1948 NFL Receiving

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League Champion: Philadelphia Eagles

Passing Leader: Sammy Baugh, 2599 Yds

Rushing Leader: Steve Van Buren, 945 Yds

Receiving Leader: Mal Kutner, 943 Yds

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Receiving

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Receiving Table
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
1	Tom Fears	RAM	26	LE	12	1	51	698	13.7	4	80		4.3	58.2	0
2	Pete Pihos	PHI	25	RE	12	11	46	766	16.7	11	48		3.8	63.8	2
3	Mal Kutner+	CRD	27	RE	12	10	41	943	23.0	14	71		3.4	78.6	0
4	Val Jansante	PIT	28	LE	12	5	39	623	16.0	3	66		3.3	51.9	2
5	Bill Swiacki	NYG	26	LE	12	1	39	550	14.1	10	65		3.3	45.8	1
6	Dick Todd	WAS	34	LH	12	1	37	550	14.9	6	78		3.1	45.8	1
7	Joe Margucci	DET	27	RH	11	5	36	450	12.5	2	55		3.3	40.9	4
8	Ray Poole	NYG	27	RE	12	12	35	492	14.1	3	51		2.9	41.0	1
9	Hal Crisler	WAS	25		11	1	33	599	18.2	6	79		3.0	54.5	2
10	Billy Dewell	CRD	31	LE	11	11	33	442	13.4	2	48		3.0	40.2	0
11	Bob Mann	DET	24	LE	12	0	33	560	17.0	3	45		2.8	46.7	4
12	Red Hickey	RAM	31		12	0	30	509	17.0	7	69		2.5	42.4	0
13	Jim Keane	CHI	24		11	4	30	414	13.8	3	53		2.7	37.6	0
14	Jack Ferrante	PHI	32		12	0	28	444	15.9	7	66		2.3	37.0	0
15	Clyde Goodnight	GNB	24	LE	8	5	28	448	16.0	3	57		3.5	56.0	2
16	Bosh Pritchard	PHI	29	RH	12	9	27	252	9.3	2	34		2.3	21.0	9
17	Joe Sulaitis	NYG	27		12	4	26	298	11.5	1	26		2.2	24.8	2
18	John Greene	DET	28	RE	12	5	25	595	23.8	5	83		2.1	49.6	0
19	Neill Armstrong	PHI	22		12	4	24	325	13.5	3	33		2.0	27.1	0
20	Elbie Nickel	PIT	26	RE	12	7	22	324	14.7	1	35		1.8	27.0	2
21	Charley Trippi+	CRD	27	LH	12	11	22	228	10.4	2	33		1.8	19.0	5
22	Bill Dudley	DET	27	LH	7	4	20	210	10.5	6	22		2.9	30.0	6
23	Hugh Taylor	WAS	25		12	0	20	341	17.1	3	66		1.7	28.4	1
24	Joe Johnson	NYG	22		11	0	19	217	11.4	2	23		1.7	19.7	0
25	Bob Nussbaumer	WAS	24		10	2	19	252	13.3	1	37		1.9	25.2	5
26	Dick Hoerner	RAM	26	FB	12	5	18	227	12.6	2	45		1.5	18.9	3
27	Ken Kavanaugh	CHI	32	LE	12	7	18	352	19.6	6	64		1.5	29.3	0
28	Ralph Earhart	GNB	25		12	2	17	194	11.4	2	64		1.4	16.2	0
29	Nolan Luhn	GNB	27	RE	12	8	17	285	16.8	2	40		1.4	23.8	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	George McAfee	CHI	30	RH	12	8	17	227	13.4	2	50		1.4	18.9	11
31	Joe Scott	NYG	22	LH	10	6	17	235	13.8	2	43		1.7	23.5	6
32	Fred Gehrke	RAM	30	LH	12	8	16	173	10.8	1	34		1.3	14.4	4
33	Steve Bagarus	WAS	29		5	0	15	100	6.7	1	14		3.0	20.0	0
34	Ralph Heywood	2TM	27	RE	10	6	14	208	14.9	1	42		1.4	20.8	2
35	Paul McKee	WAS	25	LE	12	6	14	171	12.2	0	22		1.2	14.3	0
36	Gene Roberts	NYG	25	FB	11	1	14	222	15.9	3	49		1.3	20.2	9
37	Bill Chipley	BOS	28		12	1	13	131	10.1	1	22		1.1	10.9	0
38	Ted Cook	GNB	26	LE	12	5	13	156	12.0	0	23		1.1	13.0	1
39	Babe Dimancheff	CRD	26		12	0	13	260	20.0	3	52		1.1	21.7	0
40	Pat Harder	CRD	26	FB	12	7	13	93	7.2	0	26		1.1	7.8	3
41	Skippy Minisi	NYG	22	RH	12	9	13	123	9.5	1	23		1.1	10.3	2
42	Kelley Mote	DET	25	LE	12	10	13	212	16.3	0	28		1.1	17.7	0
43	Frank Seno	BOS	27		12	4	13	322	24.8	3	69		1.1	26.8	2
44	Jim Tyree	BOS	26	LE	12	10	13	106	8.2	0	32		1.1	8.8	1
45	Jack Zilly	RAM	27	RE	12	6	13	169	13.0	4	30		1.1	14.1	1
46	Don Currivan	2TM	28		13	2	12	218	18.2	3	58		0.9	16.8	0
47	Tom Farmer	WAS	27	LH	9	5	12	148	12.3	2	48		1.3	16.4	2
48	Ed Smith	GNB	25		12	1	12	121	10.1	0	49		1.0	10.1	2
49	Tom Keane	RAM	22		11	0	11	195	17.7	2	57		1.0	17.7	1
50	Don Kindt	CHI	23	FB	12	6	11	137	12.5	0	49		0.9	11.4	0
51	John Atwood	NYG	25		8	1	10	141	14.1	1	54		1.3	17.6	2
52	J.R. Boone	CHI	23		11	1	10	143	14.3	2	38		0.9	13.0	5
53	Frank Hubbell	RAM	26	LE	12	11	10	134	13.4	1	48		0.8	11.2	1
54	John Poto	BOS	22		12	0	10	101	10.1	0	29		0.8	8.4	0
55	Jerry Shipkey	PIT	23	FB	12	4	10	106	10.6	0	43		0.8	8.8	4
56	Ed Sprinkle	CHI	25		10	2	10	132	13.2	3	34		1.0	13.2	0
57	Steve Van Buren+	PHI	28	LH	11	8	10	96	9.6	0	34		0.9	8.7	6
58	Elmer Angsman	CRD	23	RH	12	8	9	142	15.8	1	38		0.8	11.8	5
59	Tony Canadeo	GNB	29	LH	12	9	9	81	9.0	0	32		0.8	6.8	5
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Bruce Gehrke	NYG	24		8	0	9	109	12.1	1	27		1.1	13.6	0
61	Joe Glamp	PIT	27		12	2	9	138	15.3	2	39		0.8	11.5	1
62	Joe Golding	BOS	27	RH	12	8	9	159	17.7	4	34		0.8	13.3	3
63	Noah Mullins	CHI	30		12	2	9	127	14.1	4	26		0.8	10.6	4
64	Joe Osmanski	CHI	31		12	1	9	43	4.8	0	19		0.8	3.6	0
65	Dick Poillon	WAS	28	LH	12	11	9	105	11.7	1	21		0.8	8.8	1
66	Ed Quirk	WAS	23	FB	12	6	9	40	4.4	0	11		0.8	3.3	1
67	Dan Sandifer	WAS	21	RH	12	7	9	181	20.1	1	86		0.8	15.1	3
68	Noble Doss	PHI	28		11	0	8	96	12.0	0	30		0.7	8.7	4
69	George Gulyanics	CHI	27	LH	12	8	8	130	16.3	1	36		0.7	10.8	3
70	Clyde LeForce	DET	25	QB	12	2	8	122	15.3	3	44		0.7	10.2	3
71	Bill Paschal	BOS	27	LH	12	6	8	93	11.6	4	22		0.7	7.8	9
72	Rudy Romboli	BOS	25		12	3	8	77	9.6	0	33		0.7	6.4	2
73	Charlie Seabright	PIT	30	BB	12	11	8	63	7.9	1	16		0.7	5.3	1
74	Doug Turley	WAS	30		12	4	8	111	13.9	0	33		0.7	9.3	0
75	Jim Castiglia	WAS	30		10	1	7	73	10.4	2	32		0.7	7.3	2
76	Ray Evans	PIT	26	TB	9	8	7	93	13.3	0	36		0.8	10.3	9
77	Jack Myers	PHI	24	QB	12	7	7	57	8.1	0	31		0.6	4.8	2
78	Bob Forte	GNB	26	RH	12	9	6	63	10.5	1	19		0.5	5.3	1
79	Bill Smyth	RAM	26		11	4	6	66	11.0	1	21		0.5	6.0	0
80	Kenny Washington	RAM	30		10	3	6	104	17.3	1	43		0.6	10.4	4
81	Joe Abbey	CHI	23	E	12	1	5	67	13.4	0	35		0.4	5.6	1
82	Jack Banta	RAM	31	RH	12	10	4	34	8.5	0	14		0.3	2.8	1
83	Larry Brink	RAM	25		11	0	4	36	9.0	0	18		0.4	3.3	0
84	Bob Cifers	PIT	28	HB	12	7	4	55	13.8	0	29		0.3	4.6	4
85	Russ Craft	PHI	29		12	2	4	138	34.5	2	70		0.3	11.5	2
86	Mike Holovak	CHI	29	FB	11	5	4	30	7.5	0	15		0.4	2.7	0
87	Les Horvath	RAM	27		12	2	4	42	10.5	0	19		0.3	3.5	2
88	George Papach	PIT	23		10	3	4	72	18.0	1	31		0.4	7.2	0
89	Fred Provo	GNB	26		9	0	4	-9	-2.3	0	3		0.4	-1.0	1
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Eddie Saenz	WAS	26		4	2	4	62	15.5	0	28		1.0	15.5	1
91	Bruce Smith	2TM	28		12	1	4	29	7.3	0	10		0.3	2.4	2
92	Joe Tereshinski	WAS	25	RE	11	7	4	98	24.5	1	76		0.4	8.9	0
93	Emlen Tunnell	NYG	23		10	3	4	32	8.0	0	14		0.4	3.2	3
94	Gerry Cowhig	RAM	27		12	3	3	18	6.0	0	9		0.3	1.5	0
95	Bob Hoffman	RAM	31		11	4	3	28	9.3	1	13		0.3	2.5	1
96	Al Lawler	CHI	26		7	0	3	40	13.3	0	26		0.4	5.7	2
97	Dante Magnani	RAM	31		8	1	3	28	9.3	1	16		0.4	3.5	2
98	Gene Malinowski	BOS	25		12	2	3	-10	-3.3	0	1		0.3	-0.8	3
99	Frank Muehlheuser	BOS	22		12	4	3	19	6.3	0	12		0.3	1.6	3
100	Steve Pritko	BOS	28	RE	12	5	3	42	14.0	0	29		0.3	3.5	0
101	Allen Smith	CHI	26		10	4	3	29	9.7	0	18		0.3	2.9	0
102	Pat West	2TM	25		7	0	3	37	12.3	0	17		0.4	5.3	0
103	Bob Davis	PIT	27		12	4	2	14	7.0	0	11		0.2	1.2	1
104	Billy deCorrevont	CHI	30		10	2	2	7	3.5	0	6		0.2	0.7	0
105	Mel Groomes	DET	21		6	1	2	18	9.0	0	10		0.3	3.0	1
106	Joe Muha	PHI	27	FB	11	11	2	22	11.0	1	20		0.2	2.0	1
107	Jerry Nuzum	PIT	25		10	1	2	37	18.5	0	32		0.2	3.7	4
108	Joyce Pipkin	NYG	24		8	0	2	28	14.0	0	17		0.3	3.5	0
109	Vic Schwall	CRD	23		7	0	2	13	6.5	0	7		0.3	1.9	0
110	Nick Scollard	BOS	28	QB	12	5	2	23	11.5	0	13		0.2	1.9	0
111	Phil Slosburg	BOS	22		12	2	2	29	14.5	0	16		0.2	2.4	2
112	Cecil Souders	DET	27	RE	12	6	2	19	9.5	0	11		0.2	1.6	0
113	Ernie Steele	PHI	31		12	2	2	43	21.5	1	32		0.2	3.6	3
114	Joe Watt	DET	29	RH	12	5	2	29	14.5	0	24		0.2	2.4	1
115	Camp Wilson	DET	26	FB	11	6	2	9	4.5	0	6		0.2	0.8	6
116	Gene Wilson	GNB	22		12	3	2	23	11.5	0	14		0.2	1.9	0
117	Gil Bouley	RAM	27	RT	12	12	1	15	15.0	0	15		0.1	1.3	1
118	George Cheverko	2TM	28	LH	10	6	1	41	41.0	0	41		0.1	4.1	0
119	Tony Compagno	PIT	27		12	1	1	4	4.0	0	4		0.1	0.3	5
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
120	Fred Enke	DET	24	QB	12	10	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.1	0.5	8
121	Fred Evans	CHI	27		3	0	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2		0.3	-0.7	0
122	Jim Gillette	DET	31		10	2	1	8	8.0	0	8		0.1	0.8	0
123	Jug Girard	GNB	21		10	0	1	2	2.0	0	2		0.1	0.2	2
124	George Grimes	DET	26		9	2	1	17	17.0	1	17		0.1	1.9	1
125	Howard Hartley	WAS	24		12	2	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	3
126	Dick Humbert	PHI	30		12	0	1	2	2.0	0	2		0.1	0.2	0
127	Frank Minini	CHI	27		12	3	1	14	14.0	1	14		0.1	1.2	2
128	Frank Nelson	BOS	25		12	4	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	2
129	Hank Norberg	CHI	28		10	0	1	4	4.0	0	4		0.1	0.4	0
130	Charley Sarratt	DET	26		8	1	1	3	3.0	0	3		0.1	0.4	0
131	Paul Sarringhaus	DET	28		5	2	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1		0.2	-0.2	0
132	Paul Walker	NYG	23	LE	12	11	1	11	11.0	0	11		0.1	0.9	0
133	Frank Williams	NYG	26	FB	9	7	1	5	5.0	0	5		0.1	0.6	1
134	Vinnie Yablonski	CRD	25		12	2	1	13	13.0	0	13		0.1	1.1	0
135	Jim Youel	2TM	26		8	1	1	20	20.0	0	20		0.1	2.5	3

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