1972 NFL Receiving
| Receiving |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
| Harold Jackson, PHI |
62 |
1048 |
16.9 |
4 |
| Fred Biletnikoff, OAK |
58 |
802 |
13.8 |
7 |
| Otis Taylor, KC |
57 |
821 |
14.4 |
6 |
| Chip Myers, CIN |
57 |
792 |
13.9 |
3 |
| Bob Tucker, NYG |
55 |
794 |
14.4 |
4 |
| J. D. Hill, BUF |
52 |
754 |
14.5 |
5 |
| Gary Garrison, SD |
52 |
744 |
14.3 |
7 |
| Art Malone, ATL |
50 |
585 |
11.7 |
2 |
| Charley Taylor, WAS |
49 |
673 |
13.7 |
7 |
| John Gilliam, MIN |
47 |
1035 |
22.0 |
7 |
| Bob Newland, NO |
47 |
579 |
12.3 |
2 |
| Gene Washington, SF |
46 |
918 |
20.0 |
12 |
| Ed Podolak, KC |
46 |
345 |
7.5 |
2 |
| Ron Johnson, NYG |
45 |
451 |
10.0 |
5 |
| Fred Willis, CIN/HOU |
45 |
297 |
6.6 |
2 |
| Reggie Rucker, NE |
44 |
681 |
15.5 |
3 |
| Bob Trumpy, CIN |
44 |
500 |
11.4 |
2 |
| Vic Washington, SF |
43 |
393 |
9.1 |
1 |
| Calvin Hill, DAL |
43 |
364 |
8.5 |
3 |
| Ted Kwalick, SF |
40 |
751 |
18.8 |
9 |
| Cid Edwards, SD |
40 |
557 |
13.9 |
2 |
| Tom Mitchell, BAL |
40 |
494 |
12.4 |
4 |
| Rich Caster, NYJ |
39 |
833 |
21.4 |
10 |
| Doug Dressler, CIN |
39 |
348 |
8.9 |
1 |
| Ron Shanklin, PIT |
38 |
669 |
17.6 |
3 |
| Dan Abramowicz, NO |
38 |
668 |
17.6 |
7 |
| Rod Sherman, DEN |
38 |
661 |
17.4 |
3 |
| Johnny Roland, STL |
38 |
321 |
8.4 |
2 |
| Walt Garrison, DAL |
37 |
390 |
10.5 |
3 |
| Frank Pitts, CLE |
36 |
620 |
17.2 |
8 |
| Eddie Bell, NYJ |
35 |
629 |
18.0 |
2 |
| Roy Jefferson, WAS |
35 |
550 |
15.7 |
3 |
| Ray Chester, OAK |
34 |
576 |
16.9 |
8 |
| Sam Havrilak, BAL |
33 |
571 |
17.3 |
4 |
| Walker Gillette, STL |
33 |
550 |
16.7 |
2 |
| Bob Chandler, BUF |
33 |
528 |
16.0 |
5 |
| Bob Windsor, NE |
33 |
383 |
11.6 |
1 |
| Dave Parks, NO |
32 |
542 |
16.9 |
6 |
| Larry Brown, WAS |
32 |
473 |
14.8 |
4 |
| Fair Hooker, CLE |
32 |
411 |
12.8 |
2 |
| Ron Sellers, DAL |
31 |
653 |
21.1 |
5 |
| Wendell Hayes, KC |
31 |
295 |
9.5 |
3 |
| Larry Schreiber, SF |
31 |
283 |
9.1 |
1 |
| Mike Garrett, SD |
31 |
245 |
7.9 |
1 |
| Jack Snow, LAM |
30 |
590 |
19.7 |
4 |
| Milt Morin, CLE |
30 |
540 |
18.0 |
1 |
| Ben Hawkins, PHI |
30 |
512 |
17.1 |
1 |
| Carl Garrett, NE |
30 |
410 |
13.7 |
0 |
| Dave Smith, PIT/HOU |
30 |
316 |
10.5 |
0 |
| Don McCauley, BAL |
30 |
256 |
8.5 |
2 |
| Oscar Reed, MIN |
30 |
205 |
6.8 |
0 |
| Paul Warfield, MIA |
29 |
606 |
20.9 |
3 |
| Don Maynard, NYJ |
29 |
510 |
17.6 |
2 |
| Ahmad Rashad, STL |
29 |
500 |
17.2 |
3 |
| Ken Burrow, ATL |
29 |
492 |
17.0 |
5 |
| Essex Johnson, CIN |
29 |
420 |
14.5 |
2 |
| Jim Bertelsen, LAM |
29 |
331 |
11.4 |
1 |
| Bob Klein, LAM |
29 |
330 |
11.4 |
1 |
| Altie Taylor, DET |
29 |
250 |
8.6 |
2 |
| Bob Gresham, NO |
29 |
192 |
6.6 |
0 |
| Mike Siani, OAK |
28 |
496 |
17.7 |
5 |
| Jim Mitchell, ATL |
28 |
470 |
16.8 |
4 |
| Don Herrmann, NYG |
28 |
422 |
15.1 |
5 |
| Floyd Little, DEN |
28 |
367 |
13.1 |
4 |
| Charlie Smith, OAK |
28 |
353 |
12.6 |
2 |
| Donny Anderson, STL |
28 |
298 |
10.6 |
2 |
| John Beasley, MIN |
28 |
232 |
8.3 |
1 |
| Ed Marinaro, MIN |
28 |
218 |
7.8 |
1 |
| Rich Houston, NYG |
27 |
468 |
17.3 |
3 |
| Charlie Sanders, DET |
27 |
416 |
15.4 |
2 |
| Frank Lewis, PIT |
27 |
391 |
14.5 |
5 |
| Lance Rentzel, LAM |
27 |
365 |
13.5 |
1 |
| O. J. Simpson, BUF |
27 |
198 |
7.3 |
0 |
| Ken Burrough, HOU |
26 |
521 |
20.0 |
4 |
| Jackie Smith, STL |
26 |
407 |
15.7 |
2 |
| MacArthur Lane, GB |
26 |
285 |
11.0 |
2 |
| Charlie Evans, NYG |
26 |
182 |
7.0 |
1 |
| Bill Masters, DEN |
25 |
393 |
15.7 |
3 |
| Randy Vataha, NE |
25 |
369 |
14.8 |
2 |
| Bill Butler, NO |
25 |
226 |
9.0 |
2 |
| Don Nottingham, BAL |
25 |
191 |
7.6 |
0 |
| Larry Walton, DET |
24 |
485 |
20.2 |
6 |
| Charlie Joiner, HOU/CIN |
24 |
439 |
18.3 |
2 |
| Ron Jessie, DET |
24 |
424 |
17.7 |
4 |
| Jim Braxton, BUF |
24 |
232 |
9.7 |
1 |
| Ken Willard, SF |
24 |
131 |
5.5 |
1 |
| Dave Hampton, ATL |
23 |
244 |
10.6 |
1 |
| Bobby Anderson, DEN |
23 |
215 |
9.3 |
1 |
| Leroy Kelly, CLE |
23 |
204 |
8.9 |
1 |
| Bo Scott, CLE |
23 |
172 |
7.5 |
0 |
| Willie Ellison, LAM |
23 |
141 |
6.1 |
1 |
| Bill Brown, MIN |
22 |
298 |
13.5 |
4 |
| Josh Ashton, NE |
22 |
207 |
9.4 |
1 |
| Marv Hubbard, OAK |
22 |
103 |
4.7 |
0 |
| Jerry Smith, WAS |
21 |
353 |
16.8 |
7 |
| Riley Odoms, DEN |
21 |
320 |
15.2 |
1 |
| John McMakin, PIT |
21 |
277 |
13.2 |
1 |
| John Riggins, NYJ |
21 |
230 |
11.0 |
1 |
| Franco Harris, PIT |
21 |
180 |
8.6 |
1 |
| Jim Kiick, MIA |
21 |
147 |
7.0 |
1 |
| Earl Thomas, CHI |
20 |
365 |
18.3 |
3 |
| Howard Twilley, MIA |
20 |
364 |
18.2 |
3 |
| Harold Carmichael, PHI |
20 |
276 |
13.8 |
2 |
| Dave Osborn, MIN |
20 |
166 |
8.3 |
1 |
| Po James, PHI |
20 |
156 |
7.8 |
1 |
| Pettis Norman, SD |
19 |
262 |
13.8 |
0 |
| Alvin Reed, HOU |
19 |
251 |
13.2 |
2 |
| John Brockington, GB |
19 |
243 |
12.8 |
1 |
| Bob Gladieux, NE |
19 |
192 |
10.1 |
0 |
| Was Chesson, ATL |
18 |
338 |
18.8 |
1 |
| Billy Parks, DAL |
18 |
298 |
16.6 |
1 |
| Haven Moses, BUF/DEN |
18 |
284 |
15.8 |
6 |
| Gene Washington, MIN |
18 |
259 |
14.4 |
2 |
| Joe Dawkins, DEN |
18 |
242 |
13.4 |
0 |
| Chuck Dicus, SD |
18 |
227 |
12.6 |
2 |
| John Fuqua, PIT |
18 |
152 |
8.4 |
0 |
| Lydell Mitchell, BAL |
18 |
147 |
8.2 |
1 |
| Jerry Simmons, DEN |
17 |
235 |
13.8 |
2 |
| Mike Ditka, DAL |
17 |
198 |
11.6 |
1 |
| Speedy Thomas, CIN |
17 |
171 |
10.1 |
1 |
| Carroll Dale, GB |
16 |
317 |
19.8 |
1 |
| Jerome Barkum, NYJ |
16 |
304 |
19.0 |
2 |
| Marlin Briscoe, MIA |
16 |
279 |
17.4 |
4 |
| Joe Williams, NO |
16 |
116 |
7.3 |
0 |
| Tony Baker, PHI |
16 |
114 |
7.1 |
0 |
| Leland Glass, GB |
15 |
261 |
17.4 |
1 |
| Bob Hayes, DAL |
15 |
200 |
13.3 |
0 |
| Lance Alworth, DAL |
15 |
195 |
13.0 |
2 |
| Larry Smith, LAM |
15 |
186 |
12.4 |
1 |
| Mercury Morris, MIA |
15 |
168 |
11.2 |
0 |
| Jimmy Thomas, SF |
15 |
148 |
9.9 |
0 |
| Charlie Harraway, WAS |
15 |
105 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Steve Owens, DET |
15 |
100 |
6.7 |
0 |
| Mike Adamle, KC |
15 |
76 |
5.1 |
0 |
| Hoyle Granger, HOU |
15 |
74 |
4.9 |
0 |
| George Farmer, CHI |
14 |
380 |
27.1 |
2 |
| Dave Williams, SD |
14 |
315 |
22.5 |
3 |
| Tom Matte, BAL |
14 |
182 |
13.0 |
1 |
| Les Josephson, LAM |
14 |
170 |
12.1 |
1 |
| Jim Strong, NO |
14 |
123 |
8.8 |
0 |
| Paul Robinson, CIN/HOU |
14 |
112 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Otto Stowe, MIA |
13 |
276 |
21.2 |
2 |
| Willie Frazier, KC |
13 |
172 |
13.2 |
5 |
| Marv Fleming, MIA |
13 |
156 |
12.0 |
1 |
| Jan White, BUF |
12 |
148 |
12.3 |
2 |
| Dennis Homan, KC |
12 |
135 |
11.3 |
1 |
| Jim Otis, KC |
12 |
76 |
6.3 |
0 |
| Jim O'Brien, BAL |
11 |
263 |
23.9 |
2 |
| Kent Kramer, PHI |
11 |
176 |
16.0 |
1 |
| Robert Brown, NO |
11 |
175 |
15.9 |
1 |
| Jim Mandich, MIA |
11 |
168 |
15.3 |
3 |
| Preston Riley, SF |
11 |
156 |
14.2 |
1 |
| Eddie Hinton, BAL |
11 |
146 |
13.3 |
1 |
| Emerson Boozer, NYJ |
11 |
142 |
12.9 |
3 |
| John Tarver, NE |
11 |
112 |
10.2 |
1 |
| John Mackey, SD |
11 |
110 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Bob Thomas, LAM |
11 |
95 |
8.6 |
0 |
| Elmo Wright, KC |
11 |
81 |
7.4 |
0 |
| Preston Pearson, PIT |
11 |
79 |
7.2 |
0 |
| John Henderson, MIN |
10 |
190 |
19.0 |
2 |
| Jim Seymour, CHI |
10 |
165 |
16.5 |
1 |
| Mel Farr, DET |
10 |
132 |
13.2 |
0 |
| Don Shy, CHI |
10 |
109 |
10.9 |
0 |
| Jess Phillips, CIN |
10 |
50 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Gary Ballman, PHI |
9 |
183 |
20.3 |
0 |
| Bob West, KC |
9 |
165 |
18.3 |
2 |
| Vince Clements, NYG |
9 |
118 |
13.1 |
0 |
| Steve Harkey, NYJ |
9 |
114 |
12.7 |
0 |
| Margene Adkins, NO |
9 |
96 |
10.7 |
0 |
| Pete Banaszak, OAK |
9 |
63 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Norm Bulaich, BAL |
9 |
55 |
6.1 |
0 |
| Tom Reynolds, NE |
8 |
152 |
19.0 |
2 |
| Mike Montgomery, DAL |
8 |
131 |
16.4 |
1 |
| Jon Staggers, GB |
8 |
123 |
15.4 |
1 |
| Roger Lawson, CHI |
8 |
120 |
15.0 |
0 |
| Cotton Speyrer, BAL |
8 |
114 |
14.3 |
0 |
| Clarence Davis, OAK |
8 |
82 |
10.3 |
0 |
| Wayne Patrick, BUF |
8 |
42 |
5.3 |
1 |
| Jim Harrison, CHI |
8 |
30 |
3.8 |
1 |
| Jim Beirne, HOU |
7 |
95 |
13.6 |
1 |
| Jean Fugett, DAL |
7 |
94 |
13.4 |
0 |
| Fran Lynch, DEN |
7 |
75 |
10.7 |
0 |
| Arthur Green, NO |
7 |
49 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Craig Cotton, DET |
6 |
129 |
21.5 |
1 |
| Cliff McClain, NYJ |
6 |
88 |
14.7 |
0 |
| Al Young, PIT |
6 |
86 |
14.3 |
0 |
| Rhett Dawson, HOU |
6 |
78 |
13.0 |
1 |
| Willie Rodgers, HOU |
6 |
61 |
10.2 |
0 |
| Stu Voigt, MIN |
6 |
50 |
8.3 |
1 |
| Bob Moore, OAK |
6 |
49 |
8.2 |
1 |
| Clint Jones, MIN |
6 |
42 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Robert Holmes, HOU |
6 |
32 |
5.3 |
0 |
| Al Johnson, HOU |
6 |
24 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Leon Burns, STL |
6 |
24 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Larry Watkins, PHI |
6 |
-2 |
-0.3 |
0 |
| John Hilton, DET |
5 |
133 |
26.6 |
1 |
| Earl McCullouch, DET |
5 |
96 |
19.2 |
1 |
| Bob Grim, NYG |
5 |
67 |
13.4 |
1 |
| Ken Brown, CLE |
5 |
64 |
12.8 |
0 |
| Chip Glass, CLE |
5 |
61 |
12.2 |
0 |
| Larry Csonka, MIA |
5 |
48 |
9.6 |
0 |
| Bruce Coslet, CIN |
5 |
48 |
9.6 |
1 |
| Joe Morrison, NYG |
5 |
39 |
7.8 |
0 |
| Tom Bailey, PHI |
5 |
32 |
6.4 |
0 |
| Dave Davis, GB |
4 |
119 |
29.8 |
1 |
| Jim Krieg, DEN |
4 |
99 |
24.8 |
0 |
| Morris Stroud, KC |
4 |
80 |
20.0 |
1 |
| Len Garrett, GB |
4 |
66 |
16.5 |
0 |
| Herb Mul-Key, WAS |
4 |
66 |
16.5 |
0 |
| Bill Van Heusen, DEN |
4 |
59 |
14.8 |
0 |
| Al Barnes, DET |
4 |
58 |
14.5 |
1 |
| Hank Bjorklund, NYJ |
4 |
54 |
13.5 |
0 |
| Rich McGeorge, GB |
4 |
50 |
12.5 |
2 |
| Billy Truax, DAL |
4 |
49 |
12.3 |
0 |
| Jeff Kinney, KC |
4 |
45 |
11.3 |
0 |
| Jack Maitland, NE |
4 |
33 |
8.3 |
0 |
| Ward Walsh, HOU/GB |
4 |
22 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Tom Sullivan, PHI |
4 |
17 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Joe Orduna, NYG |
4 |
6 |
1.5 |
1 |
| Cecil Turner, CHI |
3 |
71 |
23.7 |
0 |
| John Isenbarger, SF |
3 |
66 |
22.0 |
1 |
| Mel Gray, STL |
3 |
62 |
20.7 |
0 |
| Cliff Branch, OAK |
3 |
41 |
13.7 |
0 |
| Glenn Doughty, BAL |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
0 |
| Dick Gordon, LAM |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
1 |
| Jim Lindsey, MIN |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
| Joe Profit, ATL |
3 |
22 |
7.3 |
0 |
| Dick Witcher, SF |
3 |
22 |
7.3 |
1 |
| Lee White, SD |
3 |
20 |
6.7 |
0 |
| Dave Kopay, GB |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
| Mack Alston, WAS |
2 |
53 |
26.5 |
0 |
| Nick Eddy, DET |
2 |
46 |
23.0 |
1 |
| Tom Beer, NE |
2 |
40 |
20.0 |
0 |
| Fred Hyatt, STL |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
0 |
| Joe Sweet, LAM |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
1 |
| Wayne Stewart, NYJ |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
1 |
| Bruce Jankowski, KC |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
0 |
| Mike Carter, SD |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
0 |
| Randy Jackson, BUF |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
1 |
| Bobby Duhon, NYG |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Gary Kosins, CHI |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
1 |
| Mickey Zofko, DET |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Bo Cornell, CLE |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| John Mosier, BAL |
1 |
53 |
53.0 |
0 |
| Ray Nitschke, GB |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
0 |
| Nate Allen, KC |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| Roy Shivers, STL |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| Todd Snyder, ATL |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| Paul Staroba, CLE |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
1 |
| Pete Lammons, GB |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| John Love, LAM |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
1 |
| Ray Jarvis, ATL |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| Leo Hayden, STL |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| Dwight Harrison, DEN/BUF |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
0 |
| Billy Walik, PHI |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
1 |
| Eddie Ray, ATL |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| Cyril Pinder, CHI |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| Larry Brown, PIT |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
1 |
| Clem Turner, DEN |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Craig Baynham, STL |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Ted Koy, BUF |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Bob Wallace, CHI |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| James Ford, NO |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Robert Newhouse, DAL |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Bob Brunett, WAS |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Jery LeVias, SD |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Bob Wicks, STL |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Cannonball Butler, STL |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Gloster Richardson, CLE |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Bob Parsons, CHI |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
1 |
| Creston Whitaker, NO |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Warren Bankston, PIT |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Steve Davis, PIT |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Drew Buie, CIN |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| John Hadl, SD |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Dave Washington, BUF |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Gerry Mullins, PIT |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Tom Woodeshick, STL |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Willie Belton, ATL |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Ed White, MIN |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |