most receptions 1974 to 1979

Between the 1974 and 1979 seasons, Lydell Mitchell made the most catches, with 339 receptions.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a player 1974 to 1979
NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
339
84
2,922
8.6
34.8
16
5,340
1,370
3.9
63.6
27
2Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
313
87
5,325
17.0
61.2
29
115
14
8.2
1.3
0
3Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
300
88
4,400
14.7
50.0
46
21
5
4.2
0.2
0
4Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
299
81
2,695
9.0
33.3
21
5,086
1,351
3.8
62.8
48
5Cliff Branch
C. Branch
298
85
5,189
17.4
61.0
47
34
6
5.7
0.4
0
6Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
286
73
3,710
13.0
50.8
26
0
0
0.0
0
7Rickey Young
R. Young
276
74
2,253
8.2
30.4
11
3,047
779
3.9
41.2
17
8Ken Burrough
K. Burrough
270
85
4,679
17.3
55.0
33
21
11
1.9
0.2
0
9Nat Moore
N. Moore
258
82
4,185
16.2
51.0
38
229
36
6.4
2.8
1
10Reggie Rucker
R. Rucker
258
83
4,089
15.8
49.3
31
50
6
8.3
0.6
0
11Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
251
88
4,329
17.2
49.2
24
8
5
1.6
0.1
0
12Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
243
85
3,556
14.6
41.8
22
86
15
5.7
1.0
2
13Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
242
88
4,473
18.5
50.8
36
44
7
6.3
0.5
0
14Lynn Swann
L. Swann
240
81
3,982
16.6
49.2
39
51
9
5.7
0.6
1
15Mel Gray
M. Gray
230
79
4,482
19.5
56.7
29
97
11
8.8
1.2
1
16Dave Casper
D. Casper
229
86
2,995
13.1
34.8
32
10
2
5.0
0.1
0
17Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
227
59
1,751
7.7
29.7
4
2,557
679
3.8
43.3
24
18Bob Chandler
B. Chandler
227
75
2,984
13.1
39.8
26
5
3
1.7
0.1
0
19Steve Largent
S. Largent
224
59
3,753
16.8
63.6
31
-14
4
-3.5
-0.2
0
20Isaac Curtis
I. Curtis
214
82
4,013
18.8
48.9
36
72
20
3.6
0.9
0
21Haven Moses
H. Moses
206
87
3,788
18.4
43.5
26
11
8
1.4
0.1
0
22Don McCauley
D. McCauley
205
84
1,918
9.4
22.8
9
1,022
345
3.0
12.2
33
23Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
203
86
2,441
12.0
28.4
8
-5
1
-5.0
-0.1
0
24Raymond Chester
R. Chester
201
86
2,799
13.9
32.5
20
0
0
0.0
0
25John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
200
78
3,568
17.8
45.7
31
85
7
12.1
1.1
1
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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