1953 NFL Receiving Yards Leaders
Yards gained receiving
Pete Pihos led the whole NFL in receiving yards in 1953 with 1,049, 108 ahead of Elroy Hirsch (941). It was one of 2 times Pete Pihos led in receiving yards.
| # | Player | Team | G | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | 1D | CTH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Pete Pihos
|
PHI | 12 | 63 | — | 1,049 | 16.65 | 10 | — | — |
| 2 |
 Elroy Hirsch
|
LAN | 12 | 61 | — | 941 | 15.43 | 4 | — | — |
| 3 |
 Jim Dooley
|
CHI | 12 | 53 | — | 841 | 15.87 | 4 | — | — |
| 4 |
 Billy Wilson
|
SF | 12 | 51 | — | 840 | 16.47 | 10 | — | — |
| 5 |
 Dante Lavelli
|
CLE | 12 | 45 | — | 783 | 17.40 | 6 | — | — |
| 6 |
 Bobby Walston
|
PHI | 12 | 41 | — | 750 | 18.29 | 5 | — | — |
| 7 |
 Elbie Nickel
|
PIT | 12 | 62 | — | 743 | 11.98 | 4 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Ray Renfro
|
CLE | 12 | 39 | — | 722 | 18.51 | 4 | — | — |
| 9 |
 Hugh Taylor
|
WAS | 12 | 35 | — | 703 | 20.09 | 8 | — | — |
| 10 |
 Don Stonesifer
|
CHC | 12 | 56 | — | 684 | 12.21 | 2 | — | — |
| 11 |
 Pete Brewster
|
CLE | 12 | 32 | — | 632 | 19.75 | 4 | — | — |
| 12 | Gordie Soltau | SF | 12 | 43 | — | 620 | 14.42 | 6 | — | — |
| 13 |
 Gern Nagler
|
CHC | 11 | 43 | — | 610 | 14.19 | 6 | — | — |
| 14 |
 Bob Boyd
|
LAN | 12 | 24 | — | 548 | 22.83 | 4 | — | — |
| 15 |
 Doak Walker
|
DET | 12 | 30 | — | 502 | 16.73 | 3 | — | — |
| 16 |
 Hugh McElhenny
|
SF | 12 | 30 | — | 474 | 15.80 | 2 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Leon Hart
|
DET | 12 | 25 | — | 472 | 18.88 | 7 | — | — |
| 18 |
 Billy Howton
|
GB | 8 | 25 | — | 463 | 18.52 | 4 | — | — |
| 19 |
 Bill McColl
|
CHI | 12 | 36 | — | 453 | 12.58 | 4 | — | — |
| 20 | Kyle Rote | NYG | 9 | 26 | — | 440 | 16.92 | 5 | — | — |
| 21 | Jerry Williams | PHI | 12 | 31 | — | 438 | 14.13 | 1 | — | — |
| 22 |
 Charlie Justice
|
WAS | 12 | 22 | — | 434 | 19.73 | 2 | — | — |
| 23 |
 Lynn Chandnois
|
PIT | 12 | 43 | — | 412 | 9.58 | 0 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Cloyce Box
|
DET | 12 | 16 | — | 403 | 25.19 | 2 | — | — |
| 25 |
 Billy Stone
|
CHI | 12 | 34 | — | 376 | 11.06 | 4 | — | — |
| 26 |
 Dub Jones
|
CLE | 12 | 24 | — | 373 | 15.54 | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Hal Giancanelli | PHI | 12 | 20 | — | 346 | 17.30 | 5 | — | — |
| 28 |
 Ray Mathews
|
PIT | 12 | 27 | — | 346 | 12.82 | 4 | — | — |
| 29 |
 George Taliaferro
|
BAC | 11 | 20 | — | 346 | 17.30 | 2 | — | — |
| 30 |
 John Hoffman
|
CHI | 12 | 28 | — | 341 | 12.18 | 1 | — | — |
| 31 |
 Bob Mann
|
GB | 10 | 23 | — | 327 | 14.22 | 2 | — | — |
| 32 | Dan Edwards | BAC | 12 | 35 | — | 312 | 8.91 | 3 | — | — |
| 33 |
 Frank Gifford
|
NYG | 12 | 18 | — | 292 | 16.22 | 4 | — | — |
| 34 |
 Billy Cross
|
CHC | 12 | 17 | — | 285 | 16.77 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | DET | 12 | 23 | — | 282 | 12.26 | 2 | — | — |
| 36 | Tom Fears | LAN | 8 | 23 | — | 278 | 12.09 | 4 | — | — |
| 37 |
 Dorne Dibble
|
DET | 12 | 16 | — | 274 | 17.13 | 3 | — | — |
| 38 | Mel Embree | BAC | 12 | 23 | — | 272 | 11.83 | 1 | — | — |
| 39 |
 Cliff Anderson
|
NYG | 9 | 17 | — | 266 | 15.65 | 0 | — | — |
| 40 | Skeet Quinlan | LAN | 12 | 17 | — | 260 | 15.29 | 2 | — | — |
| 41 | Tank Younger | LAN | 12 | 20 | — | 259 | 12.95 | 1 | — | — |
| 42 |
 Ray Pelfrey
|
NYG | 12 | 17 | — | 233 | 13.71 | 3 | — | — |
| 43 |
 Eddie Price
|
NYG | 12 | 26 | — | 233 | 8.96 | 1 | — | — |
| 44 | Don Johnson | PHI | 12 | 12 | — | 227 | 18.92 | 2 | — | — |
| 45 |
 Buford Long
|
NYG | 10 | 14 | — | 220 | 15.71 | 2 | — | — |
| 46 | Fred Morrison | CHI | 12 | 16 | — | 214 | 13.38 | 0 | — | — |
| 47 |
 Frank Ziegler
|
PHI | 12 | 15 | — | 211 | 14.07 | 0 | — | — |
| 48 |
 Johnny Olszewski
|
CHC | 12 | 21 | — | 210 | 10.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 49 |
 Buddy Young
|
BAC | 10 | 12 | — | 201 | 16.75 | 3 | — | — |
| 50 |
 Chick Jagade
|
CLE | 12 | 20 | — | 193 | 9.65 | 0 | — | — |
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