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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 1 | Bill Dudley*+ | PIT | 23 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 271 | 0 | 47 | 13.6 | 11 | 298 | 1 | 84 | 27.1 | 1289 |
| 2 | Merl Condit* | BKN | 25 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 210 | 0 | 23 | 10.0 | 8 | 172 | 0 | 34 | 21.5 | 1140 |
| 3 | Parker Hall | RAM | 26 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 148 | 0 | 32 | 12.3 | 10 | 155 | 0 | 22 | 15.5 | 300 |
| 4 | Marshall Goldberg | CRD | 25 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 22 | 10.0 | 15 | 393 | 1 | 95 | 26.2 | 930 |
| 5 | Andy Farkas*+ | WAS | 26 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 219 | 0 | 51 | 13.7 | 4 | 206 | 1 | 95 | 51.5 | 1036 |
| 6 | Merle Hapes | NYG | 23 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 170 | 0 | 32 | 15.5 | 9 | 215 | 0 | 34 | 23.9 | 827 |
| 7 | Steve Lach | CRD | 22 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 158 | 0 | 44 | 12.2 | 7 | 164 | 0 | 34 | 23.4 | 680 |
| 8 | Bob Davis | PHI | 28 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 84 | 0 | 16 | 8.4 | 9 | 140 | 0 | 28 | 15.6 | 524 |
| 9 | Lou Brock | GNB | 25 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 22 | 10.8 | 9 | 179 | 0 | 26 | 19.9 | 641 |
| 10 | Andy Tomasic | PIT | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 199 | 0 | 52 | 16.6 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 31 | 23.5 | 534 |
| 11 | Bosh Pritchard* | 2TM | 23 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 107 | 0 | 19 | 9.7 | 4 | 158 | 1 | 97 | 39.5 | 435 |
| 12 | Ernie Steele | PHI | 25 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 20.4 | 6 | 140 | 0 | 36 | 23.3 | 562 |
| 13 | Dick Todd* | WAS | 28 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 143 | 0 | 24 | 11.0 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 48 | 46.0 | 758 |
| 14 | Andy Uram | GNB | 27 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 7.1 | 8 | 208 | 1 | 98 | 26.0 | 753 |
| 15 | Hugh Gallarneau | CHI | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 32 | 11.2 | 5 | 151 | 0 | 61 | 30.2 | 835 |
| 16 | Harry Hopp* | DET | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 22 | 9.6 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 26 | 21.6 | 424 |
| 17 | Tony Canadeo | GNB | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 26 | 10.9 | 6 | 137 | 0 | 35 | 22.8 | 551 |
| 18 | Dante Magnani* | RAM | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 13.5 | 11 | 250 | 0 | 37 | 22.7 | 897 |
| 19 | Dean McAdams | BKN | 25 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 22 | 15.8 | 7 | 165 | 0 | 55 | 23.6 | 585 |
| 20 | Curt Sandig | PIT | 24 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 142 | 1 | 64 | 23.7 | 7 | 168 | 0 | 61 | 24.0 | 529 |
| 21 | Tommy Thompson* | PHI | 26 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 22 | 15.2 | 104 |
| 22 | Jack Jacobs | RAM | 23 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 7.9 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 25 | 20.8 | 115 |
| 23 | Johnny Martin | CRD | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | 8 | 202 | 0 | 36 | 25.3 | 574 |
| 24 | Ned Mathews | DET | 24 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 26 | 11.7 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 30 | 19.4 | 296 |
| 25 | Gaylon Smith | RAM | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 21 | 10.3 | 6 | 109 | 0 | 25 | 18.2 | 564 |
| 26 | Harry Clarke | CHI | 26 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 35 | 15.2 | 5 | 159 | 0 | 62 | 31.8 | 639 |
| 27 | Ray McLean | CHI | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 118 | 1 | 89 | 19.7 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 44 | 26.5 | 858 |
| 28 | Joe Laws | GNB | 31 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 12 | 8.0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 288 |
| 29 | Pug Manders | BKN | 29 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 210 | 0 | 36 | 23.3 | 579 | |||||
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| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 30 | Johnny Hall | DET | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 9.5 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 23 | 21.5 | 158 |
| 31 | Dick Riffle | PIT | 27 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 7 | 137 | 0 | 27 | 19.6 | 662 |
| 32 | Hank Soar | NYG | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 9.7 | 5 | 134 | 0 | 42 | 26.8 | 350 |
| 33 | Chet Wetterlund | DET | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 8.7 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 26 | 17.8 | 121 |
| 34 | Ward Cuff | NYG | 29 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 13.5 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 33 | 26.0 | 588 |
| 35 | Johnny Knolla | CRD | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 17 | 10.7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 179 |
| 36 | Frank Maznicki* | CHI | 22 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 18 | 8.3 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 443 |
| 37 | Lou Tomasetti | PHI | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 12.3 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 31 | 22.5 | 251 |
| 38 | Emil Banjavic | DET | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 14.5 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 24 | 17.3 | 215 |
| 39 | Leo Cantor | NYG | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 30 | 13.8 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 217 |
| 40 | Tom Colella | DET | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7.0 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 25 | 18.5 | 139 |
| 41 | Sid Luckman*+ | CHI | 26 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 9.2 | 49 | |||||
| 42 | Sammy Baugh*+ | WAS | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 12.6 | 124 | |||||
| 43 | Lloyd Cheatham | CRD | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 10.7 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 18.5 | 99 |
| 44 | Cecil Isbell* | GNB | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 15.8 | 160 |
| 45 | Mickey Sanzotta | DET | 21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 9.2 | 330 | |||||
| 46 | Walt Fedora | BKN | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 18.8 | 109 | |||||
| 47 | Steve Juzwik | WAS | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 11.0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 130 |
| 48 | Ray Nolting | CHI | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 7.7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 301 |
| 49 | Dick Poillon* | WAS | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 26 | 21.7 | 213 |
| 50 | Bob Seymour* | WAS | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 37 | 19.8 | 289 | |||||
| 51 | Lloyd Cardwell | DET | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 22.5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 271 |
| 52 | Ted Fritsch | GNB | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 21.5 | 457 |
| 53 | Billy Jefferson | 2TM | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 22 | 24.7 | 132 | |||||
| 54 | Bob Masterson* | WAS | 27 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | 365 | |||||
| 55 | Chuck Sample | GNB | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 35 | 30.3 | 381 | |||||
| 56 | Bob Trocolor | NYG | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 12.0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 59 |
| 57 | Ted Williams | PHI | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 22 | 19.3 | 299 | |||||
| 58 | Alex Wojciechowicz | DET | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 10.0 | 74 | |||||
| 59 | Len Barnum | PHI | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 178 |
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| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 60 | John Binotto | 2TM | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 12.5 | 72 | |||||
| 61 | Ed Cifers* | WAS | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 196 | |||||
| 62 | Larry Craig* | GNB | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 12.0 | 24 | |||||
| 63 | Dutch Elston | RAM | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 24 | 23.0 | 119 | |||||
| 64 | Bill Geyer | CHI | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 14.0 | 68 | |||||
| 65 | George Gonda | PIT | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 8.5 | 171 | |||||
| 66 | Cece Hare* | WAS | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 107 |
| 67 | Ray Hare* | WAS | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 95 | 1 | 95 | 95.0 | 349 |
| 68 | Bert Johnson | PHI | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 217 | |||||
| 69 | Adolph Kissell | CHI | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 43 | 31.5 | 62 | |||||
| 70 | Tuffy Leemans | NYG | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 13.0 | 132 | |||||
| 71 | Don Lieberum | NYG | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 106 |
| 72 | Wilbur Moore* | WAS | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 166 |
| 73 | George Morris | RAM | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 74 | Charlie O'Rourke | CHI | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | -9 | |||||
| 75 | Al Owen | NYG | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 67 | |||||
| 76 | John Petchel | RAM | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13.0 | 40 | |||||
| 77 | John Polanski | DET | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 25 | 24.5 | 116 | |||||
| 78 | Perry Schwartz* | BKN | 27 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 12.5 | 245 | |||||
| 79 | Bud Schwenk | CRD | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 12.0 | 337 | |||||
| 80 | Lee Shaffer | NYG | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 22 | 20.0 | 63 | |||||
| 81 | Joe Stringfellow | DET | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 41 | 27.0 | 184 | |||||
| 82 | Will Walls | NYG | 30 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 13.0 | 218 | |||||
| 83 | Ki Aldrich* | WAS | 26 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | |||||
| 84 | Paul Berezney | GNB | 27 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |||||
| 85 | Jack Boone | RAM | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 62 | |||||
| 86 | Tony Bova | PIT | 25 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 39 | |||||
| 87 | Al Coppage | CRD | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 207 | |||||
| 88 | Dick Erdlitz | PHI | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 172 | |||||
| 89 | Gary Famiglietti* | CHI | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 524 | |||||
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| Rk | Tm | Age | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| 90 | Bill Fisk | DET | 26 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 187 | |||||
| 91 | Elmer Hackney | DET | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 234 | |||||
| 92 | Irv Hall | PHI | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 54 | |||||
| 93 | Frank Hrabetin | PHI | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |||||
| 94 | Bill Hutchinson | NYG | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 28 | |||||
| 95 | Bob Kahler | GNB | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 39 | |||||
| 96 | John Kovatch | WAS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 103 | |||||
| 97 | Al Krueger* | WAS | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 84 | |||||
| 98 | Bill Lazetich | RAM | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 111 | |||||
| 99 | Augie Lio* | DET | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | |||||
| 100 | Hal McCullough | BKN | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -17 | |||||
| 101 | Fred Meyer | PHI | 23 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 351 | |||||
| 102 | Warren Plunkett | RAM | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | |||||
| 103 | Bobby Robertson | BKN | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 197 | |||||
| 104 | Tom Robertson | BKN | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | |||||
| 105 | Jack Smith | PHI | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | |||||
| 106 | Jack Stackpool | PHI | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 119 | |||||
| 107 | Bulldog Turner+ | CHI | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
| 108 | Willie Wilkin*+ | WAS | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
| 109 | Roy Zimmerman* | WAS | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 81 | |||||