1956 NFL Receiving Yards per Game Leaders

Billy Howton led the whole NFL in receiving yards per game in 1956 with 99.0, 5.0 ahead of Harlon Hill (94.0). It stands 62nd among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Led the whole NFL in 1956 Billy Howton GB

99.0 Receiving Yards per Game 5.0 clear of Harlon Hill

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#	Player	Team	Y/G	G	REC	YDS	TD
1	Billy Howton	GB	99.0	12	55	1,188	12
2	Harlon Hill	CHI	94.0	12	47	1,128	11
3	Billy Wilson	SF	74.1	12	60	889	5
4	Jim Mutscheller	BAC	59.6	12	44	715	6
5	Leon Clarke	LAN	54.2	12	36	650	4
6	DM Dave Middleton	DET	50.5	12	39	606	5
7	Frank Gifford	NYG	50.3	12	51	603	4
8	Elroy Hirsch	LAN	50.3	12	35	603	6
9	Raymond Berry	BAC	50.1	12	37	601	2
10	Dorne Dibble	DET	49.8	12	32	597	2
11	Bobby Walston	PHI	49.2	12	39	590	3
12	Bob Boyd	LAN	48.8	12	30	586	7
13	Ray Mathews	PIT	45.0	12	31	540	5
14	JC John Carson	WAS	42.0	12	39	504	3
15	Jim Doran	DET	40.7	11	25	448	0
16	GK Gary Knafelc	GB	34.8	12	30	418	6
17	Pete Brewster	CLE	34.8	12	28	417	1
18	Kyle Rote	NYG	33.8	12	28	405	4
19	Steve Meilinger	WAS	32.9	12	24	395	5
20	Elbie Nickel	PIT	31.3	12	27	376	5
21	Bill McColl	CHI	26.8	12	24	322	4
22	JJ Joe Johnson	GB	23.5	11	28	258	0
23	Rick Casares	CHI	16.9	12	23	203	2
24	Alan Ameche	BAC	15.8	12	26	189	0
25	Fran Rogel	PIT	7.3	12	23	88	0