1946 NFL Wide Receiver Leaders
Every 1946 board wide receivers are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Jim Benton led all wide receivers in receiving yards in 1946, with 981. Jim Benton also led in receptions (63), receiving yards per game (89.2) and yards from scrimmage (981). Billy Dewell led in receiving touchdowns (7) and yards per reception (23.81).
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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Jim Benton 981
- 2 Billy Dewell 643
- 3 Mal Kutner 634
- 4 Jack Ferrante 451
- 5 Hal Crisler 385
- 6 Ken Kavanaugh 337
- 7 Clyde Goodnight 308
- 8 Jim Poole 307
- 9 John Greene 289
- 10 Don Currivan 262
Receptions
REC- 1 Jim Benton 63
- 2 Hal Crisler 32
- 3 Jack Ferrante 28
- 4 Billy Dewell 27
- 4 Mal Kutner 27
- 6 Jim Poole 24
- 7 John Greene 22
- 8 Dick Humbert 18
- 8 Steve Pritko 18
- 8 Ken Kavanaugh 18
- 1 Billy Dewell 7
- 2 Jim Benton 6
- 3 Hal Crisler 5
- 3 Mal Kutner 5
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 5
- 6 Don Currivan 4
- 6 Jack Ferrante 4
- 8 Dick Humbert 3
- 8 Jim Poole 3
- 10 John Greene 2
- 1 Billy Dewell 23.81
- 2 Mal Kutner 23.48
- 3 Jack Ferrante 16.11
- 4 Jim Benton 15.57
- 5 John Greene 13.14
- 6 Jim Poole 12.79
- 7 Hal Crisler 12.03
- 1 Jim Benton 89.2
- 2 Billy Dewell 58.5
- 3 Mal Kutner 57.6
- 4 Jack Ferrante 41.0
- 5 Hal Crisler 35.0
- 6 Jim Poole 27.9
- 7 John Greene 26.3
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Jim Benton 981
- 2 Billy Dewell 643
- 3 Mal Kutner 633
- 4 Jack Ferrante 451
- 5 Hal Crisler 391
- 6 Ken Kavanaugh 337
- 7 Clyde Goodnight 308
- 8 Jim Poole 307
- 9 John Greene 289
- 10 Don Currivan 262