Jerry Rice's all time receiving yards record will be safe awhile. Rice's total receiving yards, and 20 years played are pretty impressive, he has around a 7000 yard lead. It will be a long time, if at all, that someone challenges Rice's record.

NFL All-Time Leaders	NFL Single Season Leaders
Total Passing Yards Leaders	Passing Yards Leaders
Touchdown Passes Leaders	Touchdown Passes Leaders
Rushing Yards Leaders	Rushing Yards Leaders
Receiving Yards Leaders	Rushing Touchdowns Leaders
Touchdowns (RB and WR) Leaders	Receiving Yards Leaders
	Receiving Touchdowns Leaders
2011 NFL Player Salaries

NFL All-Time Receiving Yards Leaders
Rk	Player	Team(s)	Yards
1	Jerry Rice	San Francisco 49ers (1985 - 2000) Oakland Raiders (2001 - 2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004)	22,895
2	Terrell Owens	San Francisco 49ers (1996 - 2003) Philadelphia Eagles (2004 - 2005) Dallas Cowboys (2006 - 2008) Buffalo Bills (2009) Cincinnati Bengals (2010)	15,934
3	Isaac Bruce	Los Angeles Rams (1994) St. Louis Rams (1995 - 2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008 - 2009)	15,208
4	Tim Brown	Los Angeles Raiders (1988 - 1994) Oakland Raiders (1995 - 2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004)	14,934
5	Randy Moss	Minnesota Vikings (1998 - 2004) Oakland Raiders (2005 - 2006) New England Patriots (2007 - 2010) Minnesota Vikings (2010) Tennessee Titans (2010)	14,858
6	Marvin Harrison	Indianapolis Colts (1996 - 2008)	14,580
7	James Lofton	Green Bay Packers (1978 - 1986) Los Angeles Raiders (1987 - 1988) Buffalo Bills (1989 - 1992) Los Angeles Rams (1993) Philadelphia Eagles (1993)	14,004
8	Cris Carter	Philadelphia Eagles (1987 - 1999) Minnesota Vikings (1990 - 2001) Miami Dolphins (2002)	13,899
9	Henry Ellard	Los Angeles Rams (1983 - 1993) Washington Redskins (1994 - 1998) New England Patriots (1998)	13,777
10	Torry Holt	St. Louis Rams (1999 - 2008) Jacksonville Jaguars (2009)	13,382
11	* Tony Gonzalez	Kansas City Chiefs (1997 - 2008) Atlanta Falcons (2009 - present)	13,338
12	Andre Reed	Buffalo Bills (1985 - 1999) Washington Redskins (2000)	13,198
13	Steve Largent	Seattle Seahawks (1976 - 1989)	13,089
14	Irving Fryar	New England Patriots (1984 - 1992) Miami Dolphins (1993 - 1995) Philadelphia Eagles (1996 - 1998) Washington Redskins (1999 - 2000)	12,785
15	Art Monk	Washington Redskins (1980 - 1993) New York Jets (1994) Philadelphia Eagles (1995)	12,721
16	Jimmy Smith	Dallas Cowboys (1992) Jacksonville Jaguars (1995 - 2005)	12,287
17	Charlie Joiner	Houston Oilers (1969 - 1972) Cincinnati Bengals (1972 - 1975) San Diego Chargers (1976 - 1986)	12,146
18	* Hines Ward	Pittsburgh Steelers (1998 - present)	12,083
19	* Derrick Mason	Tennessee Titans (1997 - 2004) Baltimore Ravens (2005 - 2010) Houston Texans (2011) New York Jets (2011)	12,061
20	Michael Irvin	Dallas Cowboys (1988 - 1999)	11,904
21	Don Maynard	New York Giants (1958) New York Titans (1960 - 1962) New York Jets (1963 - 1972) St. Louis Cardinals (1973)	11,834
22	* Reggie Wayne	Indianapolis Colts (2001 - present)	11,708
23	Muhsin Muhammad	Carolina Panthers (1996 - 2004) Chicago Bears (2005 - 2007) Carolina Panters (2008 - present)	11,438
24	Rod Smith	Denver Broncos (1995 - 2006)	11,389
25	Keenan McCardell	Cleveland Browns (1992 - 1995) Jacksonville Jaguars (1996 - 2001) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002 - 2003) San Diego Chargers (2004 - 2006) Washington Redskins (2007)	11,373
26	* Chad Ochocinco	Cincinnati Bengals (2001 - 2010) New England Patriots (2011)	11,059
27	Joey Galloway	Seattle Seahawks (1995 - 1999) Dallas Cowboys (2000 - 2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004 - 2008) New England Patroits (2009) Washington Redskins (2010)	10,950
28	Gary Clark	Washington Redskins (1985 - 1992) Phoenix Cardinals (1993) Arizona Cardinals (1994) Miami Dolphins (1995)	10,856
29	Stanley Morgan	New England Patriots (1977 - 1989) Indianapolis Colts (1990)	10,716
30	Keyshawn Johnson	New York Jets (1996 - 1999) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000 - 2003) Dallas Cowboys (2004 - 2005) Carolina Panthers (2006)	10,571
31	Harold Jackson	Los Angeles Rams (1968) Philadelphia Eagles (1969 - 1972) Los Angeles Rams (1973 - 1977) New England Patriots (1978 - 1981) Minnesota Vikings (1982) Seattle Seahawks (1983)	10,372
32	* Steve Smith	Carolina Panthers (2001 - present)	10,278
33	Lance Alworth	San Diego Chargers (1962 - 1970) Dallas Cowboys (1971 - 1972)	10,266
34	Andre Rison	Indianapolis Colts (1989) Atlanta Falcons (1990 - 1994) Cleveland Browns (1995) Jacksonville Jaguars (1996) Green Bay Packers (1996) Kansas City Chiefs (1997 - 1999) Oakland Raiders (2000)	10,205
T35	Shannon Sharpe	Denver Broncos (1990 - 1999) Baltimore Ravens (2000 - 2001) Denver Broncos (2002 - 2003)	10,060
	* Donald Driver	Green Bay Packers (1999 - present)	10,060
37	Eric Moulds	Buffalo Bills (1996 - 2005) Houston Texans (2006) Tennessee Titans (2007)	9,995
38	Drew Hill	Los Angeles Rams (1979 - 1982, 1984) Houston Oilers (1985 - 1991) Atlanta Falcons (1992 - 1993)	9,831
39	* Andre Johnson	Houston Texans (2003 - present)	9,635
40	* Larry Fitzgerald	Arizona Cardinals (2004 - present)	9,615
41	Amani Toomer	New York Giants (1996 - 2008)	9,497
42	Rob Moore	New York Jets (1990 - 1994) Arizona Cardinals (1995 - 1999)	9,368
43	Raymond Berry	Baltimore Colts (1955 - 1967)	9,275
44	* Anquan Boldin	Arizona Cardinals (2003 - 2009) Baltimore Ravens (2010 - present)	9,244
45	Herman Moore	Detroit Lions (1991 - 2001) New York Giants (2002)	9,174
46	Anthony Miller	San Diego Chargers (1988 - 1993) Denver Broncos (1994 - 1996) Dallas Cowboys (1997)	9,148
47	* Santana Moss	New York Jets (2001 - 2004) Washington Redskins (2005 - present)	9,142
48	Charley Taylor	Washington Redskins (1964 - 1977)	9,110
49	Tony Martin	Miami Dolphins (1990 - 1993) San Diego Chargers (1995 - 1997) Atlanta Falcons (1998) Miami Dolphins (1999 - 2000) Atlanta Falcons (2001)	9,065

* Active player
** Updated Jan. 3rd 2012

Sources:
pro-football-reference.com
databasefootball.com
wikipedia.org
espn.com