1945 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders
Yards gained receiving
Jim Benton led the whole NFL in receiving yards in 1945 with 1,067, 233 ahead of Don Hutson (834). It was one of 2 times Jim Benton led in receiving yards.
| # | Player | Team | G | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | 1D | CTH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Benton | CLR | 9 | 45 | — | 1,067 | 23.71 | 8 | — | — |
| 2 |
 Don Hutson
|
GB | 10 | 47 | — | 834 | 17.75 | 9 | — | — |
| 3 | Steve Bagarus | WAS | 10 | 34 | — | 617 | 18.15 | 5 | — | — |
| 4 | Frank Liebel | NYG | 10 | 22 | — | 593 | 26.96 | 10 | — | — |
| 5 | John Greene | DET | 10 | 26 | — | 550 | 21.15 | 5 | — | — |
| 6 | Ken Kavanaugh | CHI | 10 | 25 | — | 543 | 21.72 | 6 | — | — |
| 7 | Jack Ferrante | PHI | 10 | 21 | — | 464 | 22.10 | 7 | — | — |
| 8 | Ed Rucinski | CHC | 8 | 23 | — | 400 | 17.39 | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Don Currivan | BO4 | 10 | 16 | — | 397 | 24.81 | 4 | — | — |
| 10 | Bob Margarita | CHI | 10 | 23 | — | 394 | 17.13 | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | Billy Dewell | CHC | 9 | 26 | — | 370 | 14.23 | 1 | — | — |
| 12 |
 Clyde Goodnight
|
GB | 10 | 7 | — | 283 | 40.43 | 3 | — | — |
| 13 | George Wilson | CHI | 9 | 28 | — | 259 | 9.25 | 3 | — | — |
| 14 | Steve Pritko | CLR | 10 | 19 | — | 255 | 13.42 | 4 | — | — |
| 15 |
 Howie Livingston
|
NYG | 10 | 14 | — | 250 | 17.86 | 2 | — | — |
| 16 | Jack Matheson | DET | 9 | 19 | — | 241 | 12.68 | 1 | — | — |
| 17 | Tony Bova | PIT | 10 | 15 | — | 215 | 14.33 | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Bob Westfall | DET | 9 | 12 | — | 209 | 17.42 | 3 | — | — |
| 19 | Connie Berry | CHI | 7 | 12 | — | 202 | 16.83 | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | Joe Aguirre | WAS | 10 | 16 | — | 189 | 11.81 | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Bob Masterson | BO4 | 10 | 15 | — | 186 | 12.40 | 0 | — | — |
| 22 | Doug Turley | WAS | 10 | 17 | — | 185 | 10.88 | 1 | — | — |
| 23 | Ward Cuff | NYG | 9 | 12 | — | 172 | 14.33 | 0 | — | — |
| 24 | Leo Cantor | CHC | 10 | 15 | — | 159 | 10.60 | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | Nolan Luhn | GB | 9 | 10 | — | 151 | 15.10 | 1 | — | — |
| 26 | Morgan Tiller | PIT | 10 | 10 | — | 146 | 14.60 | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Larry Cabrelli | PHI | 10 | 15 | — | 140 | 9.33 | 0 | — | — |
| 28 | Fred Meyer | PHI | 8 | 11 | — | 135 | 12.27 | 1 | — | — |
| 29 | Andy Farkas | DET | 8 | 9 | — | 132 | 14.67 | 2 | — | — |
| 30 | Wayne Millner | WAS | 10 | 13 | — | 130 | 10.00 | 2 | — | — |
| 31 |
 Frank Seno
|
CHC | 9 | 7 | — | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | — | — |
| 32 |
 Steve Van Buren
|
PHI | 10 | 10 | — | 123 | 12.30 | 2 | — | — |
| 33 | Dick Dolly | PIT | 10 | 8 | — | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | — | — |
| 34 | Sam Fox | NYG | 8 | 10 | — | 120 | 12.00 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 | Keith Ranspot | BO4 | 9 | 8 | — | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | — | — |
| 36 | Ray McLean | CHI | 5 | 8 | — | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | — | — |
| 37 | Wilbur Moore | WAS | 7 | 13 | — | 115 | 8.85 | 1 | — | — |
| 38 | Abe Karnofsky | PHI | 8 | 5 | — | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | — | — |
| 39 | Bob Seymour | WAS | 10 | 8 | — | 91 | 11.38 | 1 | — | — |
| 40 |
 Fred Gehrke
|
CLR | 10 | 8 | — | 90 | 11.25 | 1 | — | — |
| 41 | Dick Booth | DET | 4 | 3 | — | 90 | 30.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 42 | Bill Callihan | DET | 10 | 4 | — | 88 | 22.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 43 | Lou Brock | GB | 10 | 4 | — | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | — | — |
| 44 |
 George McAfee
|
CHI | 3 | 3 | — | 85 | 28.33 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 | Les Dye | WAS | 10 | 8 | — | 84 | 10.50 | 2 | — | — |
| 46 | Tom Miller | WAS | 9 | 11 | — | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | — | — |
| 47 | Cece Hare | WAS | 9 | 3 | — | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | — | — |
| 48 | Jim Poole | CHC | 12 | 6 | — | 82 | 13.67 | 2 | — | — |
| 49 | John Weiss | NYG | 10 | 4 | — | 82 | 20.50 | 1 | — | — |
| 50 |
 Ben Kish
|
PHI | 9 | 8 | — | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | — | — |
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