As we go into week 12, DeAndre Hopkins of the Tennessee Titans has 895 receptions in his career. He is now five receptions away from reaching the 900 plateau. And Hopkins currently ranks 26th in the Super Bowl Era for Super Bowl leaders in receptions. That places him also eight game away from reaching Wes Welker’s 903 in terms of most game in the Super Bowl Era. The leaderboard looks like Jerry Rice, Larry Fitzgerald followed by Steve Smith.
So far this season, Hopkins ranks at 38th among receptions with 42. In his previous outing, the star wideout ended up with three receptions in a 20-6 setback vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Hopkins now takes his Titans into battle against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at home. The Panthers are in 4th in the NFC South. The Titans are 3-7 and are 4th in the AFC South. They enter having dropped their last three..
NFL Most Receptions Leaders (Super Bowl Era):
1. Jerry Rice 1,549
2. Larry Fitzgerald 1,432
3. Steve Smith 1,407
4. Tony Gonzalez 1,325
5. Jason Witten 1,228
6. Marvin Harrison 1,102
7. Cris Carter 1,101
8. Tim Brown 1,094
9. Terrell Owens 1,078
10. Anquan Boldin 1,076
11. Reggie Wayne 1,070
12. Andre Johnson 1,062
13. Isaac Bruce 1,024
14. Kellen Winslow 1,010
15. Hines Ward 1,000
16. Randy Moss 982
17. Brandon Marshall 970
18. Antonio Gates 955
19. Andre Reed 951
20. Derrick Mason 943
21. Art Monk 940
22. Antonio Brown 928
23. Torry Holt 920
24. Julio Jones 907
25. Wes Welker 903
26. DeAndre Hopkins 895
27. Keenan McCardell 883
28. Keenan Allen 879
28. Rod Smith 879
30. Travis Kelce 878