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← All-time receiving yards

1976 NFL Season Leaders

Receiving Yards

Top 25 of 144 qualifiers · regular season.

1
Cliff BranchWR· OAK
1,111 yds
2
Charlie JoinerWR· SD
1,056 yds
3
Frank GrantWR· WAS
818 yds
4
Drew PearsonWR· DAL
806 yds
5
Ike HarrisWR· ARI
782 yds
6
Isaac CurtisWR· CIN
766 yds
7
Alfred JenkinsWR· ATL
710 yds
8
Steve LargentWR· SEA
705 yds
9
Dave CasperTE· OAK
691 yds
10
Billy Joe DuPreeTE· DAL
680 yds
11
Larry BrunsonWR· KC
656 yds
12
Paul WarfieldWR· CLE
613 yds
13
Chuck ForemanRB· MIN
567 yds
14
Fred BiletnikoffWR· OAK
551 yds
15
Charlie SandersTE· DET
545 yds
16
James ScottWR· CHI
512 yds
17
Harold CarmichaelWR· PHI
503 yds
18
Billy JohnsonWR· TEN
495 yds
19
Ken PayneWR· GB
467 yds
20
Henry MarshallWR· KC
443 yds
21
Golden RichardsWR· DAL
414 yds
22
Charlie SmithWR· PHI
412 yds
23
David KnightWR· NYJ
403 yds
24
Clark GainesRB· NYJ
400 yds
25
J.V. CainTE· ARI
400 yds