nfl career reception leader before 1984

Before 1984, Charley Taylor made the most receptions, with 649 receptions.

NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
649
165
9,110
14.0
55.2
79
1,488
442
3.4
9.0
11
2Don Maynard
D. Maynard
633
186
11,834
18.7
63.6
88
70
24
2.9
0.4
0
3Raymond Berry
R. Berry
631
154
9,275
14.7
60.2
68
0
0
0.0
0
4Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
596
192
9,981
16.7
52.0
50
22
8
2.8
0.1
0
5Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
589
180
8,978
15.2
49.9
79
64
9
7.1
0.4
0
6Fred Biletnikoff
F. Biletnikoff
589
190
8,974
15.2
47.2
76
0
0
0.0
0
7Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
579
208
10,372
17.9
49.9
76
181
33
5.5
0.9
0
8Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
567
121
7,195
12.7
59.5
45
20
4
5.0
0.2
0
9Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
542
136
10,266
18.9
75.5
85
129
24
5.4
0.9
2
10Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
521
148
7,954
15.3
53.7
65
2,735
513
5.3
18.5
18
11Billy Howton
B. Howton
503
142
8,459
16.8
59.6
61
29
5
5.8
0.2
0
12Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
495
139
6,831
13.8
49.1
44
52
10
5.2
0.4
0
13Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
495
152
8,410
17.0
55.3
84
22
17
1.3
0.1
0
14Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
489
156
7,822
16.0
50.1
48
189
21
9.0
1.2
0
15Don Hutson
D. Hutson
488
116
7,991
16.4
68.9
99
284
62
4.6
2.4
3
16Jackie Smith
J. Smith
480
210
7,918
16.5
37.7
40
327
38
8.6
1.6
3
17Art Powell
A. Powell
479
117
8,046
16.8
68.8
81
0
0
0.0
0
18Cliff Branch
C. Branch
474
165
8,284
17.5
50.2
67
70
11
6.4
0.4
0
19Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
474
162
7,270
15.3
44.9
40
28
2
14.0
0.2
0
20Steve Largent
S. Largent
471
114
7,608
16.2
66.7
60
43
12
3.6
0.4
1
21Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
452
132
7,412
16.4
56.2
47
-4
6
-0.7
0.0
0
22Roy Jefferson
R. Jefferson
451
162
7,539
16.7
46.5
52
188
25
7.5
1.2
0
23Haven Moses
H. Moses
448
199
8,091
18.1
40.7
56
43
18
2.4
0.2
1
24Reggie Rucker
R. Rucker
447
159
7,065
15.8
44.4
44
68
12
5.7
0.4
0
25Carroll Dale
C. Dale
438
189
8,277
18.9
43.8
52
30
4
7.5
0.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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