| 1978 NFL Receiving
Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Rickey Young, MIN | 88 | 704 | 8.0 | 5 | Tony Galbreath, NO | 74 | 582 | 7.9 | 2 | Steve Largent, SEA | 71 | 1168 | 16.5 | 8 | Ahmad Rashad, MIN | 66 | 769 | 11.7 | 8 | Pat Tilley, STL | 62 | 900 | 14.5 | 3 | Dave Casper, OAK | 62 | 852 | 13.7 | 9 | Lynn Swann, PIT | 61 | 880 | 14.4 | 11 | Chuck Foreman, MIN | 61 | 396 | 6.5 | 2 | Lydell Mitchell, SD | 57 | 500 | 8.8 | 2 | John Jefferson, SD | 56 | 1001 | 17.9 | 13 | Harold Carmichael, PHI | 55 | 1072 | 19.5 | 8 | Riley Odoms, DEN | 54 | 829 | 15.4 | 6 | Henry Childs, NO | 53 | 869 | 16.4 | 4 | Sammy White, MIN | 53 | 741 | 14.0 | 9 | David Hill, DET | 53 | 633 | 11.9 | 4 | Willie Miller, LAM | 50 | 767 | 15.3 | 5 | Walter Payton, CHI | 50 | 480 | 9.6 | 0 | Ron Jessie, LAM | 49 | 752 | 15.3 | 4 | Cliff Branch, OAK | 49 | 709 | 14.5 | 1 | Wesley Walker, NYJ | 48 | 1169 | 24.4 | 8 | Nat Moore, MIA | 48 | 645 | 13.4 | 10 | Tony Reed, KC | 48 | 483 | 10.1 | 1 | Horace King, DET | 48 | 396 | 8.3 | 2 | Isaac Curtis, CIN | 47 | 737 | 15.7 | 3 | Ken Burrough, HOU | 47 | 624 | 13.3 | 2 | Bob Tucker, MIN | 47 | 540 | 11.5 | 0 | Preston Pearson, DAL | 47 | 526 | 11.2 | 0 | Tony Hill, DAL | 46 | 823 | 17.9 | 6 | James Lofton, GB | 46 | 818 | 17.8 | 6 | Wallace Francis, ATL | 45 | 695 | 15.4 | 3 | Billy Ryckman, ATL | 45 | 679 | 15.1 | 2 | Duriel Harris, MIA | 45 | 654 | 14.5 | 3 | Joe Washington, BAL | 45 | 377 | 8.4 | 1 | Mel Gray, STL | 44 | 871 | 19.8 | 1 | Drew Pearson, DAL | 44 | 714 | 16.2 | 3 | Bob Chandler, BUF | 44 | 581 | 13.2 | 5 | Reggie Rucker, CLE | 43 | 893 | 20.8 | 8 | Roland Harper, CHI | 43 | 340 | 7.9 | 2 | James Scott, CHI | 42 | 759 | 18.1 | 5 | Walter White, KC | 42 | 340 | 8.1 | 1 | John Stallworth, PIT | 41 | 798 | 19.5 | 9 | Frank Lewis, BUF | 41 | 735 | 17.9 | 7 | John Cappelletti, LAM | 41 | 382 | 9.3 | 1 | Ike Harris, NO | 40 | 590 | 14.8 | 4 | Morris Bradshaw, OAK | 40 | 552 | 13.8 | 2 | Tinker Owens, NO | 40 | 446 | 11.2 | 2 | Russ Francis, NE | 39 | 543 | 13.9 | 4 | Derrick Gaffney, NYJ | 38 | 691 | 18.2 | 3 | Ozzie Newsome, CLE | 38 | 589 | 15.5 | 2 | Greg Pruitt, CLE | 38 | 292 | 7.7 | 2 | Haven Moses, DEN | 37 | 744 | 20.1 | 5 | Harold Jackson, NE | 37 | 743 | 20.1 | 6 | Dave Logan, CLE | 37 | 585 | 15.8 | 4 | Freddie Scott, DET | 37 | 564 | 15.2 | 2 | Sam McCullum, SEA | 37 | 525 | 14.2 | 3 | Randy Grossman, PIT | 37 | 448 | 12.1 | 1 | Tony Dorsett, DAL | 37 | 378 | 10.2 | 2 | Barty Smith, GB | 37 | 256 | 6.9 | 0 | Danny Buggs, WAS | 36 | 575 | 16.0 | 2 | MacArthur Lane, KC | 36 | 279 | 7.8 | 0 | Wes Chandler, NO | 35 | 472 | 13.5 | 2 | Mike Thomas, WAS | 35 | 387 | 11.1 | 2 | Archie Griffin, CIN | 35 | 284 | 8.1 | 3 | Stanley Morgan, NE | 34 | 820 | 24.1 | 5 | John McDaniel, WAS | 34 | 577 | 17.0 | 4 | Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 34 | 509 | 15.0 | 9 | Bob Klein, SD | 34 | 413 | 12.1 | 2 | Reuben Gant, BUF | 34 | 408 | 12.0 | 5 | Terdell Middleton, GB | 34 | 332 | 9.8 | 1 | Don McCauley, BAL | 34 | 296 | 8.7 | 0 | Don Woods, SD | 34 | 295 | 8.7 | 0 | Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 34 | 195 | 5.7 | 1 | Charlie Joiner, SD | 33 | 607 | 18.4 | 1 | Wayne Morris, STL | 33 | 298 | 9.0 | 1 | Morris Owens, TB | 32 | 640 | 20.0 | 5 | Jim Robinson, NYG | 32 | 620 | 19.4 | 2 | Johhny Perkins, NYG | 32 | 514 | 16.1 | 3 | Mike Barber, HOU | 32 | 513 | 16.0 | 3 | Jim Mitchell, ATL | 32 | 366 | 11.4 | 2 | Freddie Solomon, SF | 31 | 458 | 14.8 | 2 | Andre Tillman, MIA | 31 | 398 | 12.8 | 3 | Luther Blue, DET | 31 | 350 | 11.3 | 2 | John Riggins, WAS | 31 | 299 | 9.6 | 0 | Sam Cunningham, NE | 31 | 297 | 9.6 | 0 | Dexter Bussey, DET | 31 | 275 | 8.9 | 1 | Pete Johnson, CIN | 31 | 236 | 7.6 | 0 | Bubba Bean, ATL | 31 | 209 | 6.7 | 1 | Mike Hogan, PHI | 31 | 164 | 5.3 | 1 | Roger Carr, BAL | 30 | 629 | 21.0 | 6 | Billy Brooks, CIN | 30 | 506 | 16.9 | 2 | David Sims, SEA | 30 | 195 | 6.5 | 1 | Jerome Barkum, NYJ | 28 | 391 | 14.0 | 3 | Golden Richards, DAL/CHI | 28 | 381 | 13.6 | 0 | Sherman Smith, SEA | 28 | 366 | 13.1 | 1 | Don Bass, CIN | 27 | 447 | 16.6 | 4 | Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 27 | 291 | 10.8 | 0 | Steve Jones, STL | 27 | 217 | 8.0 | 0 | Aundra Thompson, GB | 26 | 527 | 20.3 | 2 | Alfred Jackson, ATL | 26 | 526 | 20.2 | 2 | Henry Marshall, KC | 26 | 433 | 16.7 | 2 | Keith Krepfle, PHI | 26 | 374 | 14.4 | 3 | Mike Renfro, HOU | 26 | 339 | 13.0 | 2 | Andy Johnson, NE | 26 | 267 | 10.3 | 0 | Chuck Muncie, NO | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 0 | Kevin Long, NYJ | 26 | 204 | 7.8 | 0 | Glenn Doughty, BAL | 25 | 390 | 15.6 | 3 | Jean Fugett, WAS | 25 | 367 | 14.7 | 7 | Calvin Hill, CLE | 25 | 334 | 13.4 | 6 | Leroy Harris, MIA | 25 | 211 | 8.4 | 0 | Dave Stief, STL | 24 | 477 | 19.9 | 4 | Jack Dolbin, DEN | 24 | 284 | 11.8 | 0 | Gary Davis, MIA | 24 | 218 | 9.1 | 0 | Dave Preston, DEN | 24 | 199 | 8.3 | 1 | Ricky Thompson, WAS | 23 | 350 | 15.2 | 1 | Terry Nelson, LAM | 23 | 344 | 15.0 | 0 | Jimmie Giles, TB | 23 | 324 | 14.1 | 2 | Rich McGeorge, GB | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 1 | Eason Ramson, STL | 23 | 238 | 10.3 | 1 | Art Whittington, OAK | 23 | 106 | 4.6 | 0 | Steve Raible, SEA | 22 | 316 | 14.4 | 1 | Terry Miller, BUF | 22 | 246 | 11.2 | 0 | Robert Miller, MIN | 22 | 230 | 10.5 | 0 | Doug Kotar, NYG | 22 | 225 | 10.2 | 1 | Ken MacAfee, SF | 22 | 205 | 9.3 | 1 | Franco Harris, PIT | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 0 | Paul Seal, SF | 21 | 370 | 17.6 | 2 | O. J. Simpson, SF | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 2 | Jon Keyworth, DEN | 21 | 166 | 7.9 | 1 | Rich Caster, HOU | 20 | 316 | 15.8 | 5 | Fred Biletnikoff, OAK | 20 | 285 | 14.3 | 2 | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 20 | 176 | 8.8 | 2 | Bob Hammond, NYG | 20 | 173 | 8.7 | 2 | Cleo Miller, CLE | 20 | 152 | 7.6 | 0 | Mike Pruitt, CLE | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 0 | Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 19 | 246 | 12.9 | 1 | Scott Dierking, NYJ | 19 | 152 | 8.0 | 0 | Louis Carter, TB | 19 | 139 | 7.3 | 0 | Greg Boykin, SF | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 0 | Al Dixon, NYG | 18 | 376 | 20.9 | 3 | Ron Howard, SEA | 18 | 251 | 13.9 | 1 | Charle Young, LAM | 18 | 213 | 11.8 | 0 | Mack Alston, BAL | 18 | 210 | 11.7 | 2 | Del Williams, MIA | 18 | 192 | 10.7 | 0 | Jesse Thompson, DET | 18 | 175 | 9.7 | 4 | Curtis Brown, BUF | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 0 | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 1 | Rocky Bleier, PIT | 17 | 168 | 9.9 | 1 | Rob Carpenter, HOU | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 0 | Don Testerman, SEA | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 0 | Bennie Cunningham, PIT | 16 | 321 | 20.1 | 2 | Kenny Harrison, SF | 16 | 320 | 20.0 | 0 | Al Chandler, STL/NE | 16 | 190 | 11.9 | 4 | Rick Kane, DET | 16 | 161 | 10.1 | 0 | Bob Ferrell, SF | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | 0 | Norm Bulaich, MIA | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 0 | Pat McInally, CIN | 15 | 189 | 12.6 | 0 | Greg Latta, CHI | 15 | 159 | 10.6 | 0 | Ricky Bell, TB | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 0 | Roland Hooks, BUF | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 1 | Billy Campfield, PHI | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 0 | Tim Wilson, HOU | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 1 | Billy Waddy, LAM | 14 | 258 | 18.4 | 1 | Jim Obradovich, TB | 14 | 219 | 15.6 | 3 | Frank Grant, WAS/TB | 14 | 204 | 14.6 | 0 | Horace Ivory, NE | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 0 | Ted McKnight, KC | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 1 | Larry Mucker, TB | 13 | 271 | 20.8 | 0 | Ken Payne, PHI | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 1 | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 13 | 196 | 15.1 | 2 | Ray Chester, OAK | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 2 | Richard Osborne, PHI | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 0 | Ron Lee, BAL | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 1 | Jim Corbett, CIN | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 0 | Al Hunter, SEA | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 0 | Paul Hofer, SF | 12 | 170 | 14.2 | 0 | Butch Johnson, DAL | 12 | 155 | 12.9 | 0 | Rick Walker, CIN | 12 | 126 | 10.5 | 2 | Haskel Stanback, ATL | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 0 | Lenvil Elliott, CIN | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 0 | Otis Armstrong, DEN | 12 | 98 | 8.2 | 1 | Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 2 | Dan Doornink, NYG | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 | Earl Campbell, HOU | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | Reese McCall, BAL | 11 | 160 | 14.5 | 1 | Charlie Smith, PHI | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 2 | Duke Ferguson, SEA | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 0 | Clarence Harmon, WAS | 11 | 112 | 10.2 | 1 | Horace Belton, KC | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 0 | Bo Matthews, SD | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 0 | Boobie Clark, CIN | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 0 | Mickey Shuler, NYJ | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 3 | Deacon Turner, CIN | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | Leonard Thompson, DET | 10 | 167 | 16.7 | 4 | Terry LeCount, SF | 10 | 131 | 13.1 | 0 | Gary Shirk, NYG | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 2 | Ricky Patton, ATL | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | Don Hardeman, BAL | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 0 | Dennis Johnson, BUF | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 0 | Hank Bauer, SD | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 1 | Dave Williams, SF | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | Lonnie Perrin, DEN | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 1 | Mike Strachan, NO | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | Artie Owens, SD | 9 | 188 | 20.9 | 0 | Larry Dorsey, KC | 9 | 169 | 18.8 | 2 | John McKay, TB | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 1 | Elmo Boyd, SF/GB | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 1 | Roosevelt Leaks, BAL | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 2 | John Sawyer, SEA | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 0 | Pat Curran, SD | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 2 | Jim Braxton, BUF/MIA | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | Billy Taylor, NYG | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | Keith Wright, CLE | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | Cullen Bryant, LAM | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | Rich Mauti, NO | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 2 | Jim Otis, STL | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | James Thompson, NYG | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 0 | Don Hasselbeck, NE | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 0 | Jim Culbreath, GB | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | Pete Banaszak, OAK | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | Larry Csonka, NYG | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | Lou Piccone, BUF | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 2 | Ray Strong, ATL | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | Rod Phillips, LAM | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | Arnold Morgado, KC | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | Cleveland Franklin, PHI | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | Mike Siani, BAL | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 1 | Jimmy Cefalo, MIA | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 3 | Scott Laidlaw, DAL | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 1 | Tony Samuels, KC | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | Robert Woods, HOU | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 2 | Jim Smith, PIT | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 2 | Isaac Hagins, TB | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | Theo Bell, PIT | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | Rob Lytle, DEN | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | Larry Canada, DEN | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | Larry Hardy, NO | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 1 | Larry Burton, SD | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 3 | Dwight Scales, LAM | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | Dennis Law, CIN | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | Dennis Pearson, ATL | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | Sidney Thornton, PIT | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | Terry Robiskie, OAK | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | Tom Newton, NYJ | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | Johnny Rodgers, SD | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | Johnny Davis, TB | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | Mark Bailey, KC | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | Tony Green, WAS | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | Ricky Feacher, CLE | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | Larry Walton, BUF | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | Steve Odom, GB | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | Stu Voigt, MIN | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | Steve Schubert, CHI | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | Jimmy Childs, STL | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | Ron Egloff, DEN | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | Bruce Hardy, MIA | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 2 | Steve Craig, MIN | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | Rufus Crawford, SEA | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | Clarence Davis, OAK | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | Dwight McDonald, SD | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 1 | Emery Moorehead, NYG | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | George Ragsdale, TB | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | Don Westbrook, NE | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | Preston Dennard, LAM | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | Jim Thaxton, STL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | Don Calhoun, NE | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | Benny Malone, MIA/WAS | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | Gordon Bell, STL | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | Loaird McCreary, MIA | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 2 | Clark Gaines, NYJ | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | Jim Jodat, LAM | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | Mike Esposito, ATL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | Jay Saldi, DAL | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 2 | Will Harrell, STL | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | Mark Kellar, MIN | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | Bo Rather, CHI/MIA | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | Jack Steptoe, SF | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | Leonard Willis, BUF | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | Conrad Rucker, HOU | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | Eric Torkelson, GB | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | Reggie Haynes, WAS | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | Charlie White, TB | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | Alfred Jenkins, ATL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | James Wright, ATL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | Willie Spencer, NYG | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | Tony Davis, CIN | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | Wendell Tyler, LAM | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | Lawrence Gaines, DET | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | Larry Barnes, SD/STL/PHI | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | Brent McClanahan, MIN | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | Kim Jones, NO | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | James Betterson, PHI | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | Brian Duncan, HOU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Terry Anderson, MIA/WAS | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 0 | Kevin Miller, MIN | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | Greg McCrary, WAS/SD | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | Carlos Pennywell, NE | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | Danny Reece, TB | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | Harry Washington, MIN | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | Vince Kinney, DEN | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | Marshall Johnson, BAL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | Larry Jones, SF | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | Tom Sullivan, CLE | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | George Franklin, ATL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | Bobby Jones, NYJ | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | Clarence Williams, SD | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | Ron Smith, LAM | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | Brian Peets, SEA | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | Mark Murphy, WAS | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | James McAlister, NE | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | Willie Shelby, CIN | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | Billy Johnson, HOU | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | Ray Jarvis, DET | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | Tony Benjamin, SEA | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | Mike Cobb, CHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | Vern Den Herder, MIA | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | Guido Merkens, HOU | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Doug Dennison, DAL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | Larry Collins, CLE | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Gary Parris, CLE | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Nate Simpson, GB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | Jimmy DuBose, TB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | Jerry Latin, STL/LAM | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | Ernest Pough, NYG | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | Harold Hart, OAK | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | Robin Earl, CHI | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | Rick Moser, PIT | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | Brian Kelley, NYG | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | James Van Wagner, NO | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | John Roman, NYJ | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | Rickey Anderson, SD | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | Greg Sampson, HOU | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | Jim Turner, DEN | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | Joe Ferguson, BUF | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
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