most receiving yards through first 21 games 1977

Drew Pearson had the most yards on receptions in his first 21 games in 1977, with 983 yards.

Interpreted as:
most receiving yards by a player through first 21 games 1977
NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
983
1977
17
55
17.9
57.8
2
22
2
11.0
1.3
0
2John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
864
1977
15
48
18.0
57.6
7
47
6
7.8
3.1
0
3James Scott
J. Scott
838
1977
15
53
15.8
55.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
4Ken Burrough
K. Burrough
816
1977
14
43
19.0
58.3
8
10
4
2.5
0.7
0
5Sammy White
S. White
806
1977
16
44
18.3
50.4
9
0
0
0.0
0
6Lynn Swann
L. Swann
795
1977
15
51
15.6
53.0
7
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
7Mel Gray
M. Gray
782
1977
14
38
20.6
55.9
5
-1
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
8Haven Moses
H. Moses
773
1977
17
35
22.1
45.5
6
-11
6
-1.8
-0.6
0
9Billy Brooks
B. Brooks
772
1977
14
39
19.8
55.1
4
-4
2
-2.0
-0.3
0
10Nat Moore
N. Moore
765
1977
14
52
14.7
54.6
12
89
14
6.4
6.4
1
11Bob Chandler
B. Chandler
745
1977
14
60
12.4
53.2
4
0
0
0.0
0
12Wesley Walker
W. Walker
740
1977
14
35
21.1
52.9
3
25
3
8.3
1.8
0
13Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
736
1977
16
56
13.1
46.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
14Dave Casper
D. Casper
725
1977
16
57
12.7
45.3
11
0
0
0.0
0
15Cliff Branch
C. Branch
712
1977
15
42
17.0
47.5
6
0
0
0.0
0
16Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
687
1977
15
51
13.5
45.8
7
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
17Alfred Jenkins
A. Jenkins
677
1977
14
39
17.4
48.4
4
7
2
3.5
0.5
0
18Walter White
W. White
674
1977
13
48
14.0
51.8
5
-3
2
-1.5
-0.2
0
19Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
665
1977
14
46
14.5
47.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
20Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
659
1977
15
74
8.9
43.9
4
1,226
324
3.8
81.7
3
21Darryl Stingley
D. Stingley
657
1977
14
39
16.8
46.9
5
33
3
11.0
2.4
1
22Morris Owens
M. Owens
655
1977
14
34
19.3
46.8
3
-2
2
-1.0
-0.1
0
23Reuben Gant
R. Gant
646
1977
14
41
15.8
46.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
24Steve Largent
S. Largent
643
1977
14
33
19.5
45.9
10
0
0
0.0
0
25Gene Washington
G. Washington
638
1977
14
32
19.9
45.6
5
0
0
0.0
0
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