1956 NFL Wide Receiver Leaders
Every 1956 board wide receivers are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Billy Howton led all wide receivers in receiving yards in 1956, with 1,188. Billy Howton also led in receiving touchdowns (12), receiving yards per game (99.0) and yards from scrimmage (1,188).
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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Billy Howton 1,188
- 2 Harlon Hill 1,128
- 3 Billy Wilson 889
- 4 Jim Mutscheller 715
- 5 Dave Middleton 606
- 6 Elroy Hirsch 603
- 7 Raymond Berry 601
- 8 Dorne Dibble 597
- 9 Ray Mathews 540
- 10 John Carson 504
Receptions
REC- 1 Billy Wilson 60
- 2 Billy Howton 55
- 3 Harlon Hill 47
- 4 Jim Mutscheller 44
- 5 John Carson 39
- 5 Dave Middleton 39
- 7 Raymond Berry 37
- 8 Elroy Hirsch 35
- 9 Dorne Dibble 32
- 10 Ray Mathews 31
- 1 Billy Howton 12
- 2 Harlon Hill 11
- 3 Elroy Hirsch 6
- 3 Gary Knafelc 6
- 3 Jim Mutscheller 6
- 6 Ray Mathews 5
- 6 Steve Meilinger 5
- 6 Dave Middleton 5
- 6 Billy Wilson 5
- 10 Ken MacAfee 4
- 1 Harlon Hill 24.00
- 2 Billy Howton 21.60
- 3 Dorne Dibble 18.66
- 4 Ray Mathews 17.42
- 5 Elroy Hirsch 17.23
- 6 Steve Meilinger 16.46
- 7 Jim Mutscheller 16.25
- 8 Raymond Berry 16.24
- 9 Dave Middleton 15.54
- 10 Pete Brewster 14.89
- 1 Billy Howton 99.0
- 2 Harlon Hill 94.0
- 3 Billy Wilson 74.1
- 4 Jim Mutscheller 59.6
- 5 Dave Middleton 50.5
- 6 Elroy Hirsch 50.3
- 7 Raymond Berry 50.1
- 8 Dorne Dibble 49.8
- 9 Ray Mathews 45.0
- 10 John Carson 42.0
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Billy Howton 1,188
- 2 Harlon Hill 1,152
- 3 Billy Wilson 889
- 4 Jim Mutscheller 715
- 5 Dave Middleton 615
- 6 Dorne Dibble 605
- 7 Elroy Hirsch 603
- 8 Raymond Berry 601
- 9 Ray Mathews 529
- 10 John Carson 504