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1972 NFL regular season leaders

Top 10 in each major regular season passing, rushing, and receiving category.

Regular season boards reflect accepted statistics currently available. Missing NFL categories remain unavailable while source coverage is completed.

Passing yards

  1. 1JNJoe NamathNYJ2816
  2. 2AMArchie ManningNO2781
  3. 3FTFran TarkentonMIN2651
  4. 4JHJohn HadlSD2449
  5. 5CMCraig MortonDAL2396
  6. 6NSNorm SneadNYG2307
  7. 7JPJim PlunkettNE2196
  8. 8BBBob BerryATL2158
  9. 9GLGreg LandryDET2066
  10. 10RGRoman GabrielLA2027

Passing TD

  1. 1BKBilly KilmerWSH19
  2. 2JNJoe NamathNYJ19
  3. 3AMArchie ManningNO18
  4. 4GLGreg LandryDET18
  5. 5FTFran TarkentonMIN18
  6. 6SSSteve SpurrierSF18
  7. 7DLDaryle LamonicaOAK18
  8. 8NSNorm SneadNYG17
  9. 9CMCraig MortonDAL15
  10. 10JHJohn HadlSD15

Rushing yards

  1. 1OSO.J. SimpsonBUF1251
  2. 2LBLarry BrownWSH1216
  3. 3RJRon JohnsonNYG1182
  4. 4LCLarry CsonkaMIA1117
  5. 5MHMarv HubbardOAK1100
  6. 6FHFranco HarrisPIT1055
  7. 7CHCalvin HillDAL1036
  8. 8MGMike GarrettSD1031
  9. 9JBJohn BrockingtonGB1027
  10. 10MMMercury MorrisMIA1000

Rushing TD

  1. 1MMMercury MorrisMIA12
  2. 2EBEmerson BoozerNYJ11
  3. 3FHFranco HarrisPIT10
  4. 4GLGreg LandryDET9
  5. 5FLFloyd LittleDEN9
  6. 6RJRon JohnsonNYG9
  7. 7BDBobby DouglassCHI8
  8. 8JBJohn BrockingtonGB8
  9. 9AMArt MaloneATL8
  10. 10LBLarry BrownWSH8

Receiving yards

  1. 1HJHarold JacksonPHI1048
  2. 2JGJohn GilliamMIN1035
  3. 3GWGene WashingtonSF918
  4. 4RCRich CasterNYJ833
  5. 5OTOtis TaylorKC821
  6. 6FBFred BiletnikoffOAK802
  7. 7CMChip MyersCIN792
  8. 8BTBob TuckerNYG764
  9. 9JHJ.D. HillBUF754
  10. 10TKTed KwalickSF751

Receptions

  1. 1HJHarold JacksonPHI62
  2. 2FBFred BiletnikoffOAK58
  3. 3CMChip MyersCIN57
  4. 4OTOtis TaylorKC57
  5. 5BTBob TuckerNYG55
  6. 6JHJ.D. HillBUF52
  7. 7GGGary GarrisonSD52
  8. 8AMArt MaloneATL50
  9. 9CTCharley TaylorWSH49
  10. 10JGJohn GilliamMIN47

Receiving TD

  1. 1GWGene WashingtonSF12
  2. 2RCRich CasterNYJ10
  3. 3TKTed KwalickSF9
  4. 4RCRaymond ChesterOAK8
  5. 5FPFrank PittsCLE8
  6. 6FBFred BiletnikoffOAK7
  7. 7CTCharley TaylorWSH7
  8. 8JSJerry SmithWSH7
  9. 9JGJohn GilliamMIN7
  10. 10GGGary GarrisonSD7

Sacks taken

  1. 1AMArchie ManningNO43
  2. 2JPJim PlunkettNE39
  3. 3BBBob BerryATL39
  4. 4JRJohn ReavesPHI38
  5. 5DSDennis ShawBUF38
  6. 6DPDan PastoriniHOU37
  7. 7BDBobby DouglassCHI32
  8. 8TBTerry BradshawPIT29
  9. 9LDLen DawsonKC28
  10. 10FTFran TarkentonMIN26

Scrimmage yards

  1. 1LBLarry BrownWSH1689
  2. 2RJRon JohnsonNYG1633
  3. 3OSO.J. SimpsonBUF1449
  4. 4CHCalvin HillDAL1400
  5. 5AMArt MaloneATL1383
  6. 6MGMike GarrettSD1276
  7. 7JBJohn BrockingtonGB1270
  8. 8EJEssex JohnsonCIN1245
  9. 9DHDave HamptonATL1239
  10. 10CECid EdwardsSD1236

Total TD

  1. 1RJRon JohnsonNYG14
  2. 2EBEmerson BoozerNYJ14
  3. 3FLFloyd LittleDEN13
  4. 4GWGene WashingtonSF12
  5. 5LBLarry BrownWSH12
  6. 6MMMercury MorrisMIA12
  7. 7FHFranco HarrisPIT11
  8. 8RCRich CasterNYJ10
  9. 9AMArt MaloneATL10
  10. 10CSCharlie SmithOAK10