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Detroit Lions Receptions Leaders

Career totals with the Lions and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Figures before 1932 are reconstructions; the NFL kept no official statistics. Portsmouth Spartans 1930-1933.

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Calvin Johnson holds the Lions career record with 732 receptions. The single-season record is 123, by Herman Moore in 1995.

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

All-time Lions leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club REC G
1 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2007–2015 732 135
2 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1991–2001 670 141
3 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2021–2026 584 87
4 Johnnie Morton Johnnie Morton 1994–2001 469 126
5 Brett Perriman 1991–1996 428 94
6 Golden Tate Golden Tate 2014–2018 416 71
7 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1989–1998 352 153
8 Charlie Sanders 1968–1977 336 128
9 Gail Cogdill Gail Cogdill 1960–1968 325 103
10 Brandon Pettigrew Brandon Pettigrew 2009–2015 302 86
11 Marvin Jones Marvin Jones 2016–2023 294 73
12 Jim Gibbons Jim Gibbons 1958–1968 287 140
13 James Jones James Jones 1983–1988 285 85
13 Theo Riddick Theo Riddick 2013–2018 285 81
15 Leonard Thompson 1975–1986 277 175
16 Roy Williams Roy Williams 2004–2008 261 59
17 David Hill 1976–1982 245 100
18 Terry Barr Terry Barr 1957–1965 227 102
19 Freddie Scott 1978–1983 223 86
20 Sam LaPorta Sam LaPorta 2023–2026 213 47
21 Jahmyr Gibbs Jahmyr Gibbs 2023–2026 208 54
22 Jeff Chadwick 1983–1989 206 73
23 Horace King 1975–1983 198 123
24 Cory Schlesinger 1995–2006 197 165
25 Nate Burleson Nate Burleson 2010–2013 195 45

Single-season Lions records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season REC G
1 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1995 123 16
2 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2012 122 16
3 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2023 119 16
4 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2025 117 17
5 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2024 115 17
6 Brett Perriman 1995 108 16
7 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1996 106 16
7 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2022 106 16
9 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1997 104 16
10 Golden Tate Golden Tate 2014 99 16
11 Mike Furrey Mike Furrey 2006 98 16
12 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2011 97 16
13 Brett Perriman 1996 94 16
14 Golden Tate Golden Tate 2017 92 16
15 Golden Tate Golden Tate 2016 91 16
16 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2021 90 16
16 Golden Tate Golden Tate 2015 90 16
18 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2015 88 16
19 Sam LaPorta Sam LaPorta 2023 86 17
20 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2013 84 14
21 Brandon Pettigrew Brandon Pettigrew 2011 83 16
22 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1998 82 15
22 Roy Williams Roy Williams 2006 82 16
24 Germane Crowell 1999 81 16
25 Johnnie Morton Johnnie Morton 1997 80 16