| 1971 NFL Receiving
Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Fred Biletnikoff, OAK | 61 | 929 | 15.2 | 9 | Bob Tucker, NYG | 59 | 791 | 13.4 | 4 | Otis Taylor, KC | 57 | 1110 | 19.5 | 7 | Ted Kwalick, SF | 52 | 664 | 12.8 | 5 | Randy Vataha, NE | 51 | 872 | 17.1 | 9 | Ron Shanklin, PIT | 49 | 652 | 13.3 | 6 | John Fuqua, PIT | 49 | 427 | 8.7 | 1 | Harold Jackson, PHI | 47 | 716 | 15.2 | 3 | Roy Jefferson, WAS | 47 | 701 | 14.9 | 4 | Dave Smith, PIT | 47 | 663 | 14.1 | 5 | Gene Washington, SF | 46 | 884 | 19.2 | 4 | George Farmer, CHI | 46 | 737 | 16.0 | 5 | Bob Grim, MIN | 45 | 691 | 15.4 | 7 | Fair Hooker, CLE | 45 | 649 | 14.4 | 1 | Marlin Briscoe, BUF | 44 | 603 | 13.7 | 5 | Paul Warfield, MIA | 43 | 996 | 23.2 | 11 | Dick Gordon, CHI | 43 | 610 | 14.2 | 5 | Gary Garrison, SD | 42 | 889 | 21.2 | 6 | John Gilliam, STL | 42 | 837 | 19.9 | 3 | Billy Parks, SD | 41 | 609 | 14.9 | 4 | Mike Garrett, SD | 41 | 283 | 6.9 | 3 | Milt Morin, CLE | 40 | 581 | 14.5 | 2 | Bob Trumpy, CIN | 40 | 531 | 13.3 | 3 | Joe Morrison, NYG | 40 | 411 | 10.3 | 1 | Walt Garrison, DAL | 40 | 396 | 9.9 | 1 | Jim Kiick, MIA | 40 | 338 | 8.5 | 0 | Jim Beirne, HOU | 38 | 550 | 14.5 | 1 | Lance Rentzel, LAM | 38 | 534 | 14.1 | 5 | Jack Snow, LAM | 37 | 666 | 18.0 | 5 | Dan Abramowicz, NO | 37 | 657 | 17.8 | 5 | Ben Hawkins, PHI | 37 | 650 | 17.6 | 4 | Bobby Anderson, DEN | 37 | 353 | 9.5 | 1 | Wayne Patrick, BUF | 36 | 327 | 9.1 | 0 | Vic Washington, SF | 36 | 317 | 8.8 | 4 | Ed Podolak, KC | 36 | 252 | 7.0 | 0 | John Riggins, NYJ | 36 | 231 | 6.4 | 2 | Bob Hayes, DAL | 35 | 840 | 24.0 | 8 | Dave Parks, NO | 35 | 568 | 16.2 | 5 | Lance Alworth, DAL | 34 | 487 | 14.3 | 2 | Art Malone, ATL | 34 | 380 | 11.2 | 2 | Ken Burrow, ATL | 33 | 741 | 22.5 | 6 | Jim Mitchell, ATL | 33 | 593 | 18.0 | 5 | Tom Mitchell, BAL | 33 | 402 | 12.2 | 0 | Steve Owens, DET | 32 | 350 | 10.9 | 2 | Willie Ellison, LAM | 32 | 238 | 7.4 | 0 | Charlie Joiner, HOU | 31 | 681 | 22.0 | 7 | Carroll Dale, GB | 31 | 598 | 19.3 | 4 | Charlie Sanders, DET | 31 | 502 | 16.2 | 5 | Larry Smith, LAM | 31 | 324 | 10.5 | 0 | Larry Walton, DET | 30 | 491 | 16.4 | 5 | Clifton McNeil, NYG/WAS | 30 | 453 | 15.1 | 3 | Mike Ditka, DAL | 30 | 360 | 12.0 | 1 | Bo Scott, CLE | 30 | 233 | 7.8 | 1 | MacArthur Lane, STL | 29 | 298 | 10.3 | 0 | Tom Matte, BAL | 29 | 239 | 8.2 | 0 | Ray Chester, OAK | 28 | 442 | 15.8 | 7 | Mike Montgomery, SD | 28 | 361 | 12.9 | 2 | Frank Pitts, CLE | 27 | 487 | 18.0 | 4 | Rich McGeorge, GB | 27 | 463 | 17.1 | 4 | Bob Wallace, CHI | 27 | 400 | 14.8 | 2 | Bill Masters, DEN | 27 | 382 | 14.1 | 1 | Pettis Norman, SD | 27 | 358 | 13.3 | 1 | Don Herrmann, NYG | 27 | 297 | 11.0 | 1 | Chip Myers, CIN | 27 | 286 | 10.6 | 1 | Ken Willard, SF | 27 | 202 | 7.5 | 1 | Elmo Wright, KC | 26 | 528 | 20.3 | 3 | Rich Caster, NYJ | 26 | 454 | 17.5 | 6 | Boyd Dowler, WAS | 26 | 352 | 13.5 | 0 | Donny Anderson, GB | 26 | 306 | 11.8 | 1 | Altie Taylor, DET | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 1 | Floyd Little, DEN | 26 | 255 | 9.8 | 0 | Les Josephson, LAM | 26 | 230 | 8.8 | 2 | Eddie Hinton, BAL | 25 | 436 | 17.4 | 2 | Alvin Reed, HOU | 25 | 408 | 16.3 | 1 | Jerry Simmons, DEN | 25 | 403 | 16.1 | 1 | Ken Burrough, HOU | 25 | 370 | 14.8 | 1 | Bobby Duhon, NYG | 25 | 266 | 10.6 | 0 | Leroy Kelly, CLE | 25 | 252 | 10.1 | 2 | Norm Bulaich, BAL | 25 | 229 | 9.2 | 2 | Dave Osborn, MIN | 25 | 195 | 7.8 | 1 | Rich Houston, NYG | 24 | 426 | 17.8 | 4 | Ray Perkins, BAL | 24 | 424 | 17.7 | 4 | Charley Taylor, WAS | 24 | 370 | 15.4 | 4 | Fred Willis, CIN | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 0 | Lee Bouggess, PHI | 24 | 170 | 7.1 | 1 | Haven Moses, BUF | 23 | 470 | 20.4 | 2 | Howard Twilley, MIA | 23 | 349 | 15.2 | 4 | Jeff Queen, SD | 23 | 270 | 11.7 | 3 | Eric Crabtree, CIN/NE | 23 | 222 | 9.7 | 3 | Morris Stroud, KC | 22 | 454 | 20.6 | 1 | Speedy Thomas, CIN | 22 | 327 | 14.9 | 2 | Carl Garrett, NE | 22 | 265 | 12.0 | 1 | Marv Hubbard, OAK | 22 | 167 | 7.6 | 1 | Earl McCullouch, DET | 21 | 552 | 26.3 | 3 | Don Maynard, NYJ | 21 | 408 | 19.4 | 2 | Jackie Smith, STL | 21 | 379 | 18.0 | 4 | Bruce Coslet, CIN | 21 | 356 | 17.0 | 4 | Bob Newland, NO | 21 | 319 | 15.2 | 0 | Jerry LeVias, SD | 21 | 265 | 12.6 | 1 | O. J. Simpson, BUF | 21 | 162 | 7.7 | 0 | Tucker Frederickson, NYG | 21 | 114 | 5.4 | 1 | Harold Carmichael, PHI | 20 | 288 | 14.4 | 0 | Preston Pearson, PIT | 20 | 246 | 12.3 | 2 | Wes Chesson, ATL | 20 | 224 | 11.2 | 0 | Woody Campbell, HOU | 20 | 179 | 9.0 | 0 | Bob Adams, PIT | 20 | 160 | 8.0 | 0 | Charlie Harraway, WAS | 20 | 121 | 6.1 | 0 | Dwight Harrison, DEN | 19 | 265 | 13.9 | 2 | Harmon Wages, ATL | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 1 | Calvin Hill, DAL | 19 | 244 | 12.8 | 3 | Doug Cunningham, SF | 19 | 188 | 9.9 | 0 | Don Shy, CHI | 19 | 163 | 8.6 | 0 | Robert Holmes, KC/HOU | 19 | 154 | 8.1 | 0 | Doug Dressler, CIN | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 0 | Mel Gray, STL | 18 | 534 | 29.7 | 4 | Dick Witcher, SF | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 3 | Jim Braxton, BUF | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 0 | Jim Nance, NE | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | Bob Gresham, NO | 17 | 203 | 11.9 | 0 | Warren Bankston, PIT | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 0 | Jim Grabowski, CHI | 17 | 100 | 5.9 | 0 | Jerry Smith, WAS | 16 | 227 | 14.2 | 1 | Larry Brown, WAS | 16 | 176 | 11.0 | 2 | Wendell Hayes, KC | 16 | 150 | 9.4 | 1 | Greg Jones, BUF | 16 | 113 | 7.1 | 1 | Rocky Thompson, NYG | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | Jim Strong, NO | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | Al Dodd, NO | 15 | 298 | 19.9 | 0 | Billy Truax, DAL | 15 | 232 | 15.5 | 1 | Gary Collins, CLE | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 3 | Stu Voigt, MIN | 15 | 214 | 14.3 | 1 | Cannonball Butler, ATL | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 2 | Oscar Reed, MIN | 15 | 138 | 9.2 | 0 | Johnny Roland, STL | 15 | 108 | 7.2 | 0 | Clarence Davis, OAK | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 0 | Don Nottingham, BAL | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 0 | John Spilis, GB | 14 | 281 | 20.1 | 1 | Essex Johnson, CIN | 14 | 258 | 18.4 | 2 | Jack Gehrke, DEN | 14 | 254 | 18.1 | 0 | Ron Sellers, NE | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 3 | Hubie Bryant, NE | 14 | 212 | 15.1 | 1 | Bob Klein, LAM | 14 | 160 | 11.4 | 4 | John Brockington, GB | 14 | 98 | 7.0 | 1 | Gary Ballman, PHI | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 0 | Duane Thomas, DAL | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 2 | Charlie Evans, NYG | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 0 | Marv Fleming, MIA | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 2 | Jan White, BUF | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 0 | Pete Banaszak, OAK | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | Larry Csonka, MIA | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 1 | Jim Otis, KC | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 2 | Tom Beer, NE | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 3 | Rod Sherman, OAK | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 1 | Dave Williams, STL | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 1 | Gene Washington, MIN | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 0 | Cid Edwards, STL | 12 | 122 | 10.2 | 0 | Tommy Mason, WAS | 12 | 109 | 9.1 | 0 | Virgil Robinson, NO | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 1 | Hoyle Granger, NO | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | J. D. Hill, BUF | 11 | 216 | 19.6 | 2 | John Mackey, BAL | 11 | 143 | 13.0 | 0 | Emerson Boozer, NYJ | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 1 | Bill Tucker, CHI | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | Sonny Davis, PHI | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | Karl Noonan, MIA | 10 | 180 | 18.0 | 0 | Willie Richardson, BAL | 10 | 173 | 17.3 | 2 | Willie Frazier, HOU/KC | 10 | 154 | 15.4 | 0 | Walker Gillette, SD | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 2 | Rich Kotite, NYG | 10 | 146 | 14.6 | 2 | Ted Koy, BUF | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 1 | Al Denson, MIN | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 0 | Bill Brown, MIN | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 0 | Tony Baker, NO/PHI | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 1 | Roy Shivers, STL | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 0 | Cyril Pinder, CHI | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | Roland Moss, NE | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 1 | Dickie Post, DEN/HOU | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 1 | Clint Jones, MIN | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 0 | Ronnie Bull, PHI | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 1 | Joe Dawkins, DEN | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | Gloster Richardson, DAL | 8 | 170 | 21.3 | 3 | Jim Whalen, DEN/PHI | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 0 | Pete Lammons, NYJ | 8 | 149 | 18.6 | 1 | Jon Staggers, PIT | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | Paul Robinson, CIN | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | Jim Lindsey, MIN | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | Fred Hill, PHI | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | Clem Turner, DEN | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | Tom Bailey, PHI | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | James Ford, NO | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | Robert Brown, MIN | 6 | 141 | 23.5 | 0 | Chuck Dicus, SD | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 | Craig Cotton, DET | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | Kent Kramer, PHI | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | Bob Gladieux, NE | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | Dave Davis, GB | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | Ron Johnson, NYG | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | George Nock, NYJ | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 2 | Larry Watkins, PHI | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | Tom Woodeshick, PHI | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | Ward Walsh, HOU | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | Leroy Sledge, HOU | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 1 | Drew Buie, OAK | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 2 | Eddie Bell, NYJ | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 1 | Coleman Zeno, NYG | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | Mack Alston, WAS | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | Jim Seymour, CHI | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | Otto Stowe, MIA | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | Mel Farr, DET | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | Bob Chandler, BUF | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | Ike Hill, BUF | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | Jim McFarland, STL | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 2 | Steve Harkey, NYJ | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | Junior Coffey, NYG | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | Mercury Morris, MIA | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | Warren McVea, KC | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | Ron Jessie, DET | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | Eldridge Dickey, OAK | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | Ray Poage, ATL | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | Dave Jones, CLE | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | Fred Hyatt, STL | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | Margene Adkins, DAL | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | Reggie Rucker, DAL/NYG/NE | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | Mike Richardson, HOU | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | Matt Maslowski, LAM | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 1 | Larry Schreiber, SF | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 1 | Travis Williams, LAM | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | Joe Williams, DAL | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | Frank Lewis, PIT | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | Earl Thomas, CHI | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | Sonny Campbell, ATL | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | Preston Riley, SF | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | Dave Hampton, GB | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | John Mosier, DEN | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | Don Burchfield, NO | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | Jimmy Thomas, SF | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | Dan Reeves, DAL | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | Willie Belton, ATL | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | Leon Burns, SD | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | Jim Mandich, MIA | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | Don McCauley, BAL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | Jess Phillips, CIN | 2 | 125 | 62.5 | 1 | Charlie Smith, OAK | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | Dennis Homan, KC | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | Fran Lynch, DEN | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | Don Highsmith, OAK | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | Bob Windsor, SF | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | Bob Moore, OAK | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | Joe Moore, CHI | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | John Henderson, MIN | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | Jim Harrison, CHI | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | Ed Marshall, CIN | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | Bob Brunett, WAS | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | Steve Zabel, PHI | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | Odell Lawson, NE | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | Larry Seiple, MIA | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | Chuck Hughes, DET | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | John Mallory, ATL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | Paul Gipson, DET | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | Gordon Bowdell, DEN | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Bo Cornell, CLE | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | Al Sykes, NE | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | Cecil Turner, CHI | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | Sam Havrilak, BAL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Sid Smith, KC | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Gary Arthur, NYJ | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Larry Stegent, STL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Bill Van Heusen, DEN | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | Mike Kelly, CIN | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | Jack Maitland, NE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Mike Adamle, KC | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | John Tanner, SD | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Art Strozier, SD | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Chip Glass, CLE | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | Greg Brezina, ATL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | Larry Brown, PIT | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | George Kunz, ATL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | Pat Curran, LAM | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | Dave Washington, DEN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Claxton Welch, DAL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | Bob Reynolds, STL | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | Archie Manning, NO | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | Mike Schnitker, DEN | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 |
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