what nfl wr had the most receptions in the 1950s

From 1950 through 1959, Billy Wilson had the most catches by a wide receiver, with 404 catches.

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	NAME	REC	GP	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Billy Wilson B. Wilson	404	96	5,851	14.5	60.9	48	0	0		0.0	0
2	Billy Howton B. Howton	342	92	6,091	17.8	66.2	44	20	4	5.0	0.2	0
3	Elroy Hirsch E. Hirsch	286	79	5,253	18.4	66.5	46	24	5	4.8	0.3	0
4	Tom Fears T. Fears	272	63	3,686	13.6	58.5	25	10	2	5.0	0.2	0
5	Pete Pihos P. Pihos	258	60	3,768	14.6	62.8	38	-1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
6	Dante Lavelli D. Lavelli	244	79	3,908	16.0	49.5	33	0	0		0.0	0
7	Bobby Walston B. Walston	243	108	4,188	17.2	38.8	40	12	4	3.0	0.1	0
8	Elbie Nickel E. Nickel	243	72	3,673	15.1	51.0	27	0	0		0.0	0
9	Gordie Soltau G. Soltau	237	83	3,363	14.2	40.5	25	-4	1	-4.0	0.0	0
10	Don Stonesifer D. Stonesifer	231	72	2,901	12.6	40.3	14	0	0		0.0	0
11	Raymond Berry R. Berry	219	60	3,359	15.3	56.0	31	0	0		0.0	0
12	Harlon Hill H. Hill	218	63	4,467	20.5	70.9	40	31	5	6.2	0.5	0
13	Pete Brewster P. Brewster	208	92	3,732	17.9	40.6	21	0	0		0.0	0
14	Bill McColl B. McColl	182	84	2,533	13.9	30.2	24	0	0		0.0	0
15	Jim Mutscheller J. Mutscheller	181	60	2,994	16.5	49.9	36	0	0		0.0	0
16	Hugh Taylor H. Taylor	181	60	3,600	19.9	60.0	40	0	0		0.0	0
17	Bob Boyd B. Boyd	176	79	3,611	20.5	45.7	28	-9	2	-4.5	-0.1	0
18	Dan Edwards D. Edwards	169	47	2,149	12.7	45.7	13	0	0		0.0	0
19	Bob Schnelker B. Schnelker	149	79	2,656	17.8	33.6	27	0	0		0.0	0
20	Leon Hart L. Hart	147	59	2,274	15.5	38.5	24	6	8	0.8	0.1	0
21	Dorne Dibble D. Dibble	146	68	2,552	17.5	37.5	19	13	2	6.5	0.2	0
22	Gern Nagler G. Nagler	141	66	2,262	16.0	34.3	24	0	0		0.0	0
23	Mac Speedie M. Speedie	138	34	2,048	14.8	60.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
24	Johnny Carson J. Carson	128	57	1,987	15.5	34.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
25	Kyle Rote K. Rote	121	58	1,949	16.1	33.6	22	64	14	4.6	1.1	0

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More 49ers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,460

Purdy

RUSH

350

McCaffrey

REC

420

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

3rd

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

128.2

6th

PASS YDS/G

243.3

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM

Last Game

Commanders

1 - 4 - 1

Final

49ers

6 - 0

Mon 19 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000