Keenan Allen passes Terrell Owens, Anquan Boldin on NFL career receptions leaderboard: How high will he climb?

The Colts receiver climbed to ninth in NFL history with 1,081 career receptions, and another productive season could carry him even higher

Keenan Allen is only 13 receptions behind Tim Brown for eighth place and could approach the top five if he continues playing beyond this season. There is a new member in the heralded club of the NFL's top 10 career receiving leaders. Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen made eight catches in Sunday's 26-20 loss to the Tennessee Titans to bring his career total to 1,081. That is good for the ninth most in league history. Allen entered Week 6 at No. 11 on the leaderboard. Cracking the top 10 was not enough for the 34-year-old wideout as he jumped two spots and leaped in front of both Anquan Boldin and Terrell Owens.

He now stands a mere 13 receptions behind Tim Brown for eighth place and is on pace to climb even higher than that this season. The vast majority of Allen's career receptions came with the Chargers. His first four years in the NFL were the last four of the franchise's San Diego era, and he moved with them to Los Angeles, where he earned six Pro Bowl selections in seven years. Allen made 70 catches in 2024 with the Chicago Bears before returning to the Chargers last year and adding 81 to his tally. Allen has now accumulated 26 receptions in his first five games as a