Receiving
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Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pete Pihos*+ | PHI | 30 | RE | 12 | 12 | 63 | 1049 | 16.7 | 10 | 59 | 5.3 | 87.4 | 0 | |
2 | Elbie Nickel* | PIT | 31 | RE | 12 | 12 | 62 | 743 | 12.0 | 4 | 40 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 1 | |
3 | Elroy Hirsch*+ | RAM | 30 | LE/RE | 12 | 12 | 61 | 941 | 15.4 | 4 | 70 | 5.1 | 78.4 | 2 | |
4 | Don Stonesifer | CRD | 26 | RE | 12 | 12 | 56 | 684 | 12.2 | 2 | 46 | 4.7 | 57.0 | 1 | |
5 | Jim Dooley | CHI | 23 | LE | 12 | 11 | 53 | 841 | 15.9 | 4 | 72 | 4.4 | 70.1 | 1 | |
6 | Billy Wilson | SFO | 26 | RE | 12 | 12 | 51 | 840 | 16.5 | 10 | 61 | 4.3 | 70.0 | 1 | |
7 | Dante Lavelli* | CLE | 30 | RE | 12 | 12 | 45 | 783 | 17.4 | 6 | 55 | 3.8 | 65.3 | 1 | |
8 | Lynn Chandnois* | PIT | 28 | RH | 12 | 11 | 43 | 412 | 9.6 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 | 34.3 | 9 | |
9 | Gern Nagler | CRD | 21 | LE | 11 | 11 | 43 | 610 | 14.2 | 6 | 41 | 3.9 | 55.5 | 0 | |
10 | Gordie Soltau* | SFO | 28 | LE | 12 | 12 | 43 | 620 | 14.4 | 6 | 54 | 3.6 | 51.7 | 1 | |
11 | Bobby Walston | PHI | 25 | LE | 12 | 9 | 41 | 750 | 18.3 | 5 | 62 | 3.4 | 62.5 | 0 | |
12 | Ray Renfro* | CLE | 24 | FL | 12 | 0 | 39 | 722 | 18.5 | 4 | 70 | 3.3 | 60.2 | 4 | |
13 | Bill McColl | CHI | 23 | RE | 12 | 12 | 36 | 453 | 12.6 | 4 | 55 | 3.0 | 37.8 | 2 | |
14 | Dan Edwards | BAL | 27 | RE | 12 | 12 | 35 | 312 | 8.9 | 3 | 32 | 2.9 | 26.0 | 0 | |
15 | Hugh Taylor | WAS | 30 | LE | 12 | 12 | 35 | 703 | 20.1 | 8 | 71 | 2.9 | 58.6 | 0 | |
16 | Billy Stone | CHI | 28 | LH/RH | 12 | 9 | 34 | 376 | 11.1 | 4 | 51 | 2.8 | 31.3 | 7 | |
17 | Pete Brewster | CLE | 23 | LE | 12 | 12 | 32 | 632 | 19.8 | 4 | 45 | 2.7 | 52.7 | 1 | |
18 | Jerry Williams | PHI | 30 | LH | 12 | 3 | 31 | 438 | 14.1 | 1 | 40 | 2.6 | 36.5 | 2 | |
19 | Hugh McElhenny*+ | SFO | 25 | RH | 12 | 12 | 30 | 474 | 15.8 | 2 | 71 | 2.5 | 39.5 | 6 | |
20 | Doak Walker*+ | DET | 26 | LH | 12 | 12 | 30 | 502 | 16.7 | 3 | 83 | 2.5 | 41.8 | 2 | |
21 | John Hoffman* | CHI | 28 | RH | 12 | 10 | 28 | 341 | 12.2 | 1 | 40 | 2.3 | 28.4 | 2 | |
22 | Ray Mathews | PIT | 24 | LH | 12 | 12 | 27 | 346 | 12.8 | 4 | 77 | 2.3 | 28.8 | 5 | |
23 | Eddie Price | NYG | 28 | FB | 12 | 9 | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 1 | 31 | 2.2 | 19.4 | 4 | |
24 | Kyle Rote* | NYG | 25 | RH | 9 | 7 | 26 | 440 | 16.9 | 5 | 75 | 2.9 | 48.9 | 0 | |
25 | Leon Hart | DET | 25 | RE | 12 | 12 | 25 | 472 | 18.9 | 7 | 49 | 2.1 | 39.3 | 1 | |
26 | Billy Howton | GNB | 23 | RE | 8 | 8 | 25 | 463 | 18.5 | 4 | 80 | 3.1 | 57.9 | 1 | |
27 | Bob Boyd | RAM | 25 | RE | 12 | 7 | 24 | 548 | 22.8 | 4 | 70 | 2.0 | 45.7 | 0 | |
28 | Dub Jones | CLE | 29 | RH | 12 | 6 | 24 | 373 | 15.5 | 0 | 58 | 2.0 | 31.1 | 3 | |
29 | Mel Embree | BAL | 26 | LE | 12 | 8 | 23 | 272 | 11.8 | 1 | 24 | 1.9 | 22.7 | 0 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||||
30 | Tom Fears | RAM | 31 | LE | 8 | 5 | 23 | 278 | 12.1 | 4 | 31 | 2.9 | 34.8 | 1 | |
31 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | DET | 28 | RH | 12 | 12 | 23 | 282 | 12.3 | 2 | 35 | 1.9 | 23.5 | 3 | |
32 | Bob Mann | GNB | 29 | LE | 10 | 9 | 23 | 327 | 14.2 | 2 | 45 | 2.3 | 32.7 | 0 | |
33 | Charlie Justice | WAS | 29 | LH | 12 | 12 | 22 | 434 | 19.7 | 2 | 54 | 1.8 | 36.2 | 9 | |
34 | Johnny Olszewski* | CRD | 23 | FB | 12 | 12 | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 1 | 77 | 1.8 | 17.5 | 6 | |
35 | Hal Giancanelli | PHI | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 20 | 346 | 17.3 | 5 | 47 | 1.7 | 28.8 | 5 | |
36 | Chick Jagade* | CLE | 27 | FB | 12 | 12 | 20 | 193 | 9.7 | 0 | 37 | 1.7 | 16.1 | 0 | |
37 | George Taliaferro* | BAL | 26 | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 20 | 346 | 17.3 | 2 | 54 | 1.8 | 31.5 | 10 | |
38 | Tank Younger* | RAM | 25 | FB | 12 | 3 | 20 | 259 | 13.0 | 1 | 48 | 1.7 | 21.6 | 4 | |
39 | Joe Perry*+ | SFO | 26 | FB | 12 | 12 | 19 | 191 | 10.1 | 3 | 60 | 1.6 | 15.9 | 8 | |
40 | Fran Rogel | PIT | 26 | FB | 12 | 10 | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 2 | |
41 | Fred Cone | GNB | 27 | FB | 12 | 9 | 18 | 165 | 9.2 | 1 | 30 | 1.5 | 13.8 | 2 | |
42 | Frank Gifford* | NYG | 23 | FS/LH | 12 | 9 | 18 | 292 | 16.2 | 4 | 49 | 1.5 | 24.3 | 2 | |
43 | Cliff Anderson | 2TM | 24 | E-LE | 9 | 5 | 17 | 266 | 15.6 | 0 | 32 | 1.9 | 29.6 | 0 | |
44 | Ed Barker | PIT | 22 | LE | 6 | 6 | 17 | 172 | 10.1 | 1 | 22 | 2.8 | 28.7 | 0 | |
45 | Billy Cross | CRD | 24 | RH | 12 | 8 | 17 | 285 | 16.8 | 1 | 51 | 1.4 | 23.8 | 7 | |
46 | Ray Pelfrey | NYG | 25 | LE | 12 | 7 | 17 | 233 | 13.7 | 3 | 60 | 1.4 | 19.4 | 1 | |
47 | Skeet Quinlan | RAM | 25 | LH | 12 | 11 | 17 | 260 | 15.3 | 2 | 59 | 1.4 | 21.7 | 3 | |
48 | Cloyce Box | DET | 30 | LE | 12 | 11 | 16 | 403 | 25.2 | 2 | 97 | 1.3 | 33.6 | 0 | |
49 | Dorne Dibble | DET | 24 | E | 12 | 1 | 16 | 274 | 17.1 | 3 | 47 | 1.3 | 22.8 | 0 | |
50 | Fred Morrison | CHI | 27 | FB | 12 | 8 | 16 | 214 | 13.4 | 0 | 44 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 2 | |
51 | Don Paul* | CRD | 27 | RDH/S | 12 | 12 | 16 | 167 | 10.4 | 2 | 27 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 3 | |
52 | Bill Stribling | NYG | 26 | RE | 12 | 12 | 16 | 175 | 10.9 | 0 | 19 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 0 | |
53 | Howie Ferguson | GNB | 23 | FB | 11 | 3 | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 23 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 4 | |
54 | Sonny Grandelius | NYG | 24 | LH | 12 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 0 | 26 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 3 | |
55 | Frank Ziegler | PHI | 30 | RH | 12 | 11 | 15 | 211 | 14.1 | 0 | 43 | 1.3 | 17.6 | 2 | |
56 | Paul Dekker | WAS | 22 | RE | 11 | 8 | 14 | 182 | 13.0 | 1 | 34 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 0 | |
57 | Gene Gedman | DET | 21 | RH | 12 | 3 | 14 | 121 | 8.6 | 0 | 25 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 0 | |
58 | Buford Long | NYG | 22 | RDH | 10 | 10 | 14 | 220 | 15.7 | 2 | 55 | 1.4 | 22.0 | 0 | |
59 | Jim Parmer | PHI | 26 | FB | 12 | 3 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 45 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 0 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||||
60 | Clive Rush | GNB | 22 | RE | 11 | 4 | 14 | 190 | 13.6 | 0 | 24 | 1.3 | 17.3 | 1 | |
61 | Carl Elliott | GNB | 26 | E | 12 | 4 | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 0 | |
62 | Toy Ledbetter | PHI | 26 | LH | 10 | 6 | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 2 | 34 | 1.3 | 13.7 | 5 | |
63 | Al Carmichael | GNB | 25 | RH | 12 | 11 | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 0 | 52 | 1.0 | 10.9 | 3 | |
64 | Don Johnson | PHI | 22 | LH | 12 | 4 | 12 | 227 | 18.9 | 2 | 41 | 1.0 | 18.9 | 3 | |
65 | Ray Ramsey | CRD | 32 | LDH | 12 | 11 | 12 | 118 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 1 | |
66 | Buddy Young | BAL | 27 | RH | 10 | 9 | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 3 | 49 | 1.2 | 20.1 | 6 | |
67 | Fran Polsfoot | WAS | 26 | RE | 10 | 4 | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 0 | 66 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 0 | |
68 | Dan Towler* | RAM | 25 | FB | 12 | 9 | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 1 | 49 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 6 | |
69 | Charley Trippi* | CRD | 32 | LH | 12 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 2 | 21 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 5 | |
70 | Joe Arenas | SFO | 28 | LH | 12 | 12 | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 1 | 38 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 5 | |
71 | Monte Brethauer | BAL | 22 | LE | 12 | 4 | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 0 | 25 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 1 | |
72 | Ollie Cline | DET | 28 | FB | 12 | 6 | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 1 | 28 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 1 | |
73 | Buck McPhail | BAL | 24 | FB | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 45 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 1 | |
74 | Breezy Reid | GNB | 26 | LH | 12 | 12 | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 0 | 26 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 5 | |
75 | Pete Schabarum | SFO | 24 | HB | 10 | 0 | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | 31 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 1 | |
76 | George Sulima | PIT | 25 | LE | 10 | 5 | 10 | 131 | 13.1 | 0 | 17 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 1 | |
77 | Ken Carpenter | CLE | 27 | LH | 12 | 12 | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 2 | 32 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 2 | |
78 | Bobby Jack Floyd | CHI | 24 | FB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 1 | |
79 | Billy Reynolds | CLE | 22 | RH | 12 | 6 | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 0 | 55 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 4 | |
80 | Byron Bailey | GNB | 23 | HB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 | 50 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 1 | |
81 | Paul Barry | WAS | 27 | FB | 12 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 2 | |
82 | Harry Babcock | SFO | 23 | E | 10 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 0 | 13 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0 | |
83 | Horace Gillom | CLE | 32 | DE | 12 | 0 | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | 23 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 1 | |
84 | Al Pollard | PHI | 25 | FB | 12 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 24 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3 | |
85 | Julie Rykovich | WAS | 30 | RH | 12 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 1 | 39 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 2 | |
86 | J.R. Boone | GNB | 28 | HB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 1 | 18 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 1 | |
87 | Jim Doran | DET | 26 | DE | 7 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 30 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 0 | |
88 | John Huzvar | BAL | 24 | FB | 12 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 1 | 30 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 5 | |
89 | Eddie Macon | CHI | 26 | LDH | 12 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 2 | 10 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||||
90 | Marion Motley | CLE | 33 | FB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 1 | |
91 | Vitamin Smith | RAM | 30 | HB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 3 | 54 | 0.5 | 13.7 | 1 | |
92 | Leon Campbell | CHI | 26 | FB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 47 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 3 | |
93 | Randy Clay | NYG | 25 | RH | 12 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 33 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0 | |
94 | John Dottley | CHI | 25 | FB | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4 | |
95 | Leon Heath | WAS | 25 | FB | 9 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 4 | |
96 | Tom McCormick | RAM | 23 | RH | 11 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 20 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 3 | |
97 | John Brewer | PHI | 25 | FB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 16 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 1 | |
98 | Tom Calvin | PIT | 27 | HB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0 | |
99 | Dick Hensley | CHI | 26 | DE | 11 | 1 | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 0 | 50 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 0 | |
100 | Lloyd Lowe | CHI | 25 | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 1 | |
101 | Brad Myers | RAM | 24 | HB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1 | |
102 | Bob Schnelker | PHI | 25 | E | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0 | |
103 | Billy Anderson | CHI | 24 | RDH | 12 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0 | |
104 | Leo Elter | PIT | 24 | FB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0 | |
105 | Tommy Kalmanir | BAL | 27 | HB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 22 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 1 | |
106 | Tom Keane*+ | BAL | 27 | FS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 37 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0 | |
107 | Bert Rechichar | BAL | 23 | LDH | 11 | 11 | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 2 | 66 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 0 | |
108 | Wally Triplett | CRD | 27 | HB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 1 | |
109 | Butch Avinger | NYG | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1 | |
110 | Sam Baker | WAS | 24 | FB | 11 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2 | |
111 | Don Barton | GNB | 23 | HB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 42 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 0 | |
112 | Jim Brandt | PIT | 24 | S | 12 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1 | |
113 | Gene Brito* | WAS | 28 | LDE | 12 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 24 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0 | |
114 | Jack Butler | PIT | 26 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 33 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0 | |
115 | Jug Girard | DET | 26 | HB | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0 | |
116 | Norb Hecker | RAM | 26 | SS | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0 | |
117 | Merwin Hodel | NYG | 22 | FB | 2 | 2 | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.5 | 1 | |
118 | Jim Monachino | SFO | 24 | FB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1 | |
119 | Bill Wightkin | CHI | 26 | LDE | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0 | |
Rk | Player | Tm | Age | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | ||||
120 | George Connor*+ | CHI | 28 | LT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0 | |
121 | Larry Coutre | 2TM | 25 | HB | 10 | 3 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0 | |
122 | Pat Harder | DET | 31 | FB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 1 | |
123 | Doug Hogland | SFO | 22 | LT | 12 | 12 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0 | |
124 | Billy Mixon | SFO | 24 | HB | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | |
125 | Johnny Papit | 2TM | 25 | HB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1 | |
126 | Joe Scott | NYG | 27 | HB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0 | |
127 | Don Shula | BAL | 23 | RDH | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
128 | Bob Smith | DET | 24 | FB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 1 | |
129 | Jack Spinks | CRD | 23 | FB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0 |
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