nfl career receiving leaders between 1920 to 1979

Between the 1920 and 1979 seasons, Don Maynard had the most yards on receptions, with 11,834 yards.

NAME REC YDS GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Don Maynard
D. Maynard
11,834
186
633
18.7
63.6
88
70
24
2.9
0.4
0
2 Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
10,266
136
542
18.9
75.5
85
129
24
5.4
0.9
2
3 Raymond Berry
R. Berry
9,275
154
631
14.7
60.2
68
0
0
0.0
0
4 Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
9,110
165
649
14.0
55.2
79
1,488
442
3.4
9.0
11
5 Fred Biletnikoff
F. Biletnikoff
8,974
190
589
15.2
47.2
76
0
0
0.0
0
6 Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
8,840
160
497
17.8
55.3
70
158
26
6.1
1.0
0
7 Paul Warfield
P. Warfield
8,565
157
427
20.1
54.6
85
204
22
9.3
1.3
0
8 Billy Howton
B. Howton
8,459
142
503
16.8
59.6
61
29
5
5.8
0.2
0
9 Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
8,410
152
495
17.0
55.3
84
22
17
1.3
0.1
0
10 Carroll Dale
C. Dale
8,277
189
438
18.9
43.8
52
30
4
7.5
0.2
0
11 Art Powell
A. Powell
8,046
117
479
16.8
68.8
81
0
0
0.0
0
12 Don Hutson
D. Hutson
7,991
116
488
16.4
68.9
99
284
62
4.6
2.4
3
13 Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
7,954
148
521
15.3
53.7
65
2,735
513
5.3
18.5
18
14 Jackie Smith
J. Smith
7,918
210
480
16.5
37.7
40
327
38
8.6
1.6
3
15 Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
7,914
149
400
19.8
53.1
66
122
15
8.1
0.8
0
16 Roy Jefferson
R. Jefferson
7,539
162
451
16.7
46.5
52
188
25
7.5
1.2
0
17 Gary Garrison
G. Garrison
7,538
134
405
18.6
56.3
58
29
12
2.4
0.2
0
18 Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
7,414
132
371
20.0
56.2
71
68
24
2.8
0.5
2
19 Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
7,412
132
452
16.4
56.2
47
-4
6
-0.7
0.0
0
20 Otis Taylor
O. Taylor
7,306
130
410
17.8
56.2
57
161
30
5.4
1.2
3
21 Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
7,270
162
474
15.3
44.9
40
28
2
14.0
0.2
0
22 Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
7,195
121
567
12.7
59.5
45
20
4
5.0
0.2
0
23 Haven Moses
H. Moses
7,171
168
395
18.2
42.7
51
43
18
2.4
0.3
1
24 John Gilliam
J. Gilliam
7,056
151
382
18.5
46.7
48
293
35
8.4
1.9
2
25 Gene Washington
G. Washington
6,856
140
385
17.8
49.0
60
23
6
3.8
0.2
0
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