Wide receivers had 305 yards on receptions in their rookie season in 1932.
| POSITION | REC YDS | SEASON | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wide Receiver | 305 | 1932 | 92 | 26 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 1 | |
| 2 | Wide Receiver | 1,198 | 1933 | 136 | 67 | 17.9 | 8.8 | 8 | 69 | 22 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Wide Receiver | 629 | 1934 | 112 | 45 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 5 | 91 | 16 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Wide Receiver | 1,612 | 1935 | 139 | 92 | 17.5 | 11.6 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 5 | Wide Receiver | 958 | 1936 | 101 | 69 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Wide Receiver | 1,588 | 1937 | 176 | 106 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 12 | 80 | 13 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 7 | Wide Receiver | 1,931 | 1938 | 174 | 111 | 17.4 | 11.1 | 13 | 122 | 11 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 8 | Wide Receiver | 1,460 | 1939 | 153 | 98 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Wide Receiver | 1,915 | 1940 | 188 | 143 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wide Receiver | 1,941 | 1941 | 220 | 153 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 11 | Wide Receiver | 1,661 | 1942 | 203 | 112 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 11 | 55 | 19 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Wide Receiver | 629 | 1943 | 105 | 51 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Wide Receiver | 1,360 | 1944 | 146 | 91 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Wide Receiver | 693 | 1945 | 84 | 36 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| 15 | Wide Receiver | 2,400 | 1946 | 198 | 148 | 16.2 | 12.1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Wide Receiver | 2,824 | 1947 | 169 | 186 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Wide Receiver | 2,315 | 1948 | 98 | 171 | 13.5 | 23.6 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 18 | Wide Receiver | 410 | 1949 | 107 | 35 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 19 | Wide Receiver | 3,565 | 1950 | 129 | 224 | 15.9 | 27.6 | 25 | -2 | 1 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Wide Receiver | 3,934 | 1951 | 149 | 266 | 14.8 | 26.4 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Wide Receiver | 2,717 | 1952 | 93 | 148 | 18.4 | 29.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Wide Receiver | 1,652 | 1953 | 81 | 132 | 12.5 | 20.4 | 9 | -6 | 1 | -6.0 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Wide Receiver | 3,287 | 1954 | 120 | 194 | 16.9 | 27.4 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 24 | Wide Receiver | 1,419 | 1955 | 84 | 93 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 5 | 201 | 59 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2 | |
| 25 | Wide Receiver | 1,574 | 1956 | 60 | 91 | 17.3 | 26.2 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 18.5 | 0.6 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.
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