• Super Bowl champion (XXXI)

• 3× NFL Most Valuable Player (1995–1997[a])

• NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1995)

• 3× First-team All-Pro (1995–1997)

• 3× Second-team All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2007)

• 11× Pro Bowl (1992, 1993, 1995–1997, 2001–2003, 2007–2009)

• 4× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1995–1997, 2003)

• 2× NFL passing yards leader (1995, 1998)

• NFL completion percentage leader (1998)

• NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

• NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team

• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2007)

• 2× Bert Bell Award (1995, 1996)

• Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

• Green Bay Packers No. 4 retired

• Southern Miss Golden Eagles No. 4 retired

NFL records​

• Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards (tied)

• Most consecutive starts: 297 (321 including playoffs)

• NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1998)

• NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2007)

• 4× First-team All-Pro (1998, 2000, 2003, 2007)

• 6× Pro Bowl (1998–2000, 2002, 2003, 2007)

• 5× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009)

• NFL 2000s All-Decade Team

• NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team

• Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor

• 50 Greatest Vikings

• New England Patriots All-2000s Team

• New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team

• PFWA All-Rookie Team (1998)

• NCAA I-AA national champion (1996)

• Fred Biletnikoff Award (1997)

• Paul Warfield Trophy (1997)

• Unanimous All-American (1997)

• MAC Most Valuable Player (1997)

• MAC Offensive Player of the Year (1997)

NFL records

• Most receiving touchdowns in a season: 23

• Most receiving touchdowns in a rookie season: 17

• 3× First-team All-Pro (2011–2013)

• Second-team All-Pro (2010)

• 6× Pro Bowl (2010–2015)

• 2× NFL receiving yards leader (2011, 2012)

• NFL receptions leader (2012)

• NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (2008)

• NFL 2010s All-Decade Team

• PFWA All-Rookie Team (2007)

• Detroit Lions All-Time Team

• Pride of the Lions

• Fred Biletnikoff Award (2006)

• Paul Warfield Trophy (2006)

• Unanimous All-American (2006)

• First-team All-American (2005)

• ACC Player of the Year (2006)

• ACC Rookie of the Year (2004)

• 3× First-team All-ACC (2004–2006)

NFL records

• Most receiving yards in a season: 1,964

• Most consecutive 100-yard receiving games: 8