James Lofton stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1978
- Draft
- 1978Rd 1, Pk 6
- College
- Stanford
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1978
- Draft
- 1978Rd 1, Pk 6
- College
- Stanford
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 233
- REC
- 764
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 14,004
- AVG
- 18.3
- TD
- 75
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 99
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  GB | 16 | 46 | 0 | 818 | 17.8 | 6 | 58 | 0 |
| 1979 | GB | 16 | 54 | 0 | 968 | 17.9 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| 1980 | GB | 16 | 71 | 0 | 1,226 | 17.3 | 4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1981 | GB | 16 | 71 | 0 | 1,294 | 18.2 | 8 | 75 | 0 |
| 1982 | GB | 9 | 35 | 0 | 696 | 19.9 | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| 1983 | GB | 16 | 58 | 0 | 1,300 | 22.4 | 8 | 74 | 0 |
| 1984 | GB | 16 | 62 | 0 | 1,361 | 22.0 | 7 | 79 | 0 |
| 1985 | GB | 16 | 69 | 0 | 1,153 | 16.7 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | GB | 15 | 64 | 0 | 840 | 13.1 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 |  LV | 12 | 41 | 0 | 880 | 21.5 | 5 | 49 | 0 |
| 1988 | LV | 16 | 28 | 0 | 549 | 19.6 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF | 12 | 8 | 0 | 166 | 20.8 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| 1990 | BUF | 16 | 35 | 0 | 712 | 20.3 | 4 | 71 | 0 |
| 1991 | BUF | 15 | 57 | 0 | 1,072 | 18.8 | 8 | 77 | 45 |
| 1992 | BUF | 16 | 51 | 0 | 786 | 15.4 | 6 | 50 | 43 |
| 1993 |  LAR/PHI | 1 | 14 | 0 | 183 | 13.1 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- REC
- 41
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 759
- AVG
- 18.5
- TD
- 8
- LNG
- 61
- FD
- 10
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 233
- REC
- 3.3
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 60.1
- AVG
- 18.3
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 0.4
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | GB | 16 | 2.9 | 0 | 51.1 | 17.8 | 0.4 | 58 | 0 |
| 1979 | GB | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 60.5 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1980 | GB | 16 | 4.4 | 0 | 76.6 | 17.3 | 0.3 | 47 | 0 |
| 1981 | GB | 16 | 4.4 | 0 | 80.9 | 18.2 | 0.5 | 75 | 0 |
| 1982 | GB | 9 | 3.9 | 0 | 77.3 | 19.9 | 0.4 | 80 | 0 |
| 1983 | GB | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 81.3 | 22.4 | 0.5 | 74 | 0 |
| 1984 | GB | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 85.1 | 22.0 | 0.4 | 79 | 0 |
| 1985 | GB | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 72.1 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | GB | 15 | 4.3 | 0 | 56 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | LV | 12 | 3.4 | 0 | 73.3 | 21.5 | 0.4 | 49 | 0 |
| 1988 | LV | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 34.3 | 19.6 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF | 12 | 0.7 | 0 | 13.8 | 20.8 | 0.3 | 47 | 0 |
| 1990 | BUF | 16 | 2.2 | 0 | 44.5 | 20.3 | 0.3 | 71 | 0 |
| 1991 | BUF | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 71.5 | 18.8 | 0.5 | 77 | 3 |
| 1992 | BUF | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 49.1 | 15.4 | 0.4 | 50 | 2.7 |
| 1993 | LAR/PHI | 1 | 14 | 0 | 183 | 13.1 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
What were James Lofton's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for James Lofton covers 16 seasons with the Packers, the Raiders and the Bills; its career totals count every season. He had 764 receptions for 14,004 yards and 75 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1980: 71 receptions, 1,226 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1978 to 1993
All-time career rank
- 12th in receiving yards (14,004)
- 44th in receptions (764)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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