Keenan Allen passes Terrell Owens, Anquan Boldin on NFL career receptions leaderboard: How high will he climb? — SkimNews
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- Keenan Allen caught 8 passes in the Indianapolis Colts' 26-20 loss to the Tennessee Titans, pushing his career total to 1,081 receptions and lifting him from No. 11 to No. 9 on the NFL's all-time receptions leaderboard.
- Allen leapfrogged both Anquan Boldin and Terrell Owens in a single game and now sits 13 catches behind Tim Brown for eighth place.
- The Chargers employed Allen for his first 11 NFL seasons across the San Diego and Los Angeles eras, where he earned six Pro Bowl selections in seven years before a 70-catch season with the Bears in 2024 and an 81-catch return to the Chargers in 2025.
- Allen has 26 receptions through five games as a Colt (second-most on the team), though the return of Alec Pierce from injured reserve is expected to diminish his target share.
- Allen lacks a single All-Pro selection and has played only six career playoff games with no Super Bowl appearances — gaps the article flags as potential blockers to induction alongside a wall of Hall of Famers ahead of him on the list.
- Allen won Comeback Player of the Year in 2017 after leading the NFL in first downs one season removed from tearing his ACL in Week 1.
Why it matters: Allen is now surrounded by Hall of Famers on the all-time receptions board, yet his résumé lacks an All-Pro selection and any deep playoff run — putting him at real risk of becoming the only top-10 career receptions leader shut out of Canton, despite his 1,081 catches and counting.
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