1958 NFL Receiving

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League Champion: Baltimore Colts

AP MVP: Jim Brown

AP Rookie of the Year: Jimmy Orr

Passing Leader: Billy Wade, 2875 Yds

Rushing Leader: Jim Brown, 1527 Yds

Receiving Leader: Del Shofner, 1097 Yds

Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Receiving Table
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
1	Raymond Berry*+	BAL	25	LE	12	12	56	794	14.2	9	54		4.7	66.2	0
2	Pete Retzlaff*	PHI	27	FL	12	10	56	766	13.7	2	49		4.7	63.8	0
3	Del Shofner*+	RAM	24	FL	12	11	51	1097	21.5	8	92		4.3	91.4	1
4	Lenny Moore*+	BAL	25	RH	12	12	50	938	18.8	7	77		4.2	78.2	5
5	Clyde Conner	SFO	25	LE	12	12	49	512	10.4	5	26		4.1	42.7	1
6	Woodley Lewis	CRD	33	LE	12	12	46	690	15.0	4	64		3.8	57.5	0
7	Billy Wilson*	SFO	31	RE	9	8	43	592	13.8	5	44		4.8	65.8	0
8	R.C. Owens	SFO	24	FL	12	10	40	620	15.5	1	48		3.3	51.7	1
9	Max McGee	GNB	26	LE	12	12	37	655	17.7	7	80		3.1	54.6	1
10	Billy Howton	GNB	28	RE	12	12	36	507	14.1	2	50		3.0	42.3	0
11	Gern Nagler*	CRD	26	RE	12	11	36	469	13.0	5	47		3.0	39.1	1
12	Jon Arnett*+	RAM	23	LH	12	12	35	494	14.1	1	75		2.9	41.2	4
13	Billy Ray Barnes*	PHI	23	LH	12	12	35	423	12.1	0	33		2.9	35.3	10
14	Joe Childress	CRD	25	FB/RH	10	8	35	406	11.6	4	26		3.5	40.6	3
15	Bill McColl	CHI	28	RE	12	5	35	517	14.8	8	67		2.9	43.1	1
16	Red Phillips	RAM	22	RE	12	8	35	524	15.0	2	93		2.9	43.7	0
17	Ollie Matson*	CRD	28	LH/FB	12	12	33	465	14.1	3	59		2.8	38.8	10
18	Jimmy Orr	PIT	23	LE	12	12	33	910	27.6	7	78		2.8	75.8	1
19	Rick Casares*	CHI	27	FB	12	12	32	290	9.1	1	50		2.7	24.2	5
20	Tom Tracy*	PIT	24	RH	12	8	32	535	16.7	4	56		2.7	44.6	10
21	Joe Walton	WAS	23	RE	12	11	32	532	16.6	5	41		2.7	44.3	1
22	Hugh McElhenny*	SFO	30	LH	12	12	31	366	11.8	2	59		2.6	30.5	10
23	Preston Carpenter	CLE	24	RE	12	12	29	474	16.3	1	74		2.4	39.5	0
24	Frank Gifford*	NYG	28	LH	10	10	29	330	11.4	2	41		2.9	33.0	3
25	Jack McClairen	PIT	27	RE	12	12	29	491	16.9	1	35		2.4	40.9	1
26	Tommy McDonald*	PHI	24	FL	10	3	29	603	20.8	9	91		2.9	60.3	4
27	Dave Middleton	DET	25	LE/RE	12	11	29	506	17.4	3	46		2.4	42.2	0
28	Clarence Peaks	PHI	23	FB	11	11	29	248	8.6	2	33		2.6	22.5	9
29	Jim Mutscheller	BAL	28	RE	12	12	28	504	18.0	7	54		2.3	42.0	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	Harlon Hill	CHI	26	LE	8	8	27	365	13.5	3	40		3.4	45.6	0
31	Jim Gibbons	DET	22	RE	12	7	25	367	14.7	2	35		2.1	30.6	0
32	Lamar Lundy	RAM	23	LE	12	11	25	396	15.8	3	32		2.1	33.0	1
33	Ray Mathews	PIT	29	FL	12	11	25	525	21.0	4	65		2.1	43.8	0
34	Alex Webster*	NYG	27	RH	9	8	25	279	11.2	3	37		2.8	31.0	5
35	Ray Renfro	CLE	29	RH	12	12	24	573	23.9	6	52		2.0	47.8	0
36	Bob Schnelker*	NYG	30	RE	12	12	24	460	19.2	5	63		2.0	38.3	0
37	Dick Bielski	PHI	26	RE	12	8	23	234	10.2	1	30		1.9	19.5	1
38	Howard Cassady	DET	24	RH	10	9	23	406	17.7	7	81		2.3	40.6	3
39	Joe Perry	SFO	31	FB	12	12	23	218	9.5	1	64		1.9	18.2	3
40	Jim Doran	DET	31	LE	9	8	22	495	22.5	4	65		2.4	55.0	0
41	Bobby Walston	PHI	30	LE	12	10	21	298	14.2	3	71		1.8	24.8	0
42	John David Crow	CRD	23	RH	7	6	20	362	18.1	3	91		2.9	51.7	1
43	Don McIlhenny	GNB	24	LH	12	7	20	154	7.7	1	55		1.7	12.8	8
44	Bill Anderson	WAS	22	LE	12	10	18	396	22.0	2	71		1.5	33.0	0
45	Leon Clarke	RAM	25	RE	11	5	18	135	7.5	4	17		1.6	12.3	0
46	Pete Brewster	CLE	28	LE	11	11	16	294	18.4	1	38		1.5	26.7	1
47	Jim Brown*+	CLE	22	FB	12	12	16	138	8.6	1	46		1.3	11.5	5
48	Bobby Mitchell	CLE	23	LH	12	7	16	131	8.2	3	25		1.3	10.9	2
49	Jim Podoley	WAS	25	RH	10	7	16	381	23.8	4	66		1.6	38.1	1
50	Tank Younger	PIT	30	FB	12	8	16	188	11.8	0	51		1.3	15.7	3
51	Paul Hornung	GNB	23	FB	12	10	15	137	9.1	0	39		1.3	11.4	1
52	Bob Jewett	CHI	24	RE/LE	12	11	15	192	12.8	1	26		1.3	16.0	0
53	Don Bosseler	WAS	22	FB	10	4	14	101	7.2	0	28		1.4	10.1	0
54	John Carson	WAS	28	LE	4	4	14	244	17.4	2	28		3.5	61.0	0
55	Gene Gedman	DET	26	FB	11	8	14	106	7.6	3	24		1.3	9.6	3
56	Alan Ameche*	BAL	25	FB	12	12	13	81	6.2	1	18		1.1	6.8	1
57	L.G. Dupre	BAL	26	LH	10	10	13	111	8.5	0	22		1.3	11.1	2
58	Steve Meilinger	GNB	28	FL	12	5	13	139	10.7	1	19		1.1	11.6	0
59	Jimmy Sears	CRD	27	HB	12	4	13	187	14.4	2	55		1.1	15.6	4
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Howie Ferguson	GNB	28	FB	7	2	12	121	10.1	0	27		1.7	17.3	1
61	Kyle Rote	NYG	30	LE	12	11	12	244	20.3	3	44		1.0	20.3	1
62	Ralph Anderson	CHI	21	FL	12	10	11	177	16.1	1	30		0.9	14.8	1
63	Phil King	NYG	22	RH	12	8	11	132	12.0	0	35		0.9	11.0	5
64	Johnny Morris	CHI	23	HB	12	3	11	170	15.5	0	51		0.9	14.2	4
65	Johnny Olszewski	WAS	28	FB	10	9	11	102	9.3	0	36		1.1	10.2	6
66	Ken Webb	DET	23	LH	12	7	11	85	7.7	1	34		0.9	7.1	3
67	Joe Johnson	GNB	29	FL	6	4	10	176	17.6	1	61		1.7	29.3	1
68	Joe Marconi	RAM	24	FB	12	8	10	87	8.7	0	15		0.8	7.3	2
69	James Pace	SFO	22	HB	12	3	10	59	5.9	0	24		0.8	4.9	0
70	Fred Dugan	SFO	25	E	12	1	9	122	13.6	0	23		0.8	10.2	0
71	Tommy Wilson	RAM	26	FB	12	5	9	101	11.2	1	38		0.8	8.4	7
72	Willie Galimore*	CHI	23	LH	12	1	8	151	18.9	3	79		0.7	12.6	6
73	Gary Knafelc	GNB	26	E	6	2	8	118	14.8	1	40		1.3	19.7	0
74	Walt Kowalczyk	PHI	23	HB	12	2	8	72	9.0	0	15		0.7	6.0	2
75	Dick Christy	PIT	23	HB	12	4	7	73	10.4	0	26		0.6	6.1	4
76	John Henry Johnson	DET	29	FB	9	8	7	60	8.6	0	18		0.8	6.7	3
77	Perry Richards	DET	24	E	3	1	7	90	12.9	0	30		2.3	30.0	0
78	Gordie Soltau	SFO	33	E	12	2	7	77	11.0	0	22		0.6	6.4	0
79	Mel Triplett	NYG	27	FB	12	10	7	110	15.7	0	32		0.6	9.2	7
80	Leo Elter	PIT	29	FB	7	4	6	68	11.3	0	22		0.9	9.7	2
81	J.D. Smith	SFO	26	FB	12	0	6	59	9.8	0	23		0.5	4.9	3
82	Ed Sutton	WAS	23	LH	10	8	6	112	18.7	0	26		0.6	11.2	1
83	J.C. Caroline	CHI	25	LH	12	9	5	78	15.6	1	58		0.4	6.5	3
84	Lew Carpenter	CLE	26	LH	12	4	5	47	9.4	0	18		0.4	3.9	3
85	Bill Jessup	SFO	29	HB	12	0	5	66	13.2	1	26		0.4	5.5	0
86	Lenny Lyles	BAL	22	HB	12	0	5	24	4.8	1	11		0.4	2.0	4
87	Ken MacAfee	NYG	29	E	10	1	5	52	10.4	2	22		0.5	5.2	0
88	Don Maynard	NYG	23	HB	12	0	5	84	16.8	0	31		0.4	7.0	3
89	Sid Watson	WAS	26	HB	10	4	5	38	7.6	1	24		0.5	3.8	1
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Jack Call	BAL	23	HB	12	2	4	28	7.0	0	12		0.3	2.3	3
91	Dick Lucas	PIT	24	E	4	0	4	47	11.8	0	17		1.0	11.8	0
92	Brad Myers	PHI	29	HB	9	2	4	25	6.3	0	13		0.4	2.8	1
93	Dean Philpott	CRD	23	FB	9	0	4	30	7.5	0	12		0.4	3.3	0
94	Bert Rechichar	BAL	28	LB	12	0	4	34	8.5	1	12		0.3	2.8	1
95	Jim Taylor	GNB	23	FB	12	2	4	72	18.0	1	31		0.3	6.0	1
96	Bobby Watkins	CRD	26	HB	5	3	4	62	15.5	1	48		0.8	12.4	0
97	Billy Wells	PHI	27	HB	12	3	4	49	12.3	0	21		0.3	4.1	7
98	Don Bishop	PIT	24	B	12	0	3	57	19.0	0	29		0.3	4.8	0
99	Max Boydston	CRD	26	E	11	1	3	42	14.0	1	25		0.3	3.8	0
100	Al Carmichael	GNB	30	LH	12	4	3	26	8.7	1	14		0.3	2.2	2
101	Frank Clarke	CLE	24	E	12	1	3	91	30.3	0	34		0.3	7.6	0
102	Mal Hammack	CRD	25	FB	10	3	3	11	3.7	0	13		0.3	1.1	3
103	Gene Mitcham	PHI	26	E	2	0	3	39	13.0	1	20		1.5	19.5	0
104	Billy Pricer	BAL	24	FB	12	0	3	14	4.7	0	6		0.3	1.2	0
105	Jim Shanley	GNB	22	HB	12	0	3	13	4.3	0	7		0.3	1.1	1
106	Ron Waller	RAM	25	HB	10	0	3	75	25.0	0	63		0.3	7.5	2
107	Bert Zagers	WAS	25	SS	10	8	3	50	16.7	0	19		0.3	5.0	1
108	Dick James	WAS	24	FS	12	12	2	33	16.5	0	18		0.2	2.8	0
109	Andy Nacrelli	PHI	25	E	2	2	2	15	7.5	0	11		1.0	7.5	0
110	Tom Rychlec	DET	24	E	12	0	2	21	10.5	0	33		0.2	1.8	0
111	Bob Carey	CHI	28	E	11	0	1	15	15.0	0	15		0.1	1.4	0
112	Art DeCarlo	BAL	27	DB	12	0	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	0
113	Night Train Lane*	CRD	30	LDH	12	12	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	0
114	Dan Lewis	DET	22	HB	11	1	1	12	12.0	0	12		0.1	1.1	5
115	Bob Mischak	NYG	26	RG	12	9	1	27	27.0	0	27		0.1	2.3	0
116	Ed Modzelewski	CLE	29	FB	12	0	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	0
117	Bill Pellington	BAL	31	LLB	12	12	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1		0.1	-0.1	0
118	Billy Reynolds	PIT	27	HB	12	1	1	1	1.0	0	1		0.1	0.1	2
119	Rocky Ryan	2TM	26	E	7	4	1	66	66.0	0	66		0.1	9.4	1

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