# List of Canadian Football League annual receiving leaders

The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
CFL annual receiving leaders :
| Season | Receiving yards | Receptions | Touchdown receptions |
| 1950 | 1060 Morris Bailey | | |
| 1951 | 1024 Neill Armstrong | | |
| 1952 | 1094 Bob Shaw | | |
| 1953 | 922 Bud Grant | | |
| 1954 | 1142 Al Pfeifer | 68 Al Pfeifer | 8 Ray Ramsey |
| 1955 | 1342 Al Pfeifer | 78 Red O'Quinn | 15 Al Pfeifer |
| 1956 | 1914 Hal Patterson | 88 Hal Patterson | 12 Hal Patterson |
| 1957 | 1006 Red O'Quinn | 61 Red O'Quinn | 7 Hal Patterson, Bob Simpson & Pete O'Garro |
| 1958 | 1065 Jack Hill | 60 Jack Hill | 16 Jack Hill |
| 1959 | 1126 Ernie Pitts | 68 Ernie Pitts | 16 Ernie Pitts |
| 1960 | 1380 Dave Mann | 61 Dave Mann | 13 Dave Mann |
| 1961 | 892 Dave Mann | 53 Dave Mann | 8 Farrell Funston |
| 1962 | 951 Tommy Joe Coffey | 65 Tommy Joe Coffey | 10 Garney Henley |
| 1963 | 1104 Tommy Joe Coffey | 74 Bobby Taylor | 10 Dick Shatto |
| 1964 | 1142 Tommy Joe Coffey | 81 Tommy Joe Coffey | 11 Hugh Campbell |
| 1965 | 1329 Hugh Campbell | 81 Tommy Joe Coffey | 10 Hugh Campbell |
| 1966 | 1266 Terry Evanshen | 67 Terry Evanshen | 17 Hugh Campbell |
| 1967 | 1662 Terry Evanshen | 96 Terry Evanshen | 17 Terry Evanshen |
| 1968 | 1306 Herm Harrison | 68 Ken Nielsen | 13 Whit Tucker |
| 1969 | 1402 Margene Adkins | 71 Tommy Joe Coffey | 11 Tommy Joe Coffey & Hugh Campbell |
| 1970 | 1043 Hugh Oldham | 70 Herm Harrison | 13 Hugh Oldham |
| 1971 | 1436 Jim Thorpe | 70 Herm Harrison | 9 Jim Thorpe |
| 1972 | 1362 Jim Young | 70 Jim Thorpe | 12 Gerry Shaw |
| 1973 | 1123 George McGowan | 81 George McGowan | 9 George McGowan |
| 1974 | 1024 Johnny Rodgers | 64 Rudy Linterman | 8 Peter Dalla Riva |
| 1975 | 1472 George McGowan | 98 George McGowan | 13 Terry Evanshen |
| 1976 | 1320 Tony Gabriel | 72 Tony Gabriel | 14 Tony Gabriel |
| 1977 | 1362 Tony Gabriel | 68 Molly McGee | 10 Tom Scott |
| 1978 | 1091 Tom Scott | 75 Joe Poplawski | 11 Tony Gabriel |
| 1979 | 1214 Waddell Smith | 74 Waddell Smith | 13 Waddell Smith |
| 1980 | 1245 Tom Scott | 79 Mike Holmes | 13 Tom Scott |
| 1981 | 1715 Joey Walters | 100 Eugene Goodlow | 14 Joey Walters & Eugene Goodlow |
| 1982 | 1692 Joey Walters | 102 Joey Walters | 13 Tom Scott |
| 1983 | 2003 Terry Greer | 113 Terry Greer | 11 Brian Kelly & Emanuel Tolbert |
| 1984 | 1486 Mervyn Fernandez | 91 Craig Ellis | 18 Brian Kelly |
| 1985 | 1727 Mervyn Fernandez | 102 Craig Ellis | 15 Mervyn Fernandez |
| 1986 | 1746 James Murphy | 116 James Murphy | 12 James Murphy |
| 1987 | 1628 Brian Kelly | 94 Marc Lewis | 13 Brian Kelly |
| 1988 | 1468 David Williams | 83 David Williams | 18 David Williams |
| 1989 | 1656 Tony Champion | 95 Tony Champion | 15 Tony Champion |
| 1990 | 1826 Darrell Smith | 106 Craig Ellis | 20 Darrell Smith |
| 1991 | 1764 Allen Pitts | 118 Allen Pitts | 15 Allen Pitts |
| 1992 | 1591 Allen Pitts | 103 Allen Pitts | 15 Jim Sandusky |
| 1993 | 1484 Dave Sapunjis | 103 Dave Sapunjis | 15 Dave Sapunjis, Eddie Brown & David Williams |
| 1994 | 2036 Allen Pitts | 126 Allen Pitts | 21 Allen Pitts |
| 1995 | 1655 Dave Sapunjis | 123 Don Narcisse | 13 Earl Winfield |
| 1996 | 1426 Mac Cody | 116 Mike Clemons | 11 Allen Pitts & Mac Cody |
| 1997 | 1616 Milt Stegall | 122 Mike Clemons | 17 Derrell Mitchell |
| 1998 | 2000 Derrell Mitchell | 160 Derrell Mitchell | 11 Allen Pitts |
| 1999 | 1449 Allen Pitts | 97 Allen Pitts | 11 Terry Vaughn |
| 2000 | 1560 Curtis Marsh Sr. | 102 Curtis Marsh | 15 Milt Stegall & Travis Moore |
| 2001 | 1497 Terry Vaughn | 98 Terry Vaughn | 14 Milt Stegall |
| 2002 | 1896 Milt Stegall | 106 Milt Stegall | 23 Milt Stegall |
| 2003 | 1757 Jeremaine Copeland | 112 Ben Cahoon | 15 Milt Stegall |
| 2004 | 1750 Geroy Simon | 103 Geroy Simon | 14 Geroy Simon |
| 2005 | 1411 Jason Tucker | 97 Kerry Watkins | 17 Milt Stegall |
| 2006 | 1856 Geroy Simon | 105 Geroy Simon | 15 Geroy Simon |
| 2007 | 1293 Geroy Simon | 89 Ben Cahoon | 10 Jeremaine Copeland, Ken-Yon Rambo & D. J. Flick |
| 2008 | 1473 Ken-Yon Rambo | 107 Ben Cahoon | 16 Jamel Richardson |
| 2009 | 1402 Fred Stamps | 89 Ben Cahoon | 12 Jeremaine Copeland |
| 2010 | 1380 Andy Fantuz | 97 Jamel Richardson | 15 Romby Bryant |
| 2011 | 1777 Jamel Richardson | 112 Jamel Richardson | 11 Jamel Richardson |
| 2012 | 1328 Chad Owens | 100 Nik Lewis | 13 Weston Dressler |
| 2013 | 1359 Fred Stamps | 94 Chad Owens | 13 S. J. Green |
| 2014 | 1456 Adarius Bowman | 112 Adarius Bowman | 8 Emmanuel Arceneaux |
| 2015 | 1448 Eric Rogers | 93 Adarius Bowman | 10 Eric Rogers |
| 2016 | 1761 Adarius Bowman | 120 Adarius Bowman | 13 Emmanuel Arceneaux |
| 2017 | 1687 Brandon Zylstra | 105 Andrew Harris | 12 Greg Ellingson |
| 2018 | 1579 Duke Williams | 116 Brad Sinopoli | 11 Brandon Banks, Duke Williams, & Luke Tasker |
| 2019 | 1550 Brandon Banks | 112 Brandon Banks | 13 Brandon Banks |
| 2021 | 1014 Kenny Lawler | 67 Bryan Burnham | 11 Jake Wieneke |
| 2022 | 1441 Dalton Schoen | 94 Tim White | 16 Dalton Schoen |
| 2023 | 1269 Tim White | 93 Shawn Bane | 10 Dalton Schoen |
| 2024 | 1469 Justin McInnis | 97 Justin Hardy | 10 Eugene Lewis |