| 1961 NFL Receiving
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | | Jim Phillips, LAM | 78 | 1092 | 14.0 | 5 | | Raymond Berry, BAL | 75 | 873 | 11.6 | 0 | | Del Shofner, NYG | 68 | 1125 | 16.5 | 11 | | Tommy McDonald, PHI | 64 | 1144 | 17.9 | 13 | | Mike Ditka, CHI | 56 | 1076 | 19.2 | 12 | | Billy Howton, DAL | 56 | 785 | 14.0 | 4 | | R. C. Owens, SF | 55 | 1032 | 18.8 | 5 | | Buddy Dial, PIT | 53 | 1047 | 19.8 | 12 | | Fred Dugan, WAS | 53 | 817 | 15.4 | 4 | | Kyle Rote, NYG | 53 | 805 | 15.2 | 7 | | Max McGee, GB | 51 | 883 | 17.3 | 7 | | Jerry Reichow, MIN | 50 | 859 | 17.2 | 11 | | Pete Retzlaff, PHI | 50 | 769 | 15.4 | 8 | | Lenny Moore, BAL | 49 | 728 | 14.9 | 8 | | Ray Renfro, CLE | 48 | 834 | 17.4 | 6 | | Jim Brown, CLE | 46 | 459 | 10.0 | 2 | | Gail Cogdill, DET | 45 | 956 | 21.2 | 6 | | Jim Gibbons, DET | 45 | 566 | 12.6 | 1 | | Sonny Randle, STL | 44 | 591 | 13.4 | 9 | | Monty Stickles, SF | 43 | 794 | 18.5 | 5 | | Frank Clarke, DAL | 41 | 919 | 22.4 | 9 | | Bill Anderson, WAS | 40 | 637 | 15.9 | 0 | | Terry Barr, DET | 40 | 630 | 15.8 | 6 | | Hugh McElhenny, MIN | 37 | 283 | 7.6 | 3 | | Boyd Dowler, GB | 36 | 633 | 17.6 | 3 | | Johnny Morris, CHI | 36 | 548 | 15.2 | 4 | | Joe Walton, NYG | 36 | 544 | 15.1 | 2 | | Carroll Dale, LAM | 35 | 561 | 16.0 | 2 | | Ron Kramer, GB | 35 | 559 | 16.0 | 4 | | Bobby Walston, PHI | 34 | 569 | 16.7 | 2 | | Joe Perry, BAL | 34 | 322 | 9.5 | 1 | | Willie Galimore, CHI | 33 | 502 | 15.2 | 3 | | Preston Carpenter, PIT | 33 | 460 | 13.9 | 4 | | Clarence Peaks, PHI | 32 | 472 | 14.8 | 0 | | Bobby Mitchell, CLE | 32 | 368 | 11.5 | 3 | | Don Perkins, DAL | 32 | 298 | 9.3 | 1 | | Bobby Joe Conrad, STL | 30 | 499 | 16.6 | 2 | | Dave Middleton, MIN | 30 | 444 | 14.8 | 2 | | Ollie Matson, LAM | 29 | 537 | 18.5 | 3 | | J. D. Smith, SF | 28 | 343 | 12.3 | 1 | | Jon Arnett, LAM | 28 | 194 | 6.9 | 0 | | Dick Bielski, DAL | 26 | 377 | 14.5 | 3 | | Nick Pietrosante, DET | 26 | 315 | 12.1 | 0 | | Alex Webster, NYG | 26 | 313 | 12.0 | 3 | | Jim Taylor, GB | 25 | 175 | 7.0 | 1 | | Bob Schnelker, MIN/PIT | 24 | 401 | 16.7 | 4 | | John Henry Johnson, PIT | 24 | 262 | 10.9 | 1 | | Taz Anderson, STL | 22 | 399 | 18.1 | 2 | | Tom Osborne, WAS | 22 | 297 | 13.5 | 2 | | Bo Farrington, CHI | 21 | 349 | 16.6 | 4 | | Ted Dean, PHI | 21 | 335 | 16.0 | 1 | | Rich Kreitling, CLE | 21 | 229 | 10.9 | 3 | | Amos Marsh, DAL | 21 | 189 | 9.0 | 2 | | Jim Mutscheller, BAL | 20 | 370 | 18.5 | 2 | | John Crow, STL | 20 | 306 | 15.3 | 3 | | Dick James, WAS | 20 | 298 | 14.9 | 2 | | Alex Hawkins, BAL | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 1 | | Tommy Mason, MIN | 20 | 122 | 6.1 | 0 | | Gern Nagler, CLE | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 1 | | J.W. Lockett, SF/DAL | 19 | 149 | 7.8 | 2 | | Jimmy Orr, BAL | 18 | 357 | 19.8 | 4 | | Dick Bass, LAM | 16 | 145 | 9.1 | 0 | | Ray Hayes, MIN | 16 | 121 | 7.6 | 0 | | Don Bosseler, WAS | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 1 | | Aaron Thomas, SF | 15 | 301 | 20.1 | 2 | | Billy Barnes, PHI | 15 | 194 | 12.9 | 3 | | Paul Hornung, GB | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 2 | | Timmy Brown, PHI | 14 | 264 | 18.9 | 2 | | Tom Tracy, PIT | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 1 | | A.D. Williams, MIN | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 1 | | Jim Doran, DAL | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 2 | | Gordon Smith, MIN | 12 | 320 | 26.7 | 4 | | Angelo Coia, CHI | 12 | 249 | 20.8 | 3 | | Billy Stacy, STL | 12 | 241 | 20.1 | 1 | | Prentice Gautt, STL | 12 | 132 | 11.0 | 3 | | Jim Cunningham, WAS | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | | Frank Mestnik, STL | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 1 | | Leon Clarke, CLE | 11 | 211 | 19.2 | 2 | | Clyde Conner, SF | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 1 | | Joe Morrison, NYG | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 1 | | Bob Gaiters, NYG | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 1 | | Bernie Casey, SF | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 1 | | Sam Horner, WAS | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 1 | | C.R. Roberts, SF | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 0 | | Mel Triplett, MIN | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | | Steve Junker, WAS | 9 | 130 | 14.4 | 0 | | Glenn Davis, DET | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 0 | | Mark Smolinski, BAL | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 1 | | Red Mack, PIT | 8 | 128 | 16.0 | 2 | | Dan Lewis, DET | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 0 | | Steve Meilinger, PIT | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | | Abe Woodson, SF | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 | | Rick Casares, CHI | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | | Dick Lucas, PHI | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 5 | | Tom Moore, GB | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | | Hugh McInnis, STL | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 0 | | Charlie Scales, PIT | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | | Jim Dooley, CHI | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | | John Aveni, WAS | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 1 | | L.G. Dupre, DAL | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | | L.G. Dupre, BAL | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | | Joel Wells, NYG | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | | John Adams, CHI | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | | Mal Hammack, STL | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | | Pervis Atkins, LAM | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | | Henry Clement, PIT | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | | Pat Studstill, DET | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | | Hopalong Cassady, DET | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 1 | | Tom Watkins, CLE | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | | Dee Mackey, BAL | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | | Ken Hall, HOU/STL | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | | Joe Marconi, LAM | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | | Charlie Bivins, CHI | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | | Harlon Hill, CHI | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | | Dick Haley, MIN/PIT | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | | Dale Messer, SF | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | | Gary Knafelc, GB | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | | Bob Coronado, PIT | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | | Glynn Gregory, DAL | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | | Lew Carpenter, GB | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | | Dick Hoak, PIT | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | | Theron Sapp, PHI | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | Duane Allen, LAM | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 2 | | Erich Barnes, NYG | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 1 | | Charley Ferguson, CLE | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 1 | | Bob Crespino, CLE | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 | | Will Sherman, MIN | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | | Pete Hall, NYG | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Doug Mayberry, MIN | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | | Bill Brown, CHI | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Jamie Caleb, MIN | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | | Mike Sommer, BAL/WAS | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | | Pat Fischer, STL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | | Johnny Olszewski, DET | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | Tommy Wilson, LAM | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Sam Williams, DET | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Tom Matte, BAL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | Ken Webb, DET | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Don McIlhenny, DAL/SF | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Jim Wulff, WAS | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Dick Szymanski, BAL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Elijah Pitts, GB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Joe Scibelli, LAM | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Merrill Douglas, DAL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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