(1983-85)
Richard Johnson
TOP 10 RECEPTIONS
1- Richard Johnson, 1984 Houston Gamblers
115 rec., 1455 yards, 12.7 avg., 15 TD
2- Richard Johnson, 1985 Houston Gamblers
103 rec., 1384 yards, 13.4 avg., 14 TD
3(tied)- Ricky Sanders, 1984 Houston Gamblers
101 rec., 1378 yards, 13.6 avg., 11 TD
3(tied)- Lonnie Harris, 1985 Denver Gold
101 rec., 1432 yards, 14.2 avg., 8 TD
5- Joey Walters, 1984 Washington Federals
98 rec., 1410 yards, 14.4 avg., 13 TD
6- Trumaine Johnson, 1984 Arizona Wranglers
90 rec., 1268 yards, 14.1 avg., 13 TD
7- Jim Smith, 1984 Birmingham Stallions
89 rec., 1481 yards, 16.6 avg., 8 TD
8- Jim Smith, 1985 Birmingham Stallions
87 rec., 1322 yards, 15.2 avg., 20 TD
9- Clarence Verdin, 1985 Houston Gamblers
84 rec., 1004 yards, 12.0 avg., 9 TD
10-Alton Alexis, 1985 Jacksonville Bulls
83 rec., 1118 yards, 13.5 avg., 5 TD
Ricky Sanders
BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Chicago Blitz: Trumaine Johnson, 1983*
81 rec., 1322 yards, 16.3 avg., 10 TD
Tampa Bay Bandits: Danny Buggs, 1983
76 rec., 1146 yards, 15.1 avg., 5 TD
Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars: Scott Fitzkee, 1985
73 rec., 882 yards, 12.1 avg., 3 TD
Memphis Showboats: Derrick Crawford, 1985**
70 rec., 1057 yards, 15.1 avg., 9 TD
Oakland Invaders: Anthony Carter, 1985
70 rec., 1323 yards, 18.9 avg., 14 TD
Los Angeles Express: Ricky Ellis, 1983
69 rec., 716 yards, 10.4 avg., 6 TD
Boston/N.O./Portland Breakers: Dan Ross, 1984
65 rec., 833 yards, 12.8 avg., 2 TD
Pittsburgh Maulers: Greg Anderson, 1984***
63 rec., 994 yards, 15.8 avg., 6 TD
Michigan Panthers: Derek Holloway, 1984*
62 rec., 1219 yards, 19.7 avg., 9 TD
Okla./Arizona Outlaws: Alphonso Williams, 1985**
55 rec., 1020 yards, 18.5 avg., 8 TD
New Jersey Generals: Herschel Walker, 1983****
53 rec., 489 yards, 9.2 avg., 1 TD
San Antonio Gunslingers: Don Roberts, 1985*****
53 rec., 653 yards, 12.3 avg., 4 TD
* Team played in 1983-84 only
** Team played in 1984-85 only
*** Team played in 1984 only
**** Running Back
***** Running Back; team played in 1984-85 only
Joey Walters
Anthony Carter
TOP 10 YARDS
1- Jim Smith, 1984 Birmingham Stallions
1481 yards, 89 rec., 16.6 avg., 8 TD
2- Richard Johnson, 1984 Houston Gamblers
1455 yards, 115 rec., 12.7 avg., 15 TD
3- Lonnie Harris, 1985 Denver Gold
1432 yards, 101 rec., 14.2 avg., 8 TD
4- Joey Walters, 1984 Washington Federals
1410 yards, 98 rec., 14.4 avg., 13 TD
5- Richard Johnson, 1985 Houston Gamblers
1384 yards, 103 rec., 13.4 avg., 14 TD
6- Ricky Sanders, 1984 Houston Gamblers
1378 yards, 101 rec., 13.6 avg., 11 TD
7- Anthony Carter, 1985 Oakland Invaders
1323 yards, 70 rec., 18.9 avg., 14 TD
8(tied)- Trumaine Johnson, 1983 Chicago Blitz
1322 yards , 81 rec., 16.3 avg., 10 TD
8(tied)- Jim Smith, 1985 Birmingham Stallions
1322 yards, 87 rec., 15.2 avg., 20 TD
10-Trumaine Johnson, 1984 Arizona Wranglers
1268 yards, 90 rec., 14.1 avg., 13 TD
Trumaine Johnson
Danny Buggs
BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Michigan Panthers: Derek Holloway, 1984*
1219 yards, 62 rec., 19.7 avg., 9 TD
Boston/N.O./Portland Breakers: Frank Lockett, 1984
1199 yards, 56 rec., 21.4 avg., 8 TD
Tampa Bay Bandits: Danny Buggs, 1983
1146 yards, 76 rec., 15.1 avg., 5 TD
Memphis Showboats: Greg Moser, 1985**
1145 yards, 57 rec., 20.1 avg., 6 TD
Jacksonville Bulls: Alton Alexis, 1985**
1118 yards, 83 rec., 13.5 avg., 5 TD
Okla./Arizona Outlaws: Alphonso Williams, 1984**
1087 yards, 50 rec., 21.7 avg., 7 TD
Pittsburgh Maulers: Greg Anderson, 1984***
994 yards, 63 rec., 15.8 avg., 6 TD
Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars: Scott Fitzkee, 1984
895 yards, 55 rec., 16.3 avg., 9 TD
Los Angeles Express: JoJo Townsell, 1984
889 yards, 58 rec., 15.3 avg., 7 TD
San Antonio Gunslingers: Frank Lockett, 1985**
794 yards, 43 rec., 18.5 avg., 3 TD
New Jersey Generals: Sam Bowers, 1983
715 yards, 43 rec., 16.6 avg., 1 TD
* Team played in 1983-84 only
** Team played in 1984-85 only
*** Team played in 1984 only
Scott Fitzkee
Sam Bowers
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