Henry Ellard vs James Lofton

Henry EllardJames Lofton

Henry Ellard and James Lofton compared on their NFL careers: Henry Ellard played 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998, James Lofton 16 seasons, 1978 to 1993. Henry Ellard has 814 receptions to James Lofton's 764.

Who has the better career numbers?

Henry Ellard and James Lofton career totals
228GP233
13,777YDS14,004
65TD75
16.9AVG18.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Henry Ellard and James Lofton postseason
10GP13
419YDS759
1TD8
15AVG18.5

Where each stands all time

Henry Ellard and James Lofton all-time places
15th (13,777)Receiving yards12th (14,004)
39th (814)Receptions44th (764)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Henry Ellard: 0 championships; none on file
  • James Lofton: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Henry Ellard and James Lofton season by season
REC: Passes caught.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.REC: Passes caught.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.
1st19831626801978468186
2nd19843462261979549684
3rd19855481151980711,2264
4th19863444741981711,2948
5th19875179931982356964
6th1988861,414101983581,3008
7th1989701,38281984621,3617
8th1990761,29441985691,1534
9th1991641,05231986648404
10th19924772731987418805
11th19936194521988285490
12th1994741,3976198981663
13th1995561,00551990357124
14th1996521,01421991571,0728
15th19973248541992517866
16th1998711501993141830

What the columns mean: REC