Golden Tate had the most receiving yards by a player in his first season with the Lions, with 1,331 yards.
Interpreted as:
lion receiving leaders first 3 or more years combined| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Tate | 1,331 | 2014 | 16 | 99 | 144 | 13.4 | 83.2 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 1,091 | 1989 | 16 | 70 | 15.6 | 68.2 | 8 | 38 | 12 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | M. Furrey | 1,086 | 2006 | 16 | 98 | 146 | 11.1 | 67.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | S. McDonald | 943 | 2007 | 16 | 79 | 126 | 11.9 | 58.9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | M. Jones | 930 | 2016 | 15 | 55 | 103 | 16.9 | 62.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | A. St. Brown | 912 | 2021 | 17 | 90 | 119 | 10.1 | 53.6 | 5 | 61 | 7 | 8.7 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| 7 |  | S. LaPorta | 889 | 2023 | 17 | 86 | 120 | 10.3 | 52.3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 8 | | R. Williams | 817 | 2004 | 14 | 54 | 118 | 15.1 | 58.4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | C. Johnson | 756 | 2007 | 15 | 48 | 95 | 15.8 | 50.4 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 10 | | R. Clark | 748 | 1989 | 16 | 41 | 18.2 | 46.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | E. McCullouch | 680 | 1968 | 14 | 40 | 17.0 | 48.6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | D. Amendola | 678 | 2019 | 15 | 62 | 97 | 10.9 | 45.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | B. Perriman | 668 | 1991 | 15 | 52 | 12.8 | 44.5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | D. Middleton | 663 | 1955 | 12 | 44 | 15.1 | 55.3 | 3 | 201 | 59 | 3.4 | 16.8 | 2 | ||
| 15 | | G. Cogdill | 642 | 1960 | 12 | 43 | 14.9 | 53.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | N. Burleson | 625 | 2010 | 14 | 55 | 86 | 11.4 | 44.6 | 6 | 81 | 7 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| 17 | | B. Sims | 621 | 1980 | 16 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | 1,303 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | ||
| 18 | | J. Chadwick | 617 | 1983 | 16 | 40 | 15.4 | 38.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | D. Dibble | 613 | 1951 | 12 | 30 | 20.4 | 51.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | T. Young | 607 | 2011 | 16 | 48 | 85 | 12.6 | 37.9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| 21 | | B. Schroeder | 595 | 2002 | 14 | 36 | 77 | 16.5 | 42.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | W. Green | 592 | 1991 | 16 | 39 | 15.2 | 37.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 |  | A. Boldin | 584 | 2016 | 16 | 67 | 95 | 8.7 | 36.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | K. Raymond | 576 | 2021 | 16 | 48 | 71 | 12.0 | 36.0 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| 25 | | F. Scott | 564 | 1978 | 16 | 37 | 15.2 | 35.3 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |