FanIQ › Players

Player

Brandon Marshall

WR (retired)

Brandon Marshall: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

13-year career across DEN, MIA, CHI, NYJ, NYG, SEA. 12,351 career receiving yards. 6x Pro Bowler.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	173
Receptions	970
Receiving Yards	12,351
Receiving TDs	83
Y/R	12.73

He's the only WR in NFL history with 5+ Pro Bowls and 0 playoff appearances.

Rare

Marshall playoff anomaly

Stat	Value
Pro Bowls	6
Career receiving yards	12,351
Playoff trips	0
Years in playoff hunt	~13

6 1,000+ yard seasons across 5 different teams. Among the most-prolific multi-team careers in WR history.

Trend

Marshall 1,000-yard seasons

Year	Tm	Yds
2007	DEN	1,325
2008	DEN	1,265
2009	DEN	1,120
2010	MIA	1,014
2011	MIA	1,214
2012	CHI	1,508
2013	CHI	1,295
2015	NYJ	1,502

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
2007	1325
2009	1120
2011	1214
2012	1508
2013	1295
2015	1502

Played for 5 of the 32 NFL teams (DEN, MIA, CHI, NYJ, NYG, SEA) — among the most-traveled Pro Bowl WRs.

Split

Marshall team-by-team production

Tm	Years	Pro Bowls
DEN	2006-09	1
MIA	2010-11	2
CHI	2012-14	2
NYJ	2015-16	1
NYG/SEA	2017-18	0

His 2009 21 catches in a single game (DEN vs IND) tied the all-time NFL single-game catch record.

Comparison

Most catches in a game

Player	Year	Catches
Brandon Marshall	2009	21
Terrell Owens	2000	20
Tom Fears	1950	18

His career 970 catches at retirement put him 14th all-time — yet he's still not in the HOF.

Anomaly

All-time WR catches at Marshall retirement

Player	Catches
Marvin Harrison	1,102
Reggie Wayne	1,070
Brandon Marshall	970
Larry Fitzgerald	1,432

FanIQ answers any NFL stats question with receipts, on your phone.

Get FanIQ free Get it on Google Play