nfl player most catches in a season 1957

Billy Wilson made the most receptions in 1957, with 52 receptions.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Billy Wilson
B. Wilson
52
1957
11
757
14.6
68.8
6
0
0
0.0
0
2Raymond Berry
R. Berry
47
1957
12
800
17.0
66.7
6
0
0
0.0
0
3Jack McClairen
J. McClairen
46
1957
12
630
13.7
52.5
2
0
0
0.0
0
4Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
41
1957
12
588
14.3
49.0
4
528
136
3.9
44.0
5
5Lenny Moore
L. Moore
40
1957
12
687
17.2
57.3
7
488
98
5.0
40.7
3
6Billy Howton
B. Howton
38
1957
12
727
19.1
60.6
5
20
4
5.0
1.7
0
7Jim Dooley
J. Dooley
37
1957
12
530
14.3
44.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
8Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
37
1957
12
458
12.4
38.2
2
478
102
4.7
39.8
1
9Johnny Carson
J. Carson
34
1957
12
583
17.1
48.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
10Jim Doran
J. Doran
33
1957
12
624
18.9
52.0
5
0
0
0.0
0
11L.G. Dupre
L.G. Dupre
32
1957
12
339
10.6
28.3
2
375
101
3.7
31.3
2
12Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
32
1957
12
477
14.9
39.8
6
8
1
8.0
0.7
0
13Jim Mutscheller
J. Mutscheller
32
1957
12
558
17.4
46.5
8
0
0
0.0
0
14Pete Brewster
P. Brewster
30
1957
12
614
20.5
51.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
15Clyde Conner
C. Conner
30
1957
8
412
13.7
51.5
4
0
0
0.0
0
16Alex Webster
A. Webster
30
1957
11
330
11.0
30.0
1
478
135
3.5
43.5
5
17Bob Boyd
B. Boyd
29
1957
12
534
18.4
44.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
18Ron Kramer
R. Kramer
28
1957
11
337
12.0
30.6
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Preston Carpenter
P. Carpenter
27
1957
12
398
14.7
33.2
2
86
3
28.7
7.2
1
20Gern Nagler
G. Nagler
27
1957
12
475
17.6
39.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
21R.C. Owens
R.C. Owens
27
1957
12
395
14.6
32.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
22Jim Podoley
J. Podoley
27
1957
12
554
20.5
46.2
4
442
114
3.9
36.8
2
23Rick Casares
R. Casares
25
1957
12
225
9.0
18.8
0
700
204
3.4
58.3
6
24Howard Cassady
H. Cassady
25
1957
12
325
13.0
27.1
3
250
73
3.4
20.8
3
25Kyle Rote
K. Rote
25
1957
12
358
14.3
29.8
3
13
1
13.0
1.1
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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