1945 NFL Wide Receiver Leaders
Every 1945 board wide receivers are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Jim Benton led all wide receivers in receiving yards in 1945, with 1,067. Jim Benton also led in receptions (45), receiving touchdowns (8), yards per reception (23.71), receiving yards per game (118.6) and yards from scrimmage (1,067).
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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Jim Benton 1,067
- 2 John Greene 550
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 543
- 4 Jack Ferrante 464
- 5 Ed Rucinski 400
- 6 Don Currivan 397
- 7 Billy Dewell 370
- 8 Clyde Goodnight 283
- 9 George Wilson 259
- 10 Steve Pritko 255
Receptions
REC- 1 Jim Benton 45
- 2 George Wilson 28
- 3 John Greene 26
- 3 Billy Dewell 26
- 5 Ken Kavanaugh 25
- 6 Ed Rucinski 23
- 7 Jack Ferrante 21
- 8 Steve Pritko 19
- 8 Jack Matheson 19
- 10 Doug Turley 17
- 1 Jim Benton 8
- 2 Jack Ferrante 7
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 6
- 4 John Greene 5
- 5 Don Currivan 4
- 5 Steve Pritko 4
- 7 Clyde Goodnight 3
- 7 George Wilson 3
- 9 Jim Poole 2
- 9 Les Dye 2
- 1 Jim Benton 23.71
- 2 Jack Ferrante 22.10
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 21.72
- 4 John Greene 21.15
- 5 Ed Rucinski 17.39
- 6 Billy Dewell 14.23
- 7 Steve Pritko 13.42
- 8 Jack Matheson 12.68
- 9 George Wilson 9.25
- 1 Jim Benton 118.6
- 2 John Greene 55.0
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 54.3
- 4 Ed Rucinski 50.0
- 5 Jack Ferrante 46.4
- 6 Billy Dewell 41.1
- 7 George Wilson 28.8
- 8 Jack Matheson 26.8
- 9 Steve Pritko 25.5
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Jim Benton 1,067
- 2 John Greene 550
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 543
- 4 Jack Ferrante 464
- 5 Ed Rucinski 400
- 6 Don Currivan 397
- 7 Billy Dewell 370
- 8 Clyde Goodnight 309
- 9 George Wilson 259
- 10 Steve Pritko 255