--- title: "CeeDee Lamb will likely reach 8,000 receiving yards vs. the Eagles on Monday night" description: "Lamb has moved up the Cowboys all-time list this year, and a milestone only two players have reached is next." url: https://sports.skoop.news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders--10-26/ published: 2026-10-28T07:56:59.265294-04:00 modified: 2026-10-28T07:56:59.265337-04:00 section: "Sports" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Cowboys", "Hall of Famer Michael Irvin", "Pro Football Hall of Fame", "Bob Hayes", "CeeDee Lamb", "Dez Bryant", "Drew Pearson", "Eagles", "Dallas", "NFL"] hashtags: ["#HallOfFamerMichaelIrvin", "#ProFootballHallOfFame", "#BobHayes", "#Football", "#sports"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sanger%E2%80%93Harris_mosaic_at_the_Valley_View_Center_Mall_in_Dallas%2C_Texas.jpg/1280px-Sanger%E2%80%93Harris_mosaic_at_the_Valley_View_Center_Mall_in_Dallas%2C_Texas.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # CeeDee Lamb will likely reach 8,000 receiving yards vs. the Eagles on Monday night > Lamb has moved up the Cowboys all-time list this year, and a milestone only two players have reached is next. Published 2026-10-28 · Updated 2026-10-28 · Sports, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - CeeDee Lamb will likely become the third player in Cowboys history to reach 8,000 receiving yards in the Monday night game against the Eagles. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) - Lamb has surpassed a couple members of the "88" club, with one still to go. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) - The ranking of the top eight receivers in Cowboys history shows where Lamb sits. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) ## A milestone on Monday night CeeDee Lamb will likely become the third player in Cowboys history to reach 8,000 receiving yards in the Monday night game against the Eagles. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) If you follow the Cowboys, that is the game to watch. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Lamb currently has 7,993 receiving yards and ranks third in Cowboys history. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) He has climbed from sixth to third on the all-time receiving list this year. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) ## What Lamb could pass next Lamb has surpassed a couple members of the "88" club, with one still to go. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) At his current pace, he could pass Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and Jason Witten. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Irvin ranks second with 11,904 receiving yards and is considered by most to be the greatest wide receiver in Cowboys history. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Witten ranks first with 12,977 receiving yards and is the team leader in both catches and yards. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Witten missed one game in his rookie season and then played in the lineup for the next 15 seasons. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) He just missed out on the Pro Football Hall of Fame last season and is expected to be enshrined eventually. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) ## The top eight receivers in Cowboys history The ranking of the top eight receivers in Cowboys history shows where Lamb sits. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Tony Hill ranks fourth with 7,988 receiving yards and played 10 seasons in Dallas. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Lamb's 7,993 yards put him ahead of Hill. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Drew Pearson ranks fifth with 7,822 receiving yards. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) He is described as the original "88" who set the standard for the number. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) He is also described as arguably the most clutch receiver in team history, with the 1975 playoff Hail Mary as the biggest of his catches. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Dez Bryant ranks sixth with 7,459 receiving yards. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) He leads team history in receiving touchdowns with 73. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Bob Hayes ranks seventh with 7,295 receiving yards, and his speed changed how defenses played against the NFL. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) His 20.0 yard average per catch is still the highest in Cowboys history among qualified receivers. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Frank Clarke ranks eighth with 5,214 receiving yards. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) He played from 1960 to 1967 and was listed as a tight end. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) His 281 catches rank 17th in team history. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) ## What this means for you If you plan to watch the Cowboys play the Eagles on Monday night, watch Lamb's receiving total. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) He has 7,993 yards, and he will likely reach 8,000 in that game. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) Only two players in Cowboys history have reached 8,000 receiving yards, and Lamb will likely be the third. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) After that, the names ahead of him are Irvin and Witten. [[1]](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) ## Sources 1. [Just 8: Movement among Cowboys' all-time receiving leaders](https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/just-8-movement-among-cowboys-all-time-receiving-leaders) — dallascowboys.com Image: Photo: Matthew T Rader / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanger%E2%80%93Harris_mosaic_at_the_Valley_View_Center_Mall_in_Dallas,_Texas.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. 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