Receiving First Downs Leaders - All Players
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | REC | TAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | 20+ | YDS/G | FUM | YAC | 1DN |
| 1 | Wes Welker, WR | NE | 122 | 172 | 1,569 | 12.9 | 9 | 99 | 21 | 98.1 | 0 | 732 | 77 |
| Roddy White, WR | ATL | 100 | 181 | 1,296 | 13.0 | 8 | 43 | 18 | 81.0 | 0 | 364 | 77 | |
| Calvin Johnson, WR | DET | 96 | 158 | 1,681 | 17.5 | 16 | 73 | 32 | 105.1 | 1 | 524 | 77 | |
| 4 | Jimmy Graham, TE | NO | 99 | 149 | 1,310 | 13.2 | 11 | 59 | 18 | 81.9 | 1 | 469 | 74 |
| 5 | Rob Gronkowski, TE | NE | 90 | 124 | 1,327 | 14.7 | 17 | 52 | 22 | 82.9 | 0 | 656 | 69 |
| 6 | Larry Fitzgerald, WR | ARI | 80 | 153 | 1,411 | 17.6 | 8 | 73 | 25 | 88.2 | 0 | 493 | 61 |
| 7 | Victor Cruz, WR | NYG | 82 | 131 | 1,536 | 18.7 | 9 | 99 | 25 | 96.0 | 1 | 595 | 59 |
| 8 | Dwayne Bowe, WR | KC | 81 | 141 | 1,159 | 14.3 | 5 | 52 | 19 | 72.4 | 1 | 359 | 57 |
| Antonio Brown, WR | PIT | 69 | 123 | 1,108 | 16.1 | 2 | 79 | 18 | 69.3 | 0 | 342 | 57 | |
| 10 | Marques Colston, WR | NO | 80 | 107 | 1,143 | 14.3 | 8 | 50 | 15 | 81.6 | 1 | 265 | 55 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | REC | TAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | 20+ | YDS/G | FUM | YAC | 1DN |
| 11 | Vincent Jackson, WR | SD | 60 | 115 | 1,106 | 18.4 | 9 | 58 | 21 | 69.1 | 0 | 224 | 54 |
| Hakeem Nicks, WR | NYG | 76 | 133 | 1,192 | 15.7 | 7 | 68 | 17 | 79.5 | 0 | 359 | 54 | |
| Mike Wallace, WR | PIT | 72 | 113 | 1,193 | 16.6 | 8 | 95 | 18 | 74.6 | 1 | 493 | 54 | |
| 14 | Tony Gonzalez, TE | ATL | 80 | 116 | 875 | 10.9 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 54.7 | 0 | 232 | 53 |
| Steve Smith, WR | CAR | 79 | 129 | 1,394 | 17.6 | 7 | 77 | 29 | 87.1 | 3 | 474 | 53 | |
| Brandon Marshall, WR | MIA | 81 | 145 | 1,214 | 15.0 | 6 | 65 | 20 | 75.9 | 1 | 319 | 53 | |
| 17 | Reggie Wayne, WR | IND | 75 | 131 | 960 | 12.8 | 4 | 56 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 276 | 50 |
| Jabar Gaffney, WR | WSH | 68 | 115 | 947 | 13.9 | 5 | 45 | 14 | 59.2 | 1 | 184 | 50 | |
| 19 | Dez Bryant, WR | DAL | 63 | 103 | 928 | 14.7 | 9 | 50 | 17 | 61.9 | 1 | 305 | 48 |
| 20 | Jason Witten, TE | DAL | 79 | 117 | 942 | 11.9 | 5 | 64 | 15 | 58.9 | 1 | 358 | 47 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | REC | TAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | 20+ | YDS/G | FUM | YAC | 1DN |
| Nate Washington, WR | TEN | 74 | 121 | 1,023 | 13.8 | 7 | 57 | 13 | 63.9 | 0 | 331 | 47 | |
| Jordy Nelson, WR | GB | 68 | 96 | 1,263 | 18.6 | 15 | 93 | 19 | 78.9 | 0 | 418 | 47 | |
| 23 | Brandon Lloyd, WR | DEN/STL | 70 | 150 | 966 | 13.8 | 5 | 44 | 15 | 64.4 | 1 | 148 | 46 |
| Aaron Hernandez, TE | NE | 79 | 113 | 910 | 11.5 | 7 | 46 | 12 | 65.0 | 1 | 519 | 46 | |
| 25 | Antonio Gates, TE | SD | 64 | 90 | 778 | 12.2 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 59.8 | 0 | 268 | 45 |
| Steve Johnson, WR | BUF | 76 | 135 | 1,004 | 13.2 | 7 | 55 | 13 | 62.8 | 0 | 325 | 45 | |
| Percy Harvin, WR | MIN | 87 | 123 | 967 | 11.1 | 6 | 52 | 14 | 60.4 | 2 | 537 | 45 | |
| 28 | Anquan Boldin, WR | BAL | 57 | 105 | 887 | 15.6 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 63.4 | 0 | 245 | 44 |
| Jermichael Finley, TE | GB | 55 | 93 | 767 | 13.9 | 8 | 41 | 14 | 47.9 | 0 | 239 | 44 | |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR | OAK | 64 | 115 | 975 | 15.2 | 4 | 58 | 14 | 65.0 | 1 | 282 | 44 | |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | REC | TAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | 20+ | YDS/G | FUM | YAC | 1DN |
| 31 | Greg Jennings, WR | GB | 67 | 101 | 949 | 14.2 | 9 | 79 | 13 | 73.0 | 0 | 309 | 43 |
| Jeremy Maclin, WR | PHI | 63 | 97 | 859 | 13.6 | 5 | 59 | 15 | 66.1 | 1 | 266 | 43 | |
| A.J. Green, WR | CIN | 65 | 116 | 1,057 | 16.3 | 7 | 58 | 19 | 70.5 | 0 | 292 | 43 | |
| 34 | Pierre Garcon, WR | IND | 70 | 134 | 947 | 13.5 | 6 | 87 | 9 | 59.2 | 2 | 360 | 42 |
| 35 | Malcom Floyd, WR | SD | 43 | 70 | 856 | 19.9 | 5 | 52 | 16 | 71.3 | 0 | 193 | 41 |
| Owen Daniels, TE | HOU | 54 | 84 | 677 | 12.5 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 45.1 | 0 | 302 | 41 | |
| Mike Williams, WR | TB | 65 | 124 | 771 | 11.9 | 3 | 42 | 9 | 48.2 | 2 | 236 | 41 | |
| 38 | Kellen Winslow, TE | TB | 75 | 121 | 763 | 10.2 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 47.7 | 2 | 242 | 40 |
| Michael Crabtree, WR | SF | 72 | 114 | 874 | 12.1 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 363 | 40 | |
| Doug Baldwin, WR | SEA | 51 | 86 | 788 | 15.5 | 4 | 55 | 19 | 49.3 | 0 | 311 | 40 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
