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1957 NFL Receiving

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League Champion: Detroit Lions

AP MVP: Jim Brown

AP Rookie of the Year: Jim Brown

Passing Leader: Johnny Unitas, 2550 Yds

Rushing Leader: Jim Brown, 942 Yds

Receiving Leader: Raymond Berry, 800 Yds

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Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Receiving Table
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
1	Billy Wilson*+	SFO	30	RE	11	9	52	757	14.6	6	40		4.7	68.8	0
2	Raymond Berry	BAL	24	LE	12	12	47	800	17.0	6	67		3.9	66.7	0
3	Jack McClairen*	PIT	26	FL/RE	12	12	46	630	13.7	2	48		3.8	52.5	0
4	Frank Gifford*+	NYG	27	LH	12	12	41	588	14.3	4	63		3.4	49.0	9
5	Lenny Moore	BAL	24	RH	12	12	40	687	17.2	7	82		3.3	57.3	6
6	Billy Howton*+	GNB	27	RE	12	12	38	727	19.1	5	77		3.2	60.6	1
7	Jim Dooley	CHI	27	RE	12	12	37	530	14.3	1	32		3.1	44.2	0
8	Hugh McElhenny*	SFO	29	LH	12	10	37	458	12.4	2	43		3.1	38.2	8
9	John Carson*	WAS	27	LE	12	12	34	583	17.1	3	38		2.8	48.6	0
10	Jim Doran	DET	30	RE/LE	12	9	33	624	18.9	5	65		2.8	52.0	0
11	L.G. Dupre	BAL	25	LH	12	11	32	339	10.6	2	43		2.7	28.3	1
12	Elroy Hirsch	RAM	34	LE	12	8	32	477	14.9	6	45		2.7	39.8	0
13	Jim Mutscheller*	BAL	27	RE	12	11	32	558	17.4	8	66		2.7	46.5	1
14	Pete Brewster	CLE	27	LE	12	12	30	614	20.5	2	56		2.5	51.2	0
15	Clyde Conner	SFO	24	LE	8	8	30	412	13.7	4	41		3.8	51.5	0
16	Alex Webster	NYG	26	RH	11	10	30	330	11.0	1	41		2.7	30.0	5
17	Bob Boyd	RAM	29	FL	12	9	29	534	18.4	3	51		2.4	44.5	2
18	Ron Kramer	GNB	22	FL	11	9	28	337	12.0	0	31		2.5	30.6	1
19	Preston Carpenter	CLE	23	RE	12	12	27	398	14.7	2	33		2.3	33.2	2
20	Gern Nagler	CRD	25	RE	12	12	27	475	17.6	4	83		2.3	39.6	0
21	R.C. Owens	SFO	23	FL	12	12	27	395	14.6	5	46		2.3	32.9	0
22	Jim Podoley*	WAS	24	RH	12	12	27	554	20.5	4	82		2.3	46.2	5
23	Rick Casares*	CHI	26	FB	12	12	25	225	9.0	0	43		2.1	18.8	2
24	Howard Cassady	DET	23	RH	12	6	25	325	13.0	3	48		2.1	27.1	3
25	Kyle Rote	NYG	29	LE	12	12	25	358	14.3	3	33		2.1	29.8	0
26	Leon Clarke	RAM	24	RE	9	7	23	442	19.2	4	70		2.6	49.1	0
27	Steve Junker	DET	22	RE	12	7	22	305	13.9	4	32		1.8	25.4	0
28	Jug Girard	PIT	30	LE	12	8	21	419	20.0	4	46		1.8	34.9	1
29	Harlon Hill	CHI	25	LE	8	8	21	483	23.0	2	53		2.6	60.4	1
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	Woodley Lewis	CRD	32	LE	12	12	21	424	20.2	5	53		1.8	35.3	2
31	Ray Renfro*	CLE	28	FL	12	12	21	589	28.0	6	65		1.8	49.1	0
32	Gene Babb	SFO	23	FB	12	9	20	141	7.1	0	17		1.7	11.8	4
33	John Henry Johnson	DET	28	FB	12	10	20	141	7.1	0	16		1.7	11.8	9
34	Ollie Matson*+	CRD	27	LH	12	11	20	451	22.6	3	75		1.7	37.6	6
35	Fran Rogel	PIT	30	FB	12	10	20	128	6.4	0	18		1.7	10.7	1
36	Bob Schnelker	NYG	29	RE	12	9	20	450	22.5	5	70		1.7	37.5	0
37	Billy Ray Barnes*	PHI	22	LH	12	12	19	212	11.2	1	67		1.6	17.7	8
38	Don Bosseler	WAS	21	FB	12	10	19	152	8.0	0	25		1.6	12.7	3
39	Bill McColl	CHI	27	FL	12	10	19	282	14.8	1	30		1.6	23.5	0
40	Jon Arnett*	RAM	22	LH	12	9	18	322	17.9	3	66		1.5	26.8	5
41	Don McIlhenny	GNB	23	LH	12	7	18	210	11.7	2	28		1.5	17.5	4
42	Dave Middleton	DET	24	LE	8	5	18	294	16.3	2	56		2.3	36.8	0
43	Max McGee	GNB	25	LE	12	9	17	273	16.1	1	49		1.4	22.8	0
44	Jerry Reichow	DET	23	FL	12	6	17	215	12.6	3	32		1.4	17.9	0
45	Jim Brown*+	CLE	21	FB	12	12	16	55	3.4	1	12		1.3	4.6	7
46	Ken MacAfee	NYG	28	E	11	4	16	229	14.3	2	41		1.5	20.8	2
47	Joe Marconi	RAM	23	FB	10	3	16	171	10.7	1	61		1.6	17.1	1
48	Alan Ameche*	BAL	24	FB	12	12	15	137	9.1	2	40		1.3	11.4	3
49	Howie Ferguson	GNB	27	FB	12	5	15	107	7.1	1	17		1.3	8.9	2
50	Willie Galimore	CHI	22	LH	12	12	15	201	13.4	2	56		1.3	16.8	6
51	Ray Mathews	PIT	28	RE	12	10	15	369	24.6	4	64		1.3	30.8	3
52	Joe Perry	SFO	30	FB	10	5	15	130	8.7	0	17		1.5	13.0	3
53	Max Boydston	CRD	25	LE	12	7	14	193	13.8	0	33		1.2	16.1	0
54	Bill Stribling	PHI	30	RE	12	5	14	194	13.9	1	58		1.2	16.2	1
55	Billy Wells	2TM	26	HB-RH	11	8	14	89	6.4	0	17		1.3	8.1	8
56	Al Carmichael	GNB	29	HB	12	4	13	184	14.2	0	39		1.1	15.3	3
57	Steve Meilinger	WAS	27	RE	12	9	13	183	14.1	2	34		1.1	15.3	0
58	Bill Bowman	PIT	26	FB	5	1	11	107	9.7	0	21		2.2	21.4	2
59	Clarence Peaks	PHI	22	FB	12	12	11	99	9.0	0	53		0.9	8.3	5
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Bobby Walston	PHI	29	LE	12	12	11	266	24.2	1	49		0.9	22.2	1
61	Joe Childress	CRD	24	FB	12	1	10	146	14.6	0	28		0.8	12.2	3
62	Gene Gedman	DET	25	LH	10	10	10	135	13.5	0	47		1.0	13.5	1
63	Elbie Nickel	PIT	35	HB	12	4	10	115	11.5	1	31		0.8	9.6	0
64	Pete Retzlaff	PHI	26	FL	12	7	10	120	12.0	0	28		0.8	10.0	0
65	Gary Knafelc	GNB	25	E	3	3	9	164	18.2	2	53		3.0	54.7	0
66	Tommy McDonald	PHI	23	WR	12	3	9	228	25.3	3	61		0.8	19.0	5
67	Dick Bielski	PHI	25	FL	12	2	8	81	10.1	2	19		0.7	6.8	0
68	Dorne Dibble	DET	28	E	12	3	8	121	15.1	0	23		0.7	10.1	0
69	Bobby Epps	NYG	25	FB	12	9	8	81	10.1	0	34		0.7	6.8	1
70	Dave Mann	CRD	25	RH	12	8	8	137	17.1	0	32		0.7	11.4	1
71	Tank Younger	RAM	29	FB	12	9	8	61	7.6	0	16		0.7	5.1	2
72	Hank Burnine	PHI	25	E	7	1	7	63	9.0	0	16		1.0	9.0	0
73	Joe Johnson	GNB	28	HB	12	1	7	75	10.7	1	14		0.6	6.3	0
74	Tommy Wilson*	RAM	25	LH	11	7	7	95	13.6	1	19		0.6	8.6	6
75	Royce Womble	BAL	26	E	10	1	7	69	9.9	0	37		0.7	6.9	0
76	Leo Elter	WAS	28	FB	12	5	6	94	15.7	1	49		0.5	7.8	2
77	Paul Hornung	GNB	22	FB	12	7	6	34	5.7	0	16		0.5	2.8	2
78	Lamar Lundy	RAM	22	FL	12	7	6	114	19.0	3	34		0.5	9.5	0
79	Tom Tracy	DET	23	FB	9	4	6	24	4.0	0	7		0.7	2.7	1
80	Lew Carpenter	CLE	25	LH	10	4	5	65	13.0	0	21		0.5	6.5	3
81	Jimmy Sears	CRD	26	HB	12	3	5	66	13.2	0	27		0.4	5.5	2
82	Gordie Soltau	SFO	32	E	12	5	5	47	9.4	0	18		0.4	3.9	1
83	Ron Waller	RAM	24	HB	11	3	5	40	8.0	0	17		0.5	3.6	4
84	Jack Call	BAL	22	HB	12	1	4	18	4.5	0	8		0.3	1.5	0
85	Frank Clarke	CLE	23	E	12	0	4	77	19.3	0	43		0.3	6.4	2
86	Fred Cone	GNB	31	FB	12	3	4	30	7.5	0	10		0.3	2.5	2
87	Dean Derby	PIT	22	DB	11	4	4	79	19.8	0	36		0.4	7.2	3
88	Leon Hart	DET	29	FB	11	0	4	55	13.8	0	22		0.4	5.0	1
89	Ken Keller	PHI	23	HB	12	1	4	31	7.8	0	30		0.3	2.6	3
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Rocky Ryan	PHI	25	E	9	3	4	91	22.8	2	46		0.4	10.1	0
91	Mel Triplett	NYG	26	FB	10	3	4	75	18.8	0	33		0.4	7.5	1
92	Dick Young	PIT	27	HB	11	3	4	38	9.5	0	12		0.4	3.5	1
93	Chet Hanulak	CLE	24	LH	12	8	3	38	12.7	0	19		0.3	3.2	1
94	Johnny Olszewski	CRD	27	FB	11	11	3	36	12.0	0	24		0.3	3.3	5
95	Gene Schroeder	CHI	28	LE	12	4	3	48	16.0	0	18		0.3	4.0	0
96	Ray Gene Smith	CHI	29	RDH	9	9	3	37	12.3	0	21		0.3	4.1	1
97	Joe Walton	WAS	22	DE	12	4	3	57	19.0	0	24		0.3	4.8	0
98	Bobby Watkins	CHI	25	HB	12	2	3	90	30.0	1	74		0.3	7.5	2
99	Sid Watson	PIT	25	HB	11	0	3	24	8.0	0	11		0.3	2.2	2
100	Tom Braatz	WAS	24	LB	10	3	2	52	26.0	0	37		0.2	5.2	0
101	Ed Crawford	NYG	23	DB	12	0	2	40	20.0	0	27		0.2	3.3	0
102	Bill Jessup	SFO	28	E	12	0	2	29	14.5	0	22		0.2	2.4	0
103	Perry Jeter	CHI	26	HB	9	0	2	9	4.5	0	11		0.2	1.0	2
104	Frank Purnell	GNB	24	FB	9	0	2	16	8.0	0	15		0.2	1.8	1
105	Joe Scudero	WAS	27	FS/LDH	10	10	2	30	15.0	0	18		0.2	3.0	0
106	Ed Sutton	WAS	22	LH	12	8	2	32	16.0	1	17		0.2	2.7	6
107	Joe Arenas	SFO	32	HB	12	1	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	3
108	Larry Barnes	SFO	26	FB	12	1	1	1	1.0	0	1		0.1	0.1	2
109	Frank Bernardi	CRD	24	SS	12	8	1	13	13.0	0	13		0.1	1.1	0
110	Milt Campbell	CLE	24	HB	9	0	1	25	25.0	1	25		0.1	2.8	0
111	J.C. Caroline	CHI	24	SS	12	12	1	33	33.0	0	33		0.1	2.8	0
112	Ron Drzewiecki	CHI	24	HB	8	0	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.1	0.9	0
113	Gene Filipski	NYG	26	HB	12	1	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.1	0.6	2
114	Bob Gaona	PHI	26	RT	12	11	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9		0.1	-0.8	0
115	Mal Hammack	CRD	24	FB	12	1	1	14	14.0	0	14		0.1	1.2	1
116	Charley Powell	SFO	25	RLB	12	8	1	27	27.0	0	27		0.1	2.3	0
117	Billy Reynolds	CLE	26	HB	12	0	1	12	12.0	0	12		0.1	1.0	2
118	Perry Richards	PIT	23	E	7	3	1	15	15.0	0	15		0.1	2.1	1
119	Tommy Runnels	WAS	23	HB	10	3	1	4	4.0	0	4		0.1	0.4	3
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
120	Leo Sugar	CRD	28	LDE	12	10	1	14	14.0	0	14		0.1	1.2	0
121	Neil Worden	PHI	26	FB	12	2	1	3	3.0	0	3		0.1	0.3	0

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