1947 NFL Wide Receiver Leaders
Every 1947 board wide receivers are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Mal Kutner led all wide receivers in receiving yards in 1947, with 944. Mal Kutner also led in receiving yards per game (78.7) and yards from scrimmage (944).
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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Mal Kutner 944
- 2 Jim Keane 910
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 818
- 4 Don Currivan 782
- 5 Nolan Luhn 696
- 6 John Greene 621
- 7 Val Jansante 599
- 8 Clyde Goodnight 593
- 9 Billy Dewell 576
- 10 Jim Benton 511
Receptions
REC- 1 Jim Keane 64
- 2 Mal Kutner 43
- 3 Nolan Luhn 42
- 3 Billy Dewell 42
- 5 John Greene 38
- 5 Clyde Goodnight 38
- 7 Val Jansante 35
- 7 Jim Benton 35
- 9 Ken Kavanaugh 32
- 10 Hal Crisler 25
- 1 Ken Kavanaugh 13
- 2 Jim Keane 10
- 3 Don Currivan 9
- 4 Mal Kutner 7
- 4 Nolan Luhn 7
- 4 Pete Pihos 7
- 7 Jim Benton 6
- 7 Clyde Goodnight 6
- 9 John Greene 5
- 9 Val Jansante 5
- 1 Don Currivan 32.58
- 2 Ken Kavanaugh 25.56
- 3 Mal Kutner 21.95
- 4 Ray Poole 17.17
- 5 Val Jansante 17.11
- 6 Pete Pihos 16.61
- 7 Nolan Luhn 16.57
- 8 John Greene 16.34
- 9 Clyde Goodnight 15.61
- 10 Jim Benton 14.60
- 1 Mal Kutner 78.7
- 2 Jim Keane 75.8
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 68.2
- 4 Don Currivan 65.2
- 5 Nolan Luhn 58.0
- 6 Clyde Goodnight 53.9
- 7 Billy Dewell 52.4
- 8 John Greene 51.8
- 9 Val Jansante 49.9
- 10 Jim Benton 46.5
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Mal Kutner 944
- 2 Jim Keane 910
- 3 Ken Kavanaugh 818
- 4 Don Currivan 782
- 5 Nolan Luhn 696
- 6 John Greene 621
- 7 Val Jansante 599
- 8 Clyde Goodnight 592
- 9 Billy Dewell 576
- 10 Jim Benton 511