most receiving yards rookie in 1961

Mike Ditka had the most yards on receptions by a rookie in 1961, with 1,076 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
1,076
1961
14
56
19.2
76.9
12
0
0
0.0
0
2Al Frazier
A. Frazier
799
1961
14
47
17.0
57.1
6
110
23
4.8
7.9
0
3Glenn Bass
G. Bass
765
1961
14
50
15.3
54.6
3
8
2
4.0
0.6
0
4Bob Coolbaugh
B. Coolbaugh
435
1961
14
32
13.6
31.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
5Taz Anderson
T. Anderson
399
1961
14
22
18.1
28.5
2
39
15
2.6
2.8
1
6Donnie Stone
D. Stone
344
1961
14
38
9.1
24.6
4
505
127
4.0
36.1
4
7Gordon Smith
G. Smith
320
1961
9
12
26.7
35.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
8Aaron Thomas
A. Thomas
301
1961
14
15
20.1
21.5
2
-15
1
-15.0
-1.1
0
9Don Perkins
D. Perkins
298
1961
14
32
9.3
21.3
1
815
200
4.1
58.2
4
10Luther Hayes
L. Hayes
280
1961
14
14
20.0
20.0
3
0
0
0.0
0
11Charley Fuller
C. Fuller
277
1961
14
12
23.1
19.8
2
134
38
3.5
9.6
0
12Bob Renn
B. Renn
268
1961
12
18
14.9
22.3
1
14
1
14.0
1.2
0
13Jerry Burch
J. Burch
235
1961
14
18
13.1
16.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
14Keith Lincoln
K. Lincoln
208
1961
14
12
17.3
14.9
2
150
41
3.7
10.7
0
15Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
189
1961
14
21
9.0
13.5
2
379
84
4.5
27.1
1
16Bernie Casey
B. Casey
185
1961
12
10
18.5
15.4
1
0
0
0.0
0
17Bob McLeod
B. McLeod
172
1961
14
14
12.3
12.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
18Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
171
1961
14
13
13.2
12.2
2
386
65
5.9
27.6
3
19Bob Scarpitto
B. Scarpitto
163
1961
7
9
18.1
23.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
20J.W. Lockett
J.W. Lockett
149
1961
TOT
14
19
7.8
10.6
2
298
77
3.9
21.3
1
21Mel West
M. West
146
1961
TOT
13
13
11.2
11.2
0
322
72
4.5
24.8
3
22Red Mack
R. Mack
128
1961
11
8
16.0
11.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
23Tommy Mason
T. Mason
122
1961
13
20
6.1
9.4
0
226
60
3.8
17.4
3
24Ray Hayes
R. Hayes
121
1961
13
16
7.6
9.3
0
319
73
4.4
24.5
2
25Mark Smolinski
M. Smolinski
100
1961
14
9
11.1
7.1
1
98
31
3.2
7.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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10
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