| 1972 NFL Receiving
Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Harold Jackson, PHI | 62 | 1048 | 16.9 | 4 | Fred Biletnikoff, OAK | 58 | 802 | 13.8 | 7 | Otis Taylor, KC | 57 | 821 | 14.4 | 6 | Chip Myers, CIN | 57 | 792 | 13.9 | 3 | Bob Tucker, NYG | 55 | 764 | 13.9 | 4 | J. D. Hill, BUF | 52 | 754 | 14.5 | 5 | Gary Garrison, SD | 52 | 744 | 14.3 | 7 | Art Malone, ATL | 50 | 585 | 11.7 | 2 | Charley Taylor, WAS | 49 | 673 | 13.7 | 7 | John Gilliam, MIN | 47 | 1035 | 22.0 | 7 | Bob Newland, NO | 47 | 579 | 12.3 | 2 | Gene Washington, SF | 46 | 918 | 20.0 | 12 | Ed Podolak, KC | 46 | 345 | 7.5 | 2 | Ron Johnson, NYG | 45 | 451 | 10.0 | 5 | Fred Willis, CIN/HOU | 45 | 297 | 6.6 | 2 | Reggie Rucker, NE | 44 | 681 | 15.5 | 3 | Bob Trumpy, CIN | 44 | 500 | 11.4 | 2 | Vic Washington, SF | 43 | 393 | 9.1 | 1 | Calvin Hill, DAL | 43 | 364 | 8.5 | 3 | Ted Kwalick, SF | 40 | 751 | 18.8 | 9 | Cid Edwards, SD | 40 | 557 | 13.9 | 2 | Tom Mitchell, BAL | 40 | 494 | 12.4 | 4 | Rich Caster, NYJ | 39 | 833 | 21.4 | 10 | Doug Dressler, CIN | 39 | 348 | 8.9 | 1 | Ron Shanklin, PIT | 38 | 669 | 17.6 | 3 | Dan Abramowicz, NO | 38 | 668 | 17.6 | 7 | Rod Sherman, DEN | 38 | 661 | 17.4 | 3 | Johnny Roland, STL | 38 | 321 | 8.4 | 2 | Walt Garrison, DAL | 37 | 390 | 10.5 | 3 | Frank Pitts, CLE | 36 | 620 | 17.2 | 8 | Eddie Bell, NYJ | 35 | 629 | 18.0 | 2 | Roy Jefferson, WAS | 35 | 550 | 15.7 | 3 | Ray Chester, OAK | 34 | 576 | 16.9 | 8 | Sam Havrilak, BAL | 33 | 571 | 17.3 | 4 | Walker Gillette, STL | 33 | 550 | 16.7 | 2 | Bob Chandler, BUF | 33 | 528 | 16.0 | 5 | Bob Windsor, NE | 33 | 383 | 11.6 | 1 | Dave Parks, NO | 32 | 542 | 16.9 | 6 | Larry Brown, WAS | 32 | 473 | 14.8 | 4 | Fair Hooker, CLE | 32 | 411 | 12.8 | 2 | Ron Sellers, DAL | 31 | 653 | 21.1 | 5 | Wendell Hayes, KC | 31 | 295 | 9.5 | 3 | Larry Schreiber, SF | 31 | 283 | 9.1 | 1 | Mike Garrett, SD | 31 | 245 | 7.9 | 1 | Jack Snow, LAM | 30 | 590 | 19.7 | 4 | Milt Morin, CLE | 30 | 540 | 18.0 | 1 | Ben Hawkins, PHI | 30 | 512 | 17.1 | 1 | Carl Garrett, NE | 30 | 410 | 13.7 | 0 | Dave Smith, PIT/HOU | 30 | 316 | 10.5 | 0 | Don McCauley, BAL | 30 | 256 | 8.5 | 2 | Oscar Reed, MIN | 30 | 205 | 6.8 | 0 | Paul Warfield, MIA | 29 | 606 | 20.9 | 3 | Don Maynard, NYJ | 29 | 510 | 17.6 | 2 | Ahmad Rashad, STL | 29 | 500 | 17.2 | 3 | Ken Burrow, ATL | 29 | 492 | 17.0 | 5 | Essex Johnson, CIN | 29 | 420 | 14.5 | 2 | Jim Bertelsen, LAM | 29 | 331 | 11.4 | 1 | Bob Klein, LAM | 29 | 330 | 11.4 | 1 | Altie Taylor, DET | 29 | 250 | 8.6 | 2 | Bob Gresham, NO | 29 | 192 | 6.6 | 0 | Mike Siani, OAK | 28 | 496 | 17.7 | 5 | Jim Mitchell, ATL | 28 | 470 | 16.8 | 4 | Don Herrmann, NYG | 28 | 422 | 15.1 | 5 | Floyd Little, DEN | 28 | 367 | 13.1 | 4 | Charlie Smith, OAK | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 2 | Donny Anderson, STL | 28 | 298 | 10.6 | 2 | John Beasley, MIN | 28 | 232 | 8.3 | 1 | Ed Marinaro, MIN | 28 | 218 | 7.8 | 1 | Rich Houston, NYG | 27 | 468 | 17.3 | 3 | Charlie Sanders, DET | 27 | 416 | 15.4 | 2 | Frank Lewis, PIT | 27 | 391 | 14.5 | 5 | Lance Rentzel, LAM | 27 | 365 | 13.5 | 1 | O. J. Simpson, BUF | 27 | 198 | 7.3 | 0 | Ken Burrough, HOU | 26 | 521 | 20.0 | 4 | Jackie Smith, STL | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 2 | MacArthur Lane, GB | 26 | 285 | 11.0 | 0 | Charlie Evans, NYG | 26 | 182 | 7.0 | 1 | Bill Masters, DEN | 25 | 393 | 15.7 | 3 | Randy Vataha, NE | 25 | 369 | 14.8 | 2 | Bill Butler, NO | 25 | 226 | 9.0 | 2 | Don Nottingham, BAL | 25 | 191 | 7.6 | 0 | Larry Walton, DET | 24 | 485 | 20.2 | 6 | Charlie Joiner, HOU/CIN | 24 | 439 | 18.3 | 2 | Ron Jessie, DET | 24 | 424 | 17.7 | 4 | Jim Braxton, BUF | 24 | 232 | 9.7 | 1 | Ken Willard, SF | 24 | 131 | 5.5 | 1 | Dave Hampton, ATL | 23 | 244 | 10.6 | 1 | Bobby Anderson, DEN | 23 | 215 | 9.3 | 1 | Leroy Kelly, CLE | 23 | 204 | 8.9 | 1 | Bo Scott, CLE | 23 | 172 | 7.5 | 0 | Willie Ellison, LAM | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 1 | Bill Brown, MIN | 22 | 298 | 13.5 | 4 | Josh Ashton, NE | 22 | 207 | 9.4 | 1 | Marv Hubbard, OAK | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 0 | Jerry Smith, WAS | 21 | 353 | 16.8 | 7 | Riley Odoms, DEN | 21 | 320 | 15.2 | 1 | John McMakin, PIT | 21 | 277 | 13.2 | 1 | John Riggins, NYJ | 21 | 230 | 11.0 | 1 | Franco Harris, PIT | 21 | 180 | 8.6 | 1 | Jim Kiick, MIA | 21 | 147 | 7.0 | 1 | Earl Thomas, CHI | 20 | 365 | 18.3 | 3 | Howard Twilley, MIA | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 3 | Harold Carmichael, PHI | 20 | 276 | 13.8 | 2 | Dave Osborn, MIN | 20 | 166 | 8.3 | 1 | Po James, PHI | 20 | 156 | 7.8 | 1 | Pettis Norman, SD | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 0 | Alvin Reed, HOU | 19 | 251 | 13.2 | 2 | John Brockington, GB | 19 | 243 | 12.8 | 1 | Bob Gladieux, NE | 19 | 192 | 10.1 | 0 | Wes Chesson, ATL | 18 | 338 | 18.8 | 1 | Billy Parks, DAL | 18 | 298 | 16.6 | 1 | Haven Moses, BUF/DEN | 18 | 284 | 15.8 | 6 | Gene Washington, MIN | 18 | 259 | 14.4 | 2 | Joe Dawkins, DEN | 18 | 242 | 13.4 | 0 | Chuck Dicus, SD | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 2 | John Fuqua, PIT | 18 | 152 | 8.4 | 0 | Lydell Mitchell, BAL | 18 | 147 | 8.2 | 1 | Jerry Simmons, DEN | 17 | 235 | 13.8 | 2 | Mike Ditka, DAL | 17 | 198 | 11.6 | 1 | Speedy Thomas, CIN | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 1 | Carroll Dale, GB | 16 | 317 | 19.8 | 1 | Jerome Barkum, NYJ | 16 | 304 | 19.0 | 2 | Marlin Briscoe, MIA | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 4 | Joe Williams, NO | 16 | 116 | 7.3 | 0 | Tony Baker, PHI | 16 | 114 | 7.1 | 0 | Leland Glass, GB | 15 | 261 | 17.4 | 1 | Bob Hayes, DAL | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 0 | Lance Alworth, DAL | 15 | 195 | 13.0 | 2 | Larry Smith, LAM | 15 | 186 | 12.4 | 1 | Mercury Morris, MIA | 15 | 168 | 11.2 | 0 | Jimmy Thomas, SF | 15 | 148 | 9.9 | 0 | Charlie Harraway, WAS | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 0 | Steve Owens, DET | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | 0 | Mike Adamle, KC | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | Hoyle Granger, HOU | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | George Farmer, CHI | 14 | 380 | 27.1 | 2 | Dave Williams, SD | 14 | 315 | 22.5 | 3 | Tom Matte, BAL | 14 | 182 | 13.0 | 1 | Les Josephson, LAM | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 1 | Jim Strong, NO | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 0 | Paul Robinson, CIN/HOU | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 0 | Otto Stowe, MIA | 13 | 276 | 21.2 | 2 | Willie Frazier, KC | 13 | 172 | 13.2 | 5 | Marv Fleming, MIA | 13 | 156 | 12.0 | 1 | Jan White, BUF | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 2 | Dennis Homan, KC | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 1 | Jim Otis, KC | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 0 | Jim O'Brien, BAL | 11 | 263 | 23.9 | 2 | Kent Kramer, PHI | 11 | 176 | 16.0 | 1 | Robert Brown, NO | 11 | 175 | 15.9 | 1 | Jim Mandich, MIA | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 3 | Preston Riley, SF | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 1 | Eddie Hinton, BAL | 11 | 146 | 13.3 | 1 | Emerson Boozer, NYJ | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 3 | John Tarver, NE | 11 | 112 | 10.2 | 1 | John Mackey, SD | 11 | 110 | 10.0 | 0 | Bob Thomas, LAM | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 0 | Elmo Wright, KC | 11 | 81 | 7.4 | 0 | Preston Pearson, PIT | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 0 | John Henderson, MIN | 10 | 190 | 19.0 | 2 | Jim Seymour, CHI | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 1 | Mel Farr, DET | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 0 | Don Shy, CHI | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 0 | Jess Phillips, CIN | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | Gary Ballman, PHI | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 0 | Bob West, KC | 9 | 165 | 18.3 | 2 | Vince Clements, NYG | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 0 | Steve Harkey, NYJ | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 0 | Margene Adkins, NO | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 0 | Pete Banaszak, OAK | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | Norm Bulaich, BAL | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | Tom Reynolds, NE | 8 | 152 | 19.0 | 2 | Mike Montgomery, DAL | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 1 | Craig Cotton, DET | 8 | 129 | 16.1 | 1 | Jon Staggers, GB | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 1 | Roger Lawson, CHI | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 0 | Cotton Speyrer, BAL | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 0 | Clarence Davis, OAK | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 0 | Wayne Patrick, BUF | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 1 | Jim Harrison, CHI | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 1 | Jim Beirne, HOU | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 1 | Jean Fugett, DAL | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 0 | Fran Lynch, DEN | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | Arthur Green, NO | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | Cliff McClain, NYJ | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | Al Young, PIT | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | Rhett Dawson, HOU | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 1 | Willie Rodgers, HOU | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | Stu Voigt, MIN | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 1 | Bob Moore, OAK | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 1 | Clint Jones, MIN | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | Robert Holmes, HOU | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | Al Johnson, HOU | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | Leon Burns, STL | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | Larry Watkins, PHI | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | John Hilton, DET | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 1 | Earl McCullouch, DET | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 1 | Bob Grim, NYG | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 1 | Ken Brown, CLE | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | Chip Glass, CLE | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | Larry Csonka, MIA | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | Bruce Coslet, CIN | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | Joe Morrison, NYG | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | Tom Bailey, PHI | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | Dave Davis, GB | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 1 | Jim Krieg, DEN | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | Morris Stroud, KC | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 1 | Len Garrett, GB | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | Herb Mul-Key, WAS | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | Bill Van Heusen, DEN | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | Al Barnes, DET | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | Hank Bjorklund, NYJ | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | Rich McGeorge, GB | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 2 | Billy Truax, DAL | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | Jeff Kinney, KC | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | Jack Maitland, NE | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | Ward Walsh, HOU/GB | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | Tom Sullivan, PHI | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | Joe Orduna, NYG | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | Cecil Turner, CHI | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | John Isenbarger, SF | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 1 | Mel Gray, STL | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | Cliff Branch, OAK | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | Glenn Doughty, BAL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | Dick Gordon, LAM | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | Jim Lindsey, MIN | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | Joe Profit, ATL | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | Dick Witcher, SF | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | Lee White, SD | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | Dave Kopay, GB | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | Mack Alston, WAS | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | Nick Eddy, DET | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | Tom Beer, NE | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | Fred Hyatt, STL | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | Joe Sweet, LAM | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | Wayne Stewart, NYJ | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | Bruce Jankowski, KC | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | Mike Carter, SD | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | Randy Jackson, BUF | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | Bobby Duhon, NYG | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | Gary Kosins, CHI | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | Mickey Zofko, DET | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | Bo Cornell, CLE | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | John Mosier, BAL | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 0 | Ray Nitschke, GB | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | Nate Allen, KC | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | Roy Shivers, STL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | Terry Beasley, SF | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | Todd Snyder, ATL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Paul Staroba, CLE | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | Pete Lammons, GB | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | John Love, LAM | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | Ray Jarvis, ATL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | Leo Hayden, STL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | Dwight Harrison, DEN/BUF | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | Billy Walik, PHI | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | Eddie Ray, ATL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | Cyril Pinder, CHI | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | Larry Brown, PIT | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | Clem Turner, DEN | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | Craig Baynham, STL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | Ted Koy, BUF | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | Bob Wallace, CHI | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | James Ford, NO | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | Bob Brunett, WAS | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | Jerry LeVias, SD | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | Bob Wicks, STL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | Cannonball Butler, STL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | Gloster Richardson, CLE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | Bob Parsons, CHI | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | Creston Whitaker, NO | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Warren Bankston, PIT | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Steve Davis, PIT | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | Drew Buie, CIN | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | John Hadl, SD | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Dave Washington, BUF | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Gerry Mullins, PIT | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | Tom Woodeshick, STL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | Willie Belton, ATL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | Bob Berry, ATL | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | Ed White, MIN | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
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