2005 NFL Receiving First Downs Leaders

First downs gained receiving

2005 wide receivers only → All-time career leaders →

Chad Johnson led the whole NFL in receiving first downs in 2005 with 74, 4 ahead of Steve Smith (70). It stands 46th among all single seasons in NFL history.

YDS REC TD Y/R Y/G TGT CTH%1D YScm

Led the whole NFL in 2005 Chad Johnson Cincinnati Bengals

74 Receiving First Downs 4 clear of Steve Smith

Showing Receiving First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	1D	G	REC	YDS	TD
1	Chad Johnson	CIN	74	16	97	1,432	9
2	Steve Smith	CAR	70	16	103	1,563	12
3	Anquan Boldin	ARI	68	14	102	1,398	7
4	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	67	16	103	1,409	10
5	Donald Driver	GB	63	16	86	1,221	5
6	Torry Holt	LA	63	14	102	1,331	9
7	Antonio Gates	LAC	62	15	89	1,101	10
8	Santana Moss	WAS	60	16	84	1,483	9
9	Chris Chambers	MIA	59	16	82	1,118	11
10	Marvin Harrison	IND	58	15	82	1,146	12
11	Joey Galloway	TB	57	14	83	1,287	10
12	Jimmy Smith	JAX	56	16	70	1,023	6
13	Rod Smith	DEN	55	16	85	1,105	6
14	Reggie Wayne	IND	55	15	83	1,055	5
15	Hines Ward	PIT	53	15	69	975	11
16	Laveranues Coles	NYJ	52	16	73	845	5
17	Derrick Mason	BAL	52	16	86	1,073	3
18	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	CIN	52	14	78	956	7
19	Deion Branch	NE	51	16	78	998	5
20	Keenan McCardell	LAC	50	16	70	917	9
21	Donte' Stallworth	NO	50	16	70	945	7
22	Plaxico Burress	NYG	49	16	76	1,214	7
23	Terry Glenn	DAL	48	16	62	1,136	7
24	Eddie Kennison	KC	47	15	68	1,102	5
25	Keyshawn Johnson	DAL	46	16	71	839	6
26	Randy Moss	LV	46	15	60	1,005	8
27	Jeremy Shockey	NYG	46	15	65	891	7
28	Antonio Bryant	CLE	45	16	69	1,009	4
29	Tony Gonzalez	KC	45	16	78	905	2
30	Jerry Porter	LV	45	16	76	942	5
31	Chris Cooley	WAS	44	16	71	774	7
32	Todd Heap	BAL	43	16	75	855	7
33	Bobby Engram	SEA	43	13	67	774	3
34	Alge Crumpler	ATL	42	16	65	877	5
35	Jason Witten	DAL	40	16	66	757	6
36	Andre Johnson	HOU	40	12	63	688	2
37	Joe Jurevicius	SEA	39	15	55	694	10
38	Eric Moulds	BUF	38	14	81	816	4
39	Muhsin Muhammad	CHI	37	15	64	750	4
40	Amani Toomer	NYG	37	15	60	684	7
41	Joe Horn	NO	37	13	49	654	1
42	Kevin Curtis	LA	36	16	61	822	6
43	L.J. Smith	PHI	36	16	61	682	3
44	Drew Bennett	TEN	36	13	58	738	4
45	Ernest Wilford	JAX	35	16	41	681	7
46	Eric Parker	LAC	35	15	57	725	3
47	Travis Taylor	MIN	34	16	50	604	4
48	Brandon Lloyd	SF	34	15	48	733	5
49	Justin McCareins	NYJ	33	16	43	713	2
50	David Givens	NE	32	13	59	738	2