1979 NFC Receiving Yards Leaders
Yards gained receiving
Ahmad Rashad led the NFC with 1,156 receiving yards in 1979, 87 ahead of Wes Chandler (1,069).
Led the NFC in 1979
Ahmad Rashad
MIN
1,156
Receiving Yards
87 clear of Wes Chandler
Showing Receiving Yards and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | YDS | G | REC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
MIN | 1,156 | 16 | 80 | 9 |
| 2 |
|
NO | 1,069 | 16 | 65 | 6 |
| 3 |
|
DAL | 1,062 | 16 | 60 | 10 |
| 4 |
|
DAL | 1,026 | 15 | 55 | 8 |
| 5 | Wallace Francis | ATL | 1,013 | 16 | 74 | 8 |
| 6 |
|
GB | 968 | 16 | 54 | 4 |
| 7 |
|
SLC | 938 | 16 | 57 | 6 |
| 8 | Freddie Scott | DET | 929 | 14 | 62 | 5 |
| 9 |
|
PHI | 872 | 16 | 52 | 11 |
| 10 |
|
ATL | 858 | 16 | 50 | 3 |
| 11 |
|
NO | 846 | 16 | 51 | 5 |
| 12 |
|
SF | 807 | 15 | 57 | 7 |
| 13 | Preston Dennard | LAN | 766 | 15 | 43 | 4 |
| 14 | Keith Krepfle | PHI | 760 | 16 | 41 | 3 |
| 15 |
|
MIN | 715 | 15 | 42 | 4 |
| 16 | Paul Coffman | GB | 711 | 16 | 56 | 4 |
| 17 | Isaac Hagins | TB | 692 | 16 | 39 | 3 |
| 18 | Paul Hofer | SF | 662 | 15 | 58 | 2 |
| 19 | Danny Buggs | WAS | 631 | 16 | 46 | 1 |
| 20 |
|
TB | 579 | 16 | 40 | 7 |
| 21 | David Hill | DET | 569 | 16 | 47 | 3 |
| 22 |
|
NYG | 537 | 16 | 28 | 4 |
| 23 |
|
MIN | 519 | 16 | 72 | 4 |
| 24 |
|
PHI | 494 | 16 | 41 | 5 |
| 25 |
|
NO | 484 | 15 | 58 | 1 |
| 26 | Gary Shirk | NYG | 471 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
| 27 | Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 452 | 16 | 30 | 2 |
| 28 | Mike Shumann | SF | 452 | 16 | 39 | 4 |
| 29 | Leonard Thompson | DET | 451 | 15 | 24 | 2 |
| 30 |
|
SLC | 447 | 13 | 25 | 1 |
| 31 | Clarence Harmon | WAS | 434 | 16 | 32 | 5 |
| 32 |
|
SF | 422 | 16 | 53 | 0 |
| 33 | Rickey Watts | CHI | 421 | 16 | 24 | 3 |
| 34 | Charlie Smith | PHI | 399 | 16 | 24 | 1 |
| 35 |
|
GB | 395 | 15 | 25 | 3 |
| 36 | Ike Harris | NO | 395 | 14 | 25 | 2 |
| 37 | James Scott | CHI | 382 | 10 | 21 | 3 |
| 38 | Morris Owens | TB | 377 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| 39 |
|
DAL | 375 | 14 | 45 | 1 |
| 40 | Ricky Thompson | WAS | 368 | 15 | 22 | 4 |
| 41 | John McDaniel | WAS | 357 | 15 | 25 | 2 |
| 42 | Dave Williams | CHI | 354 | 14 | 42 | 5 |
| 43 | Johnny Perkins | NYG | 337 | 13 | 20 | 4 |
| 44 |
|
DAL | 333 | 14 | 26 | 1 |
| 45 | Billy DuPree | DAL | 324 | 16 | 29 | 5 |
| 46 | Dave Stief | SLC | 324 | 16 | 22 | 0 |
| 47 |
|
CHI | 313 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
| 48 |
|
ATL | 309 | 15 | 39 | 2 |
| 49 |
|
SLC | 308 | 16 | 41 | 2 |
| 50 |
|
NO | 308 | 16 | 40 | 0 |
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