most receptions from 1973 to 1978

Between the 1973 and 1978 seasons, Lydell Mitchell made the most catches, with 337 receptions.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a player from 1973 to 1978
NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
337
86
2,876
8.5
33.4
15
6,092
1,560
3.9
70.8
29
2Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
317
81
2,910
9.2
35.9
23
5,664
1,446
3.9
69.9
50
3Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
315
86
4,644
14.7
54.0
44
63
7
9.0
0.7
0
4Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
280
86
4,687
16.7
54.5
23
88
11
8.0
1.0
0
5Ken Burrough
K. Burrough
273
83
4,504
16.5
54.3
29
59
16
3.7
0.7
1
6Reggie Rucker
R. Rucker
268
81
4,083
15.2
50.4
28
49
8
6.1
0.6
0
7Cliff Branch
C. Branch
258
84
4,635
18.0
55.2
44
30
5
6.0
0.4
0
8Bob Chandler
B. Chandler
257
86
3,411
13.3
39.7
29
-9
8
-1.1
-0.1
0
9Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
246
86
3,547
14.4
41.2
28
146
19
7.7
1.7
2
10Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
237
86
4,334
18.3
50.4
42
24
6
4.0
0.3
0
11Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
236
70
2,963
12.6
42.3
20
0
0
0.0
0
12Mel Gray
M. Gray
234
78
4,548
19.4
58.3
35
56
7
8.0
0.7
1
13Fred Biletnikoff
F. Biletnikoff
229
82
3,122
13.6
38.1
27
0
0
0.0
0
14Bob Tucker
B. Tucker
229
84
2,899
12.7
34.5
11
-1
2
-0.5
0.0
0
15Isaac Curtis
I. Curtis
227
80
4,251
18.7
53.1
37
72
20
3.6
0.9
0
16Charle Young
C. Young
220
86
2,831
12.9
32.9
13
75
15
5.0
0.9
1
17Nat Moore
N. Moore
210
66
3,345
15.9
50.7
32
207
33
6.3
3.1
1
18Ron Jessie
R. Jessie
207
73
3,342
16.1
45.8
19
100
17
5.9
1.4
2
19Rickey Young
R. Young
204
58
1,734
8.5
29.9
7
2,339
591
4.0
40.3
14
20Lynn Swann
L. Swann
199
68
3,174
15.9
46.7
34
42
8
5.3
0.6
0
21Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
197
65
1,862
9.5
28.6
9
3,438
748
4.6
52.9
24
22Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
194
81
1,787
9.2
22.1
7
5,022
1,025
4.9
62.0
25
23Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
192
77
3,535
18.4
45.9
20
20
4
5.0
0.3
0
24MacArthur Lane
M. Lane
191
69
1,777
9.3
25.8
5
2,099
625
3.4
30.4
12
25Rich Caster
R. Caster
181
79
3,070
17.0
38.9
22
81
14
5.8
1.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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