Wesley Walker had the most yards per reception by a wide receiver in his rookie season in 1977, with 21.1 per catch.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Walker | 21.1 | 1977 | 14 | 35 | 740 | 52.9 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | M. Gray | 20.6 | 1977 | 14 | 38 | 782 | 55.9 | 5 | -1 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | S. Odom | 20.3 | 1977 | 14 | 27 | 549 | 39.2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | H. Moses | 20.0 | 1977 | 14 | 27 | 539 | 38.5 | 4 | -1 | 5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | G. Washington | 19.9 | 1977 | 14 | 32 | 638 | 45.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | B. Brooks | 19.8 | 1977 | 14 | 39 | 772 | 55.1 | 4 | -4 | 2 | -2.0 | -0.3 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | S. Largent | 19.5 | 1977 | 14 | 33 | 643 | 45.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | M. Owens | 19.3 | 1977 | 14 | 34 | 655 | 46.8 | 3 | -2 | 2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | K. Burrough | 19.0 | 1977 | 14 | 43 | 816 | 58.3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | S. White | 18.5 | 1977 | 14 | 41 | 760 | 54.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | D. Pearson | 18.1 | 1977 | 14 | 48 | 870 | 62.1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Stallworth | 17.8 | 1977 | 14 | 44 | 784 | 56.0 | 7 | 47 | 6 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Harris | 17.7 | 1977 | 14 | 34 | 601 | 42.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | A. Jenkins | 17.4 | 1977 | 14 | 39 | 677 | 48.4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | D. Stingley | 16.8 | 1977 | 14 | 39 | 657 | 46.9 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 1 | ||
| 16 | | C. Branch | 16.4 | 1977 | 13 | 33 | 540 | 41.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | J. Scott | 16.2 | 1977 | 14 | 50 | 809 | 57.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | L. Swann | 15.8 | 1977 | 14 | 50 | 789 | 56.4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Gant | 15.8 | 1977 | 14 | 41 | 646 | 46.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | R. Rucker | 15.7 | 1977 | 14 | 36 | 565 | 40.4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | G. Doughty | 15.5 | 1977 | 13 | 28 | 435 | 33.5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | C. Joiner | 15.5 | 1977 | 14 | 35 | 542 | 38.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | N. Moore | 14.7 | 1977 | 14 | 52 | 765 | 54.6 | 12 | 89 | 14 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | H. Carmichael | 14.5 | 1977 | 14 | 46 | 665 | 47.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | F. Grant | 14.1 | 1977 | 14 | 34 | 480 | 34.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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