,164 14
13 Chris Olave Chris Olave 2025 1,163 16
14 Marques Colston Marques Colston 2012 1,154 16
15 Brandin Cooks Brandin Cooks 2015 1,138 16
16 Michael Thomas Michael Thomas 2016 1,137 15
17 Chris Olave Chris Olave 2023 1,123 16
18 Eric Martin Eric Martin 1989 1,090 16
19 Quinn Early Quinn Early 1995 1,087 16
20 Eric Martin Eric Martin 1988 1,083 16
21 Marques Colston Marques Colston 2009 1,074 16
22 Wes Chandler Wes Chandler 1979 1,069 16
23 Willie Jackson 2001 1,046 16
24 Chris Olave Chris Olave 2022 1,042 15
25 Lance Moore Lance Moore 2012 1,041 15