most receptions from 1920 to 1986

Between the 1920 and 1986 seasons, Charlie Joiner had the most receptions, with 750 catches.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a player from 1920 to 1986
NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
750
239
12,146
16.2
50.8
65
22
8
2.8
0.1
0
2Steve Largent
S. Largent
694
162
11,129
16.0
68.7
87
53
14
3.8
0.3
1
3Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
649
165
9,110
14.0
55.2
79
1,488
442
3.4
9.0
11
4Don Maynard
D. Maynard
633
186
11,834
18.7
63.6
88
70
24
2.9
0.4
0
5Raymond Berry
R. Berry
631
154
9,275
14.7
60.2
68
0
0
0.0
0
6Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
590
182
8,985
15.2
49.4
79
64
9
7.1
0.4
0
7Fred Biletnikoff
F. Biletnikoff
589
190
8,974
15.2
47.2
76
0
0
0.0
0
8Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
579
208
10,372
17.9
49.9
76
181
33
5.5
0.9
0
9Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
567
121
7,195
12.7
59.5
45
20
4
5.0
0.2
0
10Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
542
136
10,266
18.9
75.5
85
129
24
5.4
0.9
2
11Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
541
137
6,698
12.4
48.9
42
135
18
7.5
1.0
2
12James Lofton
J. Lofton
530
136
9,656
18.2
71.0
49
245
31
7.9
1.8
1
13Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
521
148
7,954
15.3
53.7
65
2,735
513
5.3
18.5
18
14Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
516
134
8,316
16.1
62.1
54
84
16
5.3
0.6
0
15Nat Moore
N. Moore
510
183
7,546
14.8
41.2
74
249
40
6.2
1.4
1
16Billy Howton
B. Howton
503
142
8,459
16.8
59.6
61
29
5
5.8
0.2
0
17Cliff Branch
C. Branch
501
183
8,685
17.3
47.5
67
70
11
6.4
0.4
0
18John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
496
153
8,202
16.5
53.6
61
111
9
12.3
0.7
1
19Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
495
139
6,831
13.8
49.1
44
52
10
5.2
0.4
0
20Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
495
152
8,410
17.0
55.3
84
22
17
1.3
0.1
0
21Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
489
156
7,822
16.0
50.1
48
189
21
9.0
1.2
0
22Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
488
97
6,222
12.8
64.1
42
0
0
0.0
0
23Don Hutson
D. Hutson
488
116
7,991
16.4
68.9
99
284
62
4.6
2.4
3
24Dwight Clark
D. Clark
482
121
6,460
13.4
53.4
43
50
6
8.3
0.4
0
25Jackie Smith
J. Smith
480
210
7,918
16.5
37.7
40
327
38
8.6
1.6
3
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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