1980 NFL Wide Receiver Leaders
Every 1980 board wide receivers are read on, one page, top ten in each.
John Jefferson led all wide receivers in receiving yards in 1980, with 1,340. John Jefferson also led in receiving touchdowns (13), receiving yards per game (83.8) and yards from scrimmage (1,356).
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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 John Jefferson 1,340
- 2 James Lofton 1,226
- 3 Charlie Joiner 1,132
- 4 Ahmad Rashad 1,095
- 5 Steve Largent 1,064
- 6 Tony Hill 1,055
- 7 Alfred Jenkins 1,035
- 8 Dwight Clark 991
- 8 Stanley Morgan 991
- 10 Wes Chandler 975
Receptions
REC- 1 Dwight Clark 82
- 1 John Jefferson 82
- 3 Charlie Joiner 71
- 3 James Lofton 71
- 5 Ahmad Rashad 69
- 6 Pat Tilley 68
- 7 Steve Largent 66
- 8 Wes Chandler 65
- 9 Sam McCullum 62
- 10 Roger Carr 61
- 1 John Jefferson 13
- 2 Bob Chandler 10
- 2 Earnest Gray 10
- 4 Harold Carmichael 9
- 4 Jim Smith 9
- 6 Dwight Clark 8
- 6 Tony Hill 8
- 6 Willie Miller 8
- 9 Cliff Branch 7
- 9 Wallace Francis 7
- 1 Stanley Morgan 22.02
- 2 Harold Jackson 21.06
- 3 Cliff Branch 19.50
- 4 James Scott 19.33
- 5 Jim Smith 19.22
- 6 Ike Harris 18.70
- 7 Alfred Jenkins 17.84
- 8 Haven Moses 17.74
- 9 Mel Gray 17.73
- 10 Duriel Harris 17.67
- 1 John Jefferson 83.8
- 2 James Lofton 76.6
- 3 Charlie Joiner 70.8
- 4 Pat Tilley 69.0
- 5 Ahmad Rashad 68.4
- 6 Steve Largent 66.5
- 7 Tony Hill 65.9
- 8 Alfred Jenkins 64.7
- 9 Dwight Clark 61.9
- 9 Stanley Morgan 61.9
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 John Jefferson 1,356
- 2 James Lofton 1,226
- 3 Charlie Joiner 1,132
- 4 Ahmad Rashad 1,103
- 5 Tony Hill 1,082
- 6 Steve Largent 1,066
- 7 Alfred Jenkins 1,035
- 8 Stanley Morgan 1,027
- 9 Dwight Clark 991
- 10 Wes Chandler 984