NFL Single-Season Receiving Yards Leaders Through 1985Subscribe Now (First Month Free)

These are the NFL single-season record holders through the 1985 season. See current receiving yards leaders or select another stat or year:

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Leaders through 1985

Leaders through 1985 Table
Rank Current Player (age) Yds Year Tm
110Charley Hennigan (26)17461961HOU
227Lance Alworth (25)16021965SDG
339Roy Green (27)15551984STL
441Charley Hennigan (29)15461964HOU
561Elroy Hirsch (28)14951951RAM
670Bill Groman (24)14731960HOU
782Bobby Mitchell (28)14361963WAS
883Don Maynard (32)14341967NYJ
9102Mike Quick (24)14091983PHI
10121John Stallworth (32)13951984PIT
11126Mark Clayton (23)13891984MIA
12129Bobby Mitchell (27)13841962WAS
13131Lance Alworth (26)13831966SDG
14143Art Monk (27)13721984WAS
15152James Lofton (28)13611984GNB
152Art Powell (27)13611964OAK
16156Alfred Jenkins (29)13581981ATL
17163Carlos Carson (25)13511983KAN
18170Dave Parks (24)13441965SFO
19177John Jefferson (24)13401980SDG
20206Lance Alworth (28)13121968SDG
21215Mark Duper (25)13061984MIA
22218Art Powell (26)13041963OAK
23225James Lofton (27)13001983GNB
24227Raymond Berry (27)12981960BAL
25228Don Maynard (33)12971968NYJ
228Otis Taylor (24)12971966KAN
26235Buddy Dial (26)12951963PIT
27238James Lofton (25)12941981GNB
28245Kellen Winslow (23)12901980SDG
29248Steve Largent (31)12871985SEA
30Pat Studstill (28)12661966DET
31Don Maynard (25)12651960NYT
Ben Hawkins (23)12651967PHI
32Warren Wells (27)12601969OAK
33Todd Christensen (27)12471983RAI
Mike Quick (26)12471985PHI
34Steve Watson (24)12441981DEN
Frank Lewis (34)12441981BUF
35Steve Largent (25)12371979SEA
36Lionel Taylor (25)12351960DEN
Lance Alworth (24)12351964SDG
37Bob Hayes (24)12321966DAL
38Billy Howton (22)12311952GNB
39Roy Green (26)12271983STL
40James Lofton (24)12261980GNB
Art Monk (28)12261985WAS
41Charlie Brown (25)12251983WAS
42Steve Largent (27)12241981SEA
43Don Maynard (30)12181965NYJ
44Bob Boyd (26)12121954RAM
45Don Hutson (29)12111942GNB
46Homer Jones (26)12091967NYG
47Jackie Smith (27)12051967STL
Lance Alworth (23)12051963SDG
48Johnny Morris (29)12001964CHI
49Wes Chandler (29)11991985SDG
50Pete Retzlaff (34)11901965PHI
51George Sauer (24)11891967NYJ
52Billy Howton (26)11881956GNB
Charlie Joiner (34)11881981SDG
53John Stallworth (27)11831979PIT
54Del Shofner (29)11811963NYG
55Tim Smith (26)11761983HOU
Lionel Taylor (26)11761961DEN
Kevin House (24)11761981TAM
56Bill Groman (25)11751961HOU
57Kellen Winslow (26)11721983SDG
58Steve Watson (27)11701984DEN
59Wesley Walker (23)11691978NYJ
Drew Hill (29)11691985HOU
60Steve Largent (24)11681978SEA
61Art Powell (23)11671960NYT
62Steve Largent (30)11641984SEA
63Sonny Randle (26)11581962STL
64Ahmad Rashad (30)11561979MIN
65James Lofton (29)11531985GNB
66Tommy McDonald (28)11461962PHI
Mac Speedie (27)11461947CLE
67Tommy McDonald (27)11441961PHI