who led the nfl in receiving yards between 1975 to 1981

From 1975 through 1981, Charlie Joiner had the most receiving yards, with 6,259 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	6,259	106	368	17.0	59.0	34	-12	1	-12.0	-0.1	0
2	Steve Largent S. Largent	6,041	91	365	16.6	66.4	46	35	11	3.2	0.4	1
3	Harold Carmichael H. Carmichael	5,594	106	353	15.8	52.8	53	28	4	7.0	0.3	0
4	Cliff Branch C. Branch	5,590	103	323	17.3	54.3	42	35	7	5.0	0.3	0
5	Alfred Jenkins A. Jenkins	5,433	91	298	18.2	59.7	38	7	2	3.5	0.1	0
6	Drew Pearson D. Pearson	5,420	105	332	16.3	51.6	36	170	16	10.6	1.6	0
7	Harold Jackson H. Jackson	5,365	106	286	18.8	50.6	36	63	13	4.8	0.6	0
8	Ahmad Rashad A. Rashad	5,256	91	377	13.9	57.8	34	8	1	8.0	0.1	0
9	Sammy White S. White	5,010	91	306	16.4	55.1	40	90	17	5.3	1.0	0
10	Lynn Swann L. Swann	4,989	95	307	16.3	52.5	49	33	9	3.7	0.3	1
11	Reggie Rucker R. Rucker	4,953	103	310	16.0	48.1	32	50	6	8.3	0.5	0
12	Ken Burrough K. Burrough	4,946	92	278	17.8	53.8	38	21	10	2.1	0.2	0
13	Mel Gray M. Gray	4,731	93	258	18.3	50.9	28	98	13	7.5	1.1	1
14	Isaac Curtis I. Curtis	4,599	98	264	17.4	46.9	31	10	12	0.8	0.1	0
15	Nat Moore N. Moore	4,596	98	294	15.6	46.9	45	219	35	6.3	2.2	1
16	John Stallworth J. Stallworth	4,594	84	256	17.9	54.7	36	111	7	15.9	1.3	1
17	Frank Lewis F. Lewis	4,586	93	250	18.3	49.3	23	54	6	9.0	0.6	1
18	Roger Carr R. Carr	4,365	91	233	18.7	48.0	29	-8	1	-8.0	-0.1	0
19	Dave Casper D. Casper	4,337	104	314	13.8	41.7	41	18	4	4.5	0.2	0
20	Pat Tilley P. Tilley	4,315	89	284	15.2	48.5	19	32	1	32.0	0.4	0
21	James Lofton J. Lofton	4,306	64	242	17.8	67.3	22	12	4	3.0	0.2	0
22	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	4,285	75	188	22.8	57.1	32	117	16	7.3	1.6	0
23	Haven Moses H. Moses	4,149	105	225	18.4	39.5	29	-5	6	-0.8	0.0	0
24	Bob Chandler B. Chandler	4,140	88	295	14.0	47.0	39	5	3	1.7	0.1	0
25	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	4,063	58	238	17.1	70.1	40	45	4	11.3	0.8	0

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238

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209

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

29th

OPP PPG

26.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

121.5

10th

PASS YDS/G

204.0

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

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0 - 4

Final

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3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

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Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

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Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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7

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6

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Rec TD Leaders

6

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5

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

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Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

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292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
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