nfl career reception leader before 1985

Before 1985, Charlie Joiner made the most receptions, with 657 receptions.

NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
657
208
10,774
16.4
51.8
56
22
8
2.8
0.1
0
2Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
649
165
9,110
14.0
55.2
79
1,488
442
3.4
9.0
11
3Don Maynard
D. Maynard
633
186
11,834
18.7
63.6
88
70
24
2.9
0.4
0
4Raymond Berry
R. Berry
631
154
9,275
14.7
60.2
68
0
0
0.0
0
5Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
590
182
8,985
15.2
49.4
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
9Steve Largent
S. Largent
545
130
8,772
16.1
67.5
72
53
14
3.8
0.4
1
10Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
542
136
10,266
18.9
75.5
85
129
24
5.4
0.9
2
11Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
521
148
7,954
15.3
53.7
65
2,735
513
5.3
18.5
18
12Billy Howton
B. Howton
503
142
8,459
16.8
59.6
61
29
5
5.8
0.2
0
13Cliff Branch
C. Branch
501
179
8,685
17.3
48.5
67
70
11
6.4
0.4
0
14Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
495
139
6,831
13.8
49.1
44
52
10
5.2
0.4
0
15Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
495
152
8,410
17.0
55.3
84
22
17
1.3
0.1
0
16Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
489
156
7,822
16.0
50.1
48
189
21
9.0
1.2
0
17Don Hutson
D. Hutson
488
116
7,991
16.4
68.9
99
284
62
4.6
2.4
3
18Jackie Smith
J. Smith
480
210
7,918
16.5
37.7
40
327
38
8.6
1.6
3
19Art Powell
A. Powell
479
117
8,046
16.8
68.8
81
0
0
0.0
0
20Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
474
162
7,270
15.3
44.9
40
28
2
14.0
0.2
0
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
25Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
440
105
5,570
12.7
53.0
34
135
18
7.5
1.3
2
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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