1953 NFL Wide Receiver Leaders
Every 1953 board wide receivers are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Pete Pihos led all wide receivers in receiving yards in 1953, with 1,049. Pete Pihos also led in receptions (63), receiving yards per game (87.4) and yards from scrimmage (1,049).
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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Pete Pihos 1,049
- 2 Elroy Hirsch 941
- 3 Jim Dooley 841
- 4 Billy Wilson 840
- 5 Dante Lavelli 783
- 6 Elbie Nickel 743
- 7 Hugh Taylor 703
- 8 Don Stonesifer 684
- 9 Pete Brewster 632
- 10 Gern Nagler 610
Receptions
REC- 1 Pete Pihos 63
- 2 Elbie Nickel 62
- 3 Elroy Hirsch 61
- 4 Don Stonesifer 56
- 5 Jim Dooley 53
- 6 Billy Wilson 51
- 7 Dante Lavelli 45
- 8 Gern Nagler 43
- 9 Bill McColl 36
- 10 Dan Edwards 35
- 1 Pete Pihos 10
- 1 Billy Wilson 10
- 3 Hugh Taylor 8
- 4 Leon Hart 7
- 5 Dante Lavelli 6
- 5 Gern Nagler 6
- 7 Bob Boyd 4
- 7 Pete Brewster 4
- 7 Jim Dooley 4
- 7 Elroy Hirsch 4
- 1 Bob Boyd 22.83
- 2 Hugh Taylor 20.09
- 3 Pete Brewster 19.75
- 4 Leon Hart 18.88
- 5 Billy Howton 18.52
- 6 Dante Lavelli 17.40
- 7 Pete Pihos 16.65
- 8 Billy Wilson 16.47
- 9 Jim Dooley 15.87
- 10 Elroy Hirsch 15.43
- 1 Pete Pihos 87.4
- 2 Elroy Hirsch 78.4
- 3 Jim Dooley 70.1
- 4 Billy Wilson 70.0
- 5 Dante Lavelli 65.3
- 6 Elbie Nickel 61.9
- 7 Hugh Taylor 58.6
- 8 Billy Howton 57.9
- 9 Don Stonesifer 57.0
- 10 Gern Nagler 55.5
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Pete Pihos 1,049
- 2 Elroy Hirsch 935
- 3 Jim Dooley 841
- 4 Billy Wilson 840
- 5 Dante Lavelli 783
- 6 Elbie Nickel 743
- 7 Hugh Taylor 703
- 8 Don Stonesifer 684
- 9 Pete Brewster 632
- 10 Gern Nagler 610