Willie Gault had the most yards on receptions in his rookie season by a wide receiver in 1983, with 836 yards.
| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Gault | 836 | 1983 | 16 | 40 | 20.9 | 52.3 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Chadwick | 617 | 1983 | 16 | 40 | 15.4 | 38.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | S. Paige | 528 | 1983 | 16 | 30 | 17.6 | 33.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | E. Goodlow | 487 | 1983 | 16 | 41 | 11.9 | 30.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | S. Starring | 389 | 1983 | 15 | 17 | 22.9 | 25.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | C. Weathers | 379 | 1983 | 16 | 19 | 19.9 | 23.7 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 28.0 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | B. Williams | 346 | 1983 | 5 | 20 | 17.3 | 69.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | D. McKinnon | 326 | 1983 | 16 | 20 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | G. Garrity | 279 | 1983 | 15 | 19 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | H. Walls | 276 | 1983 | 16 | 12 | 23.0 | 17.3 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | H. Ellard | 268 | 1983 | 12 | 16 | 16.8 | 22.3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | D. Williams | 259 | 1983 | 16 | 14 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | O. Grant | 221 | 1983 | 16 | 12 | 18.4 | 13.8 | 1 | -10 | 2 | -5.0 | -0.6 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Sampson | 200 | 1983 | 16 | 10 | 20.0 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | W. Capers | 185 | 1983 | 11 | 10 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | Z. Thomas | 182 | 1983 | 16 | 12 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | M. Miller | 170 | 1983 | 13 | 7 | 24.3 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Belk | 141 | 1983 | 10 | 5 | 28.2 | 14.1 | 2 | -5 | 1 | -5.0 | -0.5 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | G. Young | 125 | 1983 | 16 | 3 | 41.7 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | J. Dawkins | 123 | 1983 | 11 | 11 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | M. Clayton | 114 | 1983 | 14 | 6 | 19.0 | 8.1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | M. Jones | 95 | 1983 | 16 | 6 | 15.8 | 5.9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | V. Oatis | 93 | 1983 | 9 | 6 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | T. Young | 85 | 1983 | 16 | 7 | 12.1 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | A. Tyler | 77 | 1983 | 14 | 6 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
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3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
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2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
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