How many receptions did James Lofton have in 1978?
461978 Regular Season
James Lofton recorded 46 receptions in the 1978 regular season, 1st in the NFL.
- 10th-best of James Lofton's 16 seasons on file; the high is 71 in 1980.
- 100% of the Green Bay Packers' receptions that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | REC: Passes caught. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  GB | 16 | 818 | 6 | 17.8 | 46 |
| 1979 | GB | 16 | 968 | 4 | 17.9 | 54 |
| 1980 | GB | 16 | 1,226 | 4 | 17.3 | 71 |
| 1981 | GB | 16 | 1,294 | 8 | 18.2 | 71 |
| 1982 | GB | 9 | 696 | 4 | 19.9 | 35 |
| 1983 | GB | 16 | 1,300 | 8 | 22.4 | 58 |
| 1984 | GB | 16 | 1,361 | 7 | 22.0 | 62 |
| 1985 | GB | 16 | 1,153 | 4 | 16.7 | 69 |
| 1986 | GB | 15 | 840 | 4 | 13.1 | 64 |
| 1987 |  LV | 12 | 880 | 5 | 21.5 | 41 |
| 1988 | LV | 16 | 549 | 0 | 19.6 | 28 |
| 1989 |  BUF | 12 | 166 | 3 | 20.8 | 8 |
| 1990 | BUF | 16 | 712 | 4 | 20.3 | 35 |
| 1991 | BUF | 15 | 1,072 | 8 | 18.8 | 57 |
| 1992 | BUF | 16 | 786 | 6 | 15.4 | 51 |
| 1993 |  LAR/PHI | 1 | 183 | 0 | 13.1 | 14 |
What the columns mean: REC