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1978 NFL Receptions Leaders

Passes caught

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Rickey Young led the whole NFL in receptions in 1978 with 88, 14 ahead of Tony Galbreath (74).

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Rickey Young Led the whole NFL in 1978 Rickey Young MIN
88 Receptions 14 clear of Tony Galbreath
Showing Receptions and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team REC G YDS TD
1 Rickey Young Rickey Young MIN 88 16 704 5
2 Tony Galbreath Tony Galbreath NO 74 16 582 2
3 Steve Largent Steve Largent SEA 71 16 1,168 8
4 Ahmad Rashad Ahmad Rashad MIN 66 16 769 8
5 Dave Casper OAK 62 16 852 9
6 Pat Tilley Pat Tilley SLC 62 16 900 3
7 Lynn Swann Lynn Swann PIT 61 16 880 11
8 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman MIN 61 14 396 2
9 Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell SD 57 16 500 2
10 John Jefferson John Jefferson SD 56 14 1,001 13
11 Harold Carmichael Harold Carmichael PHI 55 16 1,072 8
12 Riley Odoms Riley Odoms DEN 54 16 829 6
13 Henry Childs Henry Childs NO 53 16 869 4
14 David Hill DET 53 16 633 4
15 Sammy White Sammy White MIN 53 16 741 9
16 Willie Miller LAN 50 16 767 5
17 Walter Payton Walter Payton CHI 50 16 480 0
18 Cliff Branch Cliff Branch OAK 49 16 709 1
19 Ron Jessie Ron Jessie LAN 49 16 752 4
20 Nat Moore Nat Moore MIA 48 16 645 10
21 Tony Reed KC 48 16 483 1
22 Wesley Walker Wesley Walker NYJ 48 16 1,169 8
23 Horace King DET 48 15 396 2
24 Ken Burrough Ken Burrough HOO 47 16 624 2
25 Isaac Curtis Isaac Curtis CIN 47 16 737 3
26 Preston Pearson Preston Pearson DAL 47 16 526 0
27 Bob Tucker Bob Tucker MIN 47 16 540 0
28 Tony Hill Tony Hill DAL 46 16 823 6
29 James Lofton James Lofton GB 46 16 818 6
30 Wallace Francis ATL 45 16 695 3
31 Duriel Harris MIA 45 16 654 3
32 Billy Ryckman ATL 45 16 679 2
33 Joe Washington Joe Washington BAC 45 16 377 1
34 Bob Chandler Bob Chandler BUF 44 16 581 5
35 Drew Pearson Drew Pearson DAL 44 16 714 3
36 Mel Gray Mel Gray SLC 44 13 871 1
37 Roland Harper Roland Harper CHI 43 16 340 2
38 Reggie Rucker Reggie Rucker CLE 43 15 893 8
39 Walter White Walter White KC 42 16 340 1
40 James Scott CHI 42 15 759 5
41 John Stallworth John Stallworth PIT 41 16 798 9
42 Frank Lewis Frank Lewis BUF 41 15 735 7
43 John Cappelletti John Cappelletti LAN 41 14 382 1
44 Morris Bradshaw OAK 40 16 552 2
45 Ike Harris NO 40 15 590 4
46 Tinker Owens NO 40 14 446 2
47 Russ Francis NE 39 15 543 4
48 Derrick Gaffney NYJ 38 16 691 3
49 Ozzie Newsome Ozzie Newsome CLE 38 16 589 2
50 Greg Pruitt Greg Pruitt CLE 38 12 292 2
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