| ANNUAL PASS RECEIVING LEADERS (RECEPTIONS) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Current rating system implemented in 1973) | |||||
| Year | Player, Team | No. | Yards | Avg. | TD |
| 2006 |
Andre Johnson, Houston, AFC Mike Furrey, Detroit, NFC |
103 98 |
1,147 1,086 |
11.1 11.1 |
5 6 |
| 2005 |
Steve Smith, Carolina, NFC Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona, NFC Chad Johnson, Cincinnati, AFC |
103 103 97 |
1,563 1,409 1,432 |
15.2 13.7 14.8 |
12 10 9 |
| 2004 |
Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City, AFC Joe Horn, New Orleans, NFC |
102 94 |
1,258 1,399 |
12.3 14.9 |
7 11 |
| 2003 |
Torry Holt, St. Louis, NFC LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego, AFC |
117 100 |
1,696 725 |
14.5 7.3 |
12 4 |
| 2002 |
Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis, AFC Randy Moss, Minnesota, NFC |
143 106 |
1,722 1,347 |
12.0 12.7 |
11 7 |
| 2001 |
Rod Smith, Denver, AFC Keyshawn Johnson, Tampa Bay, NFC |
113 106 |
1,343 1,266 |
11.9 11.9 |
11 1 |
| 2000 |
Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis, AFC Muhsin Muhammad, Carolina, NFC |
102 102 |
1,413 1,183 |
13.9 11.6 |
14 6 |
| 1999 |
Jimmy Smith, Jacksonville, AFC Muhsin Muhammad, Carolina, NFC |
116 96 |
1,636 1,253 |
14.1 13.1 |
6 8 |
| 1998 |
O.J. McDuffie, Miami, AFC Frank Sanders, Arizona, NFC |
90 89 |
1,050 1,145 |
11.7 12.9 |
7 3 |
| 1997 |
Tim Brown, Oakland, AFC Herman Moore, Detroit, NFC |
104 104 |
1,408 1,293 |
13.5 12.4 |
5 8 |
| 1996 |
Jerry Rice, San Francisco, NFC Carl Pickens, Cincinnati, AFC |
108 100 |
1,254 1,180 |
11.6 11.8 |
8 12 |
| 1995 |
Herman Moore, Detroit, NFC Carl Pickens, Cincinnati, AFC |
123 99 |
1,686 1,234 |
13.7 12.5 |
14 17 |
| 1994 |
Cris Carter, Minnesota, NFC Ben Coates, New England, AFC |
122 96 |
1,256 1,174 |
10.3 12.2 |
7 7 |
| 1993 |
Sterling Sharpe, Green Bay, NFC Reggie Langhorne, Indianapolis, AFC |
112 85 |
1,274 1,038 |
11.4 12.2 |
11 3 |
| 1992 |
Sterling Sharpe, Green Bay, NFC Haywood Jeffires, Houston, AFC |
108 90 |
1,461 913 |
13.5 10.1 |
13 9 |
| 1991 |
Haywood Jeffires, Houston, AFC Michael Irvin, Dallas, NFC |
100 93 |
1,181 1,523 |
11.8 16.4 |
7 8 |
| 1990 |
Jerry Rice, San Francisco, NFC Haywood Jeffires, Houston, AFC Drew Hill, Houston, AFC |
100 74 74 |
1,502 1,048 1,019 |
15.0 14.2 13.8 |
13 8 5 |
| 1989 |
Sterling Sharpe, Green Bay, NFC Andre Reed, Buffalo, AFC |
90 88 |
1,423 1,312 |
15.8 14.9 |
12 9 |
| 1988 |
Al Toon, N.Y. Jets, AFC Henry Ellard, L.A. Rams, NFC |
93 86 |
1,067 1,414 |
11.5 16.4 |
5 10 |
| 1987 |
J.T. Smith, St. Louis, NFC Al Toon, N.Y. Jets, AFC |
91 68 |
1,117 976 |
12.3 14.4 |
8 5 |
| 1986 |
Todd Christensen, L.A. Raiders, AFC Jerry Rice, San Francisco, NFC |
95 86 |
1,153 1,570 |
12.1 18.3 |
8 15 |
| 1985 |
Roger Craig, San Francisco, NFC Lionel James, San Diego, AFC |
92 86 |
1,016 1,027 |
11.0 11.9 |
6 6 |
| 1984 |
Art Monk, Washington, NFC Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland, AFC |
106 89 |
1,372 1,001 |
12.9 11.2 |
7 5 |
| 1983 |
Todd Christensen, L.A. Raiders, AFC Roy Green, St. Louis, NFC Charlie Brown, Washington, NFC Earnest Gray, N.Y. Giants, NFC |
92 78 78 78 |
1,247 1,227 1,225 1,139 |
13.6 15.7 15.7 14.6 |
12 14 8 5 |
| 1982 |
Dwight Clark, San Francisco, NFC Kellen Winslow, San Diego, AFC |
60 54 |
913 721 |
15.2 13.4 |
5 6 |
| 1981 |
Kellen Winslow, San Diego, AFC Dwight Clark, San Francisco, NFC |
88 85 |
1,075 1,105 |
12.2 13.0 |
10 4 |
| 1980 |
Kellen Winslow, San Diego, AFC *Earl Cooper, San Francisco, NFC |
89 83 |
1,290 567 |
14.5 6.8 |
9 4 |
| 1979 |
Joe Washington, Baltimore, AFC Ahmad Rashad, Minnesota, NFC |
82 80 |
750 1,156 |
9.1 14.5 |
3 9 |
| 1978 |
Rickey Young, Minnesota, NFC Steve Largent, Seattle, AFC |
88 71 |
704 1,168 |
8.0 16.5 |
5 8 |
| 1977 |
Lydell Mitchell, Baltimore, AFC Ahmad Rashad, Minnesota, NFC |
71 51 |
620 681 |
8.7 13.4 |
4 2 |
| 1976 |
MacArthur Lane, Kansas City, AFC Drew Pearson, Dallas, NFC |
66 58 |
686 806 |
10.4 13.9 |
1 6 |
| 1975 |
Chuck Foreman, Minnesota, NFC Reggie Rucker, Cleveland, AFC Lydell Mitchell, Baltimore, AFC |
73 60 60 |
691 770 544 |
9.5 12.8 9.1 |
9 3 4 |
| 1974 |
Lydell Mitchell, Baltimore, AFC Charles Young, Philadelphia, NFC |
72 63 |
544 696 |
7.6 11.0 |
2 3 |
| 1973 |
Harold Carmichael, Philadelphia, NFC Fred Willis, Houston, AFC |
67 57 |
1,116 371 |
16.7 6.5 |
9 1 |
| 1972 |
Harold Jackson, Philadelphia, NFC Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, AFC |
62 58 |
1,048 802 |
16.9 13.8 |
4 7 |
| 1971 |
Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, AFC Bob Tucker, N.Y. Giants, NFC |
61 59 |
929 791 |
15.2 13.4 |
9 4 |
| 1970 |
Dick Gordon, Chicago, NFC Marlin Briscoe, Buffalo, AFC |
71 57 |
1,026 1,036 |
14.5 18.2 |
13 8 |
| 1969 |
Dan Abramowicz, New Orleans, NFL Lance Alworth, San Diego, AFL |
73 64 |
1,015 1,003 |
13.9 15.7 |
7 4 |
| 1968 |
Clifton McNeil, San Francisco, NFL Lance Alworth, San Diego, AFL |
71 68 |
994 1,312 |
14.0 19.3 |
7 10 |
| 1967 |
George Sauer, N.Y. Jets, AFL Charley Taylor, Washington, NFL |
75 70 |
1,189 990 |
15.9 14.1 |
6 9 |
| 1966 |
Lance Alworth, San Diego, AFL Charley Taylor, Washington, NFL |
73 72 |
1,383 1,119 |
18.9 15.5 |
13 12 |
| 1965 |
Lionel Taylor, Denver, AFL Dave Parks, San Francisco, NFL |
85 80 |
1,131 1,344 |
13.3 16.8 |
6 12 |
| 1964 |
Charley Hennigan, Houston, AFL Johnny Morris, Chicago, NFL |
101 93 |
1,546 1,200 |
15.3 12.9 |
8 10 |
| 1963 |
Lionel Taylor, Denver, AFL Bobby Joe Conrad, St. Louis, NFL |
78 73 |
1,101 967 |
14.1 13.2 |
10 10 |
| 1962 |
Lionel Taylor, Denver, AFL Bobby Mitchell, Washington, NFL |
77 72 |
908 1,384 |
11.8 19.2 |
4 11 |
| 1961 |
Lionel Taylor, Denver, AFL Jim (Red) Phillips, Los Angeles, NFL |
100 78 |
1,176 1,092 |
11.8 14.0 |
4 5 |
| 1960 |
Lionel Taylor, Denver, AFL Raymond Berry, Baltimore, NFL |
92 74 |
1,235 1,298 |
13.4 17.5 |
12 10 |
| 1959 | Raymond Berry, Baltimore | 66 | 959 | 14.5 | 14 |
| 1958 |
Raymond Berry, Baltimore Pete Retzlaff, Philadelphia |
56 56 |
794 766 |
14.2 13.7 |
9 2 |
| 1957 | Billy Wilson, San Francisco | 52 | 757 | 14.6 | 6 |
| 1956 | Billy Wilson, San Francisco | 60 | 889 | 14.8 | 5 |
| 1955 | Pete Pihos, Philadelphia | 62 | 864 | 13.9 | 7 |
| 1954 |
Pete Pihos, Philadelphia Billy Wilson, San Francisco |
60 60 |
872 830 |
14.5 13.8 |
10 5 |
| 1953 | Pete Pihos, Philadelphia | 63 | 1,049 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 1952 | Mac Speedie, Cleveland | 62 | 911 | 14.7 | 5 |
| 1951 | Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch, Los Angeles | 66 | 1,495 | 22.7 | 17 |
| 1950 | Tom Fears, Los Angeles | 84 | 1,116 | 13.3 | 7 |
| 1949 | Tom Fears, Los Angeles | 77 | 1,013 | 13.2 | 9 |
| 1948 | *Tom Fears, Los Angeles | 51 | 698 | 13.7 | 4 |
| 1947 | Jim Keane, Chi. Bears | 64 | 910 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 1946 | Jim Benton, Los Angeles | 63 | 981 | 15.6 | 6 |
| 1945 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 47 | 834 | 17.7 | 9 |
| 1944 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 58 | 866 | 14.9 | 9 |
| 1943 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 47 | 776 | 16.5 | 11 |
| 1942 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 74 | 1,211 | 16.4 | 17 |
| 1941 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 58 | 738 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 1940 | *Don Looney, Philadelphia | 58 | 707 | 12.2 | 4 |
| 1939 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 34 | 846 | 24.9 | 6 |
| 1938 | Gaynell Tinsley, Chi. Cardinals | 41 | 516 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 1937 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 41 | 552 | 13.5 | 7 |
| 1936 | Don Hutson, Green Bay | 34 | 536 | 15.8 | 8 |
| 1935 | *Tod Goodwin, N.Y. Giants | 26 | 432 | 16.6 | 4 |
| 1934 |
Joe Carter, Philadelphia Morris (Red) Badgro, N.Y. Giants |
16 16 |
238 206 |
14.9 12.9 |
4 1 |
| 1933 | John (Shipwreck) Kelly, Brooklyn | 22 | 246 | 11.2 | 3 |
| 1932 | Ray Flaherty, N.Y. Giants | 21 | 350 | 16.7 | 3 |
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*First season of professional football. |
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