| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydell Mitchell, BAL | 71 | 620 | 8.7 | 4 |
| Bob Chandler, BUF | 60 | 745 | 12.4 | 4 |
| Clark Gaines, NYJ | 55 | 469 | 8.5 | 1 |
| Nat Moore, MIA | 52 | 765 | 14.7 | 12 |
| Ahmad Rashad, MIN | 51 | 681 | 13.4 | 2 |
| Don McCauley, BAL | 51 | 495 | 9.7 | 2 |
| James Scott, CHI | 50 | 809 | 16.2 | 3 |
| Lynn Swann, PIT | 50 | 789 | 15.8 | 7 |
| Drew Pearson, DAL | 48 | 870 | 18.1 | 2 |
| Walter White, KC | 48 | 674 | 14.0 | 5 |
| Harold Jackson, LAM | 48 | 666 | 13.9 | 6 |
| Dave Casper, OAK | 48 | 584 | 12.2 | 6 |
| Rickey Young, SD | 48 | 423 | 8.8 | 0 |
| Harold Carmichael, PHI | 46 | 665 | 14.5 | 7 |
| Preston Pearson, DAL | 46 | 535 | 11.6 | 4 |
| John Stallworth, PIT | 44 | 784 | 17.8 | 7 |
| Ken Burrough, HOU | 43 | 816 | 19.0 | 8 |
| Jim Braxton, BUF | 43 | 461 | 10.7 | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham, NE | 42 | 370 | 8.8 | 1 |
| Sammy White, MIN | 41 | 760 | 18.5 | 9 |
| Reuben Gant, BUF | 41 | 646 | 15.8 | 2 |
| Cleo Miller, CLE | 41 | 291 | 7.1 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath, NO | 41 | 265 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Ike Harris, STL | 40 | 547 | 13.7 | 3 |
| Horace King, DET | 40 | 238 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Billy Brooks, CIN | 39 | 772 | 19.8 | 4 |
| Alfred Jenkins, ATL | 39 | 677 | 17.4 | 4 |
| Darryl Stingley, NE | 39 | 657 | 16.8 | 5 |
| Mel Gray, STL | 38 | 782 | 20.6 | 5 |
| Chuck Foreman, MIN | 38 | 308 | 8.1 | 3 |
| Greg Pruitt, CLE | 37 | 471 | 12.7 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms, DEN | 37 | 429 | 11.6 | 3 |
| Barty Smith, GB | 37 | 340 | 9.2 | 1 |
| Jean Fugett, WAS | 36 | 631 | 17.5 | 5 |
| Reggie Rucker, CLE | 36 | 565 | 15.7 | 2 |
| Wesley Walker, NYJ | 35 | 740 | 21.1 | 3 |
| Charlie Joiner, SD | 35 | 542 | 15.5 | 6 |
| Morris Owens, TB | 34 | 655 | 19.3 | 3 |
| Duriel Harris, MIA | 34 | 601 | 17.7 | 5 |
| Frank Grant, WAS | 34 | 480 | 14.1 | 3 |
| Terry Metcalf, STL | 34 | 403 | 11.9 | 2 |
| Brent McClanahan, MIN | 34 | 276 | 8.1 | 2 |
| Steve Largent, SEA | 33 | 643 | 19.5 | 10 |
| Cliff Branch, OAK | 33 | 540 | 16.4 | 6 |
| Henry Childs, NO | 33 | 518 | 15.7 | 9 |
| Charlie Smith, PHI | 33 | 464 | 14.1 | 4 |
| Fred Biletnikoff, OAK | 33 | 446 | 13.5 | 5 |
| Gene Washington, SF | 32 | 638 | 19.9 | 5 |
| David Hill, DET | 32 | 465 | 14.5 | 2 |
| Don Herrmann, NO | 32 | 408 | 12.8 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak, KC | 32 | 313 | 9.8 | 0 |
| Ray Chester, BAL | 31 | 556 | 17.9 | 3 |
| Terry Nelson, LAM | 31 | 401 | 12.9 | 3 |
| Joe Washington, SD | 31 | 244 | 7.9 | 0 |
| Don Testerman, SEA | 31 | 219 | 7.1 | 4 |
| Sherman Smith, SEA | 30 | 419 | 14.0 | 2 |
| Haskel Stanback, ATL | 30 | 261 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett, DAL | 29 | 273 | 9.4 | 1 |
| Lenvil Elliott, CIN | 29 | 238 | 8.2 | 1 |
| Glenn Doughty, BAL | 28 | 435 | 15.5 | 4 |
| Ray Jarvis, DET | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 1 |
| Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 28 | 347 | 12.4 | 3 |
| Mike Thomas, WAS | 28 | 245 | 8.8 | 2 |
| Archie Griffin, CIN | 28 | 240 | 8.6 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti, LAM | 28 | 228 | 8.1 | 1 |
| Steve Odom, GB | 27 | 549 | 20.3 | 3 |
| Haven Moses, DEN | 27 | 539 | 20.0 | 4 |
| Walter Payton, CHI | 27 | 269 | 10.0 | 2 |
| Robert Miller, MIN | 27 | 246 | 9.1 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum, NYJ | 26 | 450 | 17.3 | 6 |
| Jack Dolbin, DEN | 26 | 443 | 17.0 | 3 |
| Wallace Francis, ATL | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 1 |
| Danny Buggs, WAS | 26 | 341 | 13.1 | 1 |
| Greg Latta, CHI | 26 | 335 | 12.9 | 4 |
| Tom Sullivan, PHI | 26 | 223 | 8.6 | 2 |
| J.V. Cain, STL | 25 | 328 | 13.1 | 2 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM | 25 | 274 | 11.0 | 2 |
| Norm Bulaich, MIA | 25 | 180 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Mike Siani, OAK | 24 | 344 | 14.3 | 2 |
| J. D. Hill, DET | 24 | 247 | 10.3 | 1 |
| Wayne Morris, STL | 24 | 222 | 9.3 | 1 |
| Henry Marshall, KC | 23 | 445 | 19.3 | 4 |
| Billy Waddy, LAM | 23 | 355 | 15.4 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter, HOU | 23 | 156 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Jim Robinson, NYG | 22 | 422 | 19.2 | 3 |
| Ollie Smith, GB | 22 | 357 | 16.2 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson, SF | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan, NE | 21 | 443 | 21.1 | 3 |
| Chuck Muncie, NO | 21 | 248 | 11.8 | 1 |
| John Brockington, GB/KC | 21 | 223 | 10.6 | 1 |
| Gary Parris, CLE | 21 | 213 | 10.1 | 5 |
| Bruce Harper, NYJ | 21 | 209 | 10.0 | 1 |
| Billy Johnson, HOU | 20 | 412 | 20.6 | 3 |
| Bennie Cunningham, PIT | 20 | 347 | 17.4 | 2 |
| Isaac Curtis, CIN | 20 | 338 | 16.9 | 2 |
| Larry Brunson, KC | 20 | 295 | 14.8 | 0 |
| Johhny Perkins, NYG | 20 | 279 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Bob Klein, SD | 20 | 244 | 12.2 | 1 |
| Stu Voigt, MIN | 20 | 212 | 10.6 | 1 |
| Del Williams, SF | 20 | 179 | 9.0 | 2 |
| Tim Wilson, HOU | 20 | 107 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Duke Ferguson, SEA | 19 | 374 | 19.7 | 2 |
| Dave Logan, CLE | 19 | 284 | 14.9 | 1 |
| Tom Mitchell, SF | 19 | 226 | 11.9 | 0 |
| Will Harrell, GB | 19 | 194 | 10.2 | 0 |
| Roland Harper, CHI | 19 | 142 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Bob Hammond, NYG | 19 | 136 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan, PHI | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 1 |
| Freddie Scott, BAL | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 2 |
| Bob Trumpy, CIN | 18 | 251 | 13.9 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield, CLE | 18 | 251 | 13.9 | 2 |
| Don Woods, SD | 18 | 218 | 12.1 | 1 |
| Rick Kane, DET | 18 | 186 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier, PIT | 18 | 161 | 8.9 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill, WAS | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 1 |
| Otis Armstrong, DEN | 18 | 128 | 7.1 | 0 |
| Bo Rather, CHI | 17 | 294 | 17.3 | 2 |
| Pat McInally, CIN | 17 | 258 | 15.2 | 3 |
| Lou Piccone, BUF | 17 | 240 | 14.1 | 2 |
| Golden Richards, DAL | 17 | 225 | 13.2 | 3 |
| Mark Bailey, KC | 17 | 206 | 12.1 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle, DEN | 17 | 198 | 11.6 | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell, ATL | 17 | 178 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Ron Howard, SEA | 17 | 177 | 10.4 | 1 |
| Andre Tillman, MIA | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 2 |
| Jimmie Giles, HOU | 17 | 147 | 8.6 | 0 |
| Rich McGeorge, GB | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 1 |
| Larry Poole, CLE | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 3 |
| Gary Shirk, NYG | 16 | 280 | 17.5 | 2 |
| Russ Francis, NE | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 4 |
| Roland Hooks, BUF | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 0 |
| O. J. Simpson, BUF | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis, OAK | 16 | 124 | 7.8 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse, DAL | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 1 |
| Kenny Harrison, SF | 15 | 217 | 14.5 | 1 |
| Eddie Foster, HOU | 15 | 208 | 13.9 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker, NYG/MIN | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 2 |
| Isaac Hagins, TB | 15 | 196 | 13.1 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 15 | 135 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar, NYG | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Jim Thaxton, NO | 14 | 211 | 15.1 | 1 |
| Charlie Sanders, DET | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 1 |
| Charley Taylor, WAS | 14 | 158 | 11.3 | 0 |
| Gary Davis, MIA | 14 | 151 | 10.8 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon, WAS | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 1 |
| Paul Seal, SF | 13 | 230 | 17.7 | 1 |
| Dwight McDonald, SD | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun, NE | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 0 |
| Oscar Roan, CLE | 13 | 136 | 10.5 | 2 |
| Rick Upchurch, DEN | 12 | 245 | 20.4 | 2 |
| Johnny Rodgers, SD | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon, MIA | 12 | 181 | 15.1 | 1 |
| David Sims, SEA | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 3 |
| John McKay, TB | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 0 |
| John McDaniel, CIN | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead, NYG | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 1 |
| Butch Johnson, DAL | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 1 |
| Tony Reed, KC | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 0 |
| Steve Jones, STL | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson, ATL | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis, PIT | 11 | 263 | 23.9 | 1 |
| Roger Carr, BAL | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 1 |
| John Gilliam, CHI/NO | 11 | 133 | 12.1 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey, DET | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 1 |
| Jay Saldi, DAL | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 2 |
| Eric Torkelson, GB | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 0 |
| Jimmy DuBose, TB | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell, TB | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris, PIT | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth, DEN | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman, HOU | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 1 |
| John Kimbrough, BUF | 10 | 207 | 20.7 | 2 |
| Rich Caster, NYJ | 10 | 205 | 20.5 | 1 |
| Larry Dorsey, SD | 10 | 198 | 19.8 | 2 |
| Pat Curran, SD | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha, GB | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 0 |
| John Sawyer, SEA | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Ed Williams, TB | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Louis Carter, TB | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Ron Lee, BAL | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum, SEA | 9 | 198 | 22.0 | 1 |
| Ron Jessie, LAM | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 0 |
| Dana Nafziger, TB | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 0 |
| Mike Barber, HOU | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 1 |
| Jerry Latin, STL | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 0 |
| Tony Davis, CIN | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck, NE | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 4 |
| Monroe Eley, ATL | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert, CHI | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 |
| John Holland, BUF | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis, TB | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Luther Blue, DET | 8 | 90 | 11.3 | 1 |
| Ike Forte, NE | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett, OAK | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 2 |
| Don Nottingham, MIA | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Ed Marshall, NYG | 7 | 178 | 25.4 | 0 |
| David Knight, NYJ | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 0 |
| Jim Corbett, CIN | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 1 |
| Ken Payne, GB | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 1 |
| John Riggins, WAS | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 2 |
| Lawrence Williams, KC/CLE | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 0 |
| Al Chandler, NE | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson, DET | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark, CIN | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris, MIA | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin, DEN | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 1 |
| Al Dixon, NYG | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich, MIA | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Marv Hubbard, DET | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Robin Earl, CHI | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales, LAM | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 1 |
| Herb Lusk, PHI | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 1 |
| Morris Bradshaw, OAK | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 0 |
| Steve Burks, NE | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 |
| Steve Raible, SEA | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson, PIT | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Tony Samuels, KC | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley, STL | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw, DAL | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Randy Grossman, PIT | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Larry Jones, WAS | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson, CIN | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith, STL | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 1 |
| Paul Hofer, SF | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Al Hunter, SEA | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 |
| Charlie Young, LAM | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Tom Newton, NYJ | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown, BUF | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Nate Simpson, GB | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Kevin Long, NYJ | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Jim Smith, PIT | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Rich Mauti, NO | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen, DEN | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker, TB | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 |
| Benny Malone, MIA | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 |
| James Betterson, PHI | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Gordon Bell, NYG | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking, NYJ | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant, LAM | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Tony Benjamin, SEA | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson, MIN | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer, NYG | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Bob Grim, MIN | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews, SD | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane, KC | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks, BAL | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 |
| Mike Strachan, NO | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Mike Collier, BUF | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Jim Lash, SF | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin, NO | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams, SD | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Johnny Musso, CHI | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt, CLE | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Reggie Harrison, PIT | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Danny Reece, TB | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 |
| Bert Askson, GB | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 |
| Greg McCrary, ATL | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 |
| Karl Farmer, ATL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 |
| Willie McGee, SF | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff, DEN | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Jack Novak, TB | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Arnold Morgado, KC | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour, BUF | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Tony Hill, DAL | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka, NYG | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Jim Otis, STL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale, TB | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Wally Henry, PHI | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich, SF | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak, OAK | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick, DEN/WAS | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson, GB | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell, SF | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton, CLE/DET | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Loaird McCreary, MIA | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Jim Culbreath, GB | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Charlie White, NYJ | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Ken Stone, STL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Terdell Middleton, GB | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 |
| Secdrick McIntyre, ATL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 |
| Jim Turner, DEN | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 |
| Gary Butler, TB | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Tony Cline, SF | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer, SD | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 |
| Vince Papale, PHI | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson, BAL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Steve Craig, MIN | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Rick Walker, CIN | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace, LAM | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Larry Burton, NO | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Ted McKnight, KC | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Larry Barnes, SD | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Larry Watkins, NYG | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison, DAL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Kim Jones, NO | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Steve Rivera, SF/CHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Joel Parker, NO | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith, WAS | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Richard Osborne, PHI | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Andy Bolton, DET | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips, LAM | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan, CLE | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Gary Garrison, HOU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton, PIT | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Reggie Craig, CLE/BUF | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman, ATL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Terry Luck, CLE | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Elois Grooms, NO | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Wendell Tyler, LAM | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Jeff West, SD | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Ernest Pough, PIT | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat, LAM | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Larry Seiple, MIA | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito, ATL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |