who led the nfl in receptions in 1977

Lydell Mitchell made the most receptions in 1977, with 71 catches.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
71
1977
14
620
8.7
44.3
4
1,159
301
3.9
82.8
3
2Bob Chandler
B. Chandler
60
1977
14
745
12.4
53.2
4
0
0
0.0
0
3Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
55
1977
14
469
8.5
33.5
1
595
158
3.8
42.5
3
4Nat Moore
N. Moore
52
1977
14
765
14.7
54.6
12
89
14
6.4
6.4
1
5Don McCauley
D. McCauley
51
1977
14
495
9.7
35.4
2
234
83
2.8
16.7
6
6Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
51
1977
14
681
13.4
48.6
2
0
0
0.0
0
7James Scott
J. Scott
50
1977
14
809
16.2
57.8
3
0
0
0.0
0
8Lynn Swann
L. Swann
50
1977
14
789
15.8
56.4
7
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
9Dave Casper
D. Casper
48
1977
14
584
12.2
41.7
6
0
0
0.0
0
10Harold Jackson
H. Jackson
48
1977
14
666
13.9
47.6
6
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
11Drew Pearson
D. Pearson
48
1977
14
870
18.1
62.1
2
22
2
11.0
1.6
0
12Walter White
W. White
48
1977
13
674
14.0
51.8
5
-3
2
-1.5
-0.2
0
13Rickey Young
R. Young
48
1977
14
423
8.8
30.2
0
543
157
3.5
38.8
4
14Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
46
1977
14
665
14.5
47.5
7
0
0
0.0
0
15Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
46
1977
14
535
11.6
38.2
4
341
89
3.8
24.4
1
16John Stallworth
J. Stallworth
44
1977
14
784
17.8
56.0
7
47
6
7.8
3.4
0
17Jim Braxton
J. Braxton
43
1977
14
461
10.7
32.9
1
372
113
3.3
26.6
1
18Ken Burrough
K. Burrough
43
1977
14
816
19.0
58.3
8
10
4
2.5
0.7
0
19Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
42
1977
14
370
8.8
26.4
1
1,015
270
3.8
72.5
4
20Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
41
1977
14
265
6.5
18.9
0
644
168
3.8
46.0
3
21Reuben Gant
R. Gant
41
1977
14
646
15.8
46.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
22Cleo Miller
C. Miller
41
1977
14
291
7.1
20.8
1
756
163
4.6
54.0
4
23Sammy White
S. White
41
1977
14
760
18.5
54.3
9
0
0
0.0
0
24Ike Harris
I. Harris
40
1977
14
547
13.7
39.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
25Horace King
H. King
40
1977
14
238
6.0
17.0
0
521
155
3.4
37.2
1
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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