| 1959 NFL Receiving
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | | Raymond Berry, BAL | 66 | 959 | 14.5 | 14 | | Del Shofner, LAM | 47 | 936 | 19.9 | 7 | | Tommy McDonald, PHI | 47 | 846 | 18.0 | 10 | | Lenny Moore, BAL | 47 | 846 | 18.0 | 6 | | Jim Mutscheller, BAL | 44 | 699 | 15.9 | 8 | | Billy Wilson, SF | 44 | 540 | 12.3 | 4 | | Frank Gifford, NYG | 42 | 768 | 18.3 | 4 | | Jim Dooley, CHI | 41 | 580 | 14.1 | 3 | | Billy Howton, CLE | 39 | 510 | 13.1 | 1 | | Jon Arnett, LAM | 38 | 419 | 11.0 | 1 | | Bob Schnelker, NYG | 37 | 714 | 19.3 | 6 | | Jim Phillips, LAM | 37 | 541 | 14.6 | 4 | | Harlon Hill, CHI | 36 | 578 | 16.1 | 3 | | Bill Anderson, WAS | 35 | 734 | 21.0 | 6 | | Jimmy Orr, PIT | 35 | 604 | 17.3 | 5 | | Bobby Mitchell, CLE | 35 | 351 | 10.0 | 4 | | Pete Retzlaff, PHI | 34 | 595 | 17.5 | 1 | | Woodley Lewis, CHC | 34 | 534 | 15.7 | 3 | | Boyd Dowler, GB | 32 | 549 | 17.2 | 4 | | Billy Barnes, PHI | 32 | 314 | 9.8 | 2 | | Jim Gibbons, DET | 31 | 431 | 13.9 | 1 | | Max McGee, GB | 30 | 695 | 23.2 | 5 | | Ray Renfro, CLE | 30 | 528 | 17.6 | 6 | | Leon Clarke, LAM | 29 | 453 | 15.6 | 0 | | Clarence Peaks, PHI | 28 | 209 | 7.5 | 0 | | Gary Knafelc, GB | 27 | 384 | 14.2 | 4 | | Alex Webster, NYG | 27 | 381 | 14.1 | 2 | | John Crow, CHC | 27 | 328 | 12.1 | 4 | | Rick Casares, CHI | 27 | 273 | 10.1 | 2 | | Kyle Rote, NYG | 25 | 362 | 14.5 | 4 | | Preston Carpenter, CLE | 24 | 372 | 15.5 | 2 | | Jim Brown, CLE | 24 | 190 | 7.9 | 0 | | Tom Tracy, PIT | 23 | 273 | 11.9 | 5 | | Pete Brewster, PIT | 22 | 360 | 16.4 | 2 | | Hugh McElhenny, SF | 22 | 329 | 15.0 | 3 | | Joe Walton, WAS | 21 | 317 | 15.1 | 3 | | Willard Dewveall, CHI | 20 | 420 | 21.0 | 3 | | Dave Middleton, DET | 18 | 402 | 22.3 | 2 | | Jim Podoley, WAS | 18 | 282 | 15.7 | 2 | | Ollie Matson, LAM | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 0 | | R. C. Owens, SF | 17 | 347 | 20.4 | 3 | | Jack Tracey, CHC | 17 | 258 | 15.2 | 0 | | Joe Morrison, NYG | 17 | 183 | 10.8 | 1 | | Buddy Dial, PIT | 16 | 428 | 26.8 | 6 | | Bobby Walston, PHI | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 3 | | Nick Pietrosante, DET | 16 | 140 | 8.8 | 0 | | Hopalong Cassady, DET | 15 | 316 | 21.1 | 4 | | Dick Bielski, PHI | 15 | 264 | 17.6 | 1 | | Sonny Randle, CHC | 15 | 202 | 13.5 | 1 | | Paul Hornung, GB | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 0 | | Gern Nagler, PIT | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 2 | | Jim Doran, DET | 14 | 191 | 13.6 | 1 | | Bobby Joe Conrad, CHC | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 3 | | Johnny Morris, CHI | 13 | 197 | 15.2 | 2 | | Dick James, WAS | 13 | 192 | 14.8 | 1 | | Ray Mathews, PIT | 13 | 182 | 14.0 | 0 | | Clyde Conner, SF | 13 | 162 | 12.5 | 1 | | J. D. Smith, SF | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 1 | | Alan Ameche, BAL | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 1 | | Larry Krutko, PIT | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 0 | | Ken Webb, DET | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 0 | | Tommy Wilson, LAM | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 1 | | Joe Perry, SF | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | | Don Bosseler, WAS | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | | Terry Barr, DET | 10 | 180 | 18.0 | 0 | | Willie Galimore, CHI | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 2 | | Joe Marconi, LAM | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 1 | | Ken MacAfee, PHI/WAS | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 1 | | Jim Taylor, GB | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 2 | | Walt Kowalczyk, PHI | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | | Don McIlhenny, GB | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | | Bill McColl, CHI | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 0 | | Jerry Reichow, DET | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 1 | | Mike Sommer, WAS/BAL | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 0 | | Phil King, NYG | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 1 | | Jerry Richardson, BAL | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 3 | | Johnny Olszewski, WAS | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 0 | | Tom Barnett, PIT | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 1 | | John Henry Johnson, DET | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | | Mel Triplett, NYG | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | | Johnny Carson, WAS | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | | Fred Dugan, SF | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 0 | | Theron Sapp, PHI | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | | L.G. Dupre, BAL | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | | L.G. Dupre, BAL | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | | Perry Richards, CHC | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 1 | | Dan Lewis, DET | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | | Lew Carpenter, GB | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | | Lamar Lundy, LAM | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | | Joe Childress, CHC | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | | Mal Hammack, CHC | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | | Ed Sutton, WAS | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | | Ken Hall, CHC | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | | Hal Lewis, BAL | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | | Jack McClairen, PIT | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | | Frank Clarke, CLE | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | | Lenny Lyles, SF | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | | Leo Elter, PIT | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | | Ed Modzelewski, CLE | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | | Pat Summerall, NYG | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | | Dick Haley, WAS | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Merrill Douglas, CHI | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Joe Pagliei, PHI | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | Billy Pricer, BAL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | | Gene Cook, DET | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | | Milt Plum, CLE | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | George Scott, NYG | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Dicky Moegle, SF | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Larry Hickman, CHC | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | A.D. Williams, GB | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Dave Sherer, BAL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Clendon Thomas, LAM | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Joe Biscaha, NYG | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Y. A. Tittle, SF | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Jack Call, PIT | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bill Butler, GB | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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