A 16-year NFL veteran who finished with 764 career catches, 14,004 yards and 75 touchdowns. James Lofton was a 1st round draft pick by Green Bay in 1978, he played 2 seasons with the Raiders and 4 seasons with the Bills. Named to the 1978 All-Rookie team. 8 Pro Bowls, Hall of Fame in 2003. He played in 3 Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills.
Image Gallery of James Lofton, Receiver 1978-1993
Hall of Famer James Lofton stills ranks #2 for the Green Bay Packer's All-Time Receiving Yards (9656 yards) and #6 in Packer All-Time Catches (530).
The Packers leading receiver in 1978 - Rookie James Lofton had 46 catches for 818 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Packer Great James Lofton left Green Bay in 1986 as their #1 All-Time Career Leader for Receiving Yards with 9656. He is still #2 on that list today over 30 years later.
After leaving the Packers in 1986, James Lofton spent 2 seasons with the Oakland Raiders.
James Lofton
Played 9 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and is still the #2 All-Time Leading Packer in Receiving Yards (9656), 4th in Total Catches (530) and 8th in Touchdown Catches (49).
After leaving the Raiders in 1989 he joined the the Buffalo Bills and stayed with them until 1992. He played in 3 Super Bowls and went to 1 Pro Bowl as a Bill. He finished with 110 catches, 2736 yards, a 18.1 yards-per-catch average and 21 touchdowns.
James Lofton
James Lofton
James Lofton
An accomplished Long-Jumper on the Stanford Track and Field team, he was taken by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round of the 1978 draft. He ended up playing 9 seasons with the Packers being named to the 1978 All-Rookie Team as well as 7 Pro Bowls. He left Green Bay in 1986 he was the Packers All Time Leading receiver in career yards with 9656.
James Lofton
James Lofton
James Lofton
James Lofton
James Lofton Football Cards
His 1982 Topps card. He made the Pro Bowl with 35 catches, 696 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns as well as an 83-yard TD run against the Giants.
James Lofton and his 1991 score card - 57 catches, 1072 yards, an 18.8 YPC average and 8 touchdowns. Named to the Pro Bowl.
His last of 4 seasons with the Bills and his 15th in the NFL, 1992 was a solid year for the future Hall of Famer - 51 catches, 786 yards, 15.4 YPC and 6 touchdowns.
James Lofton Regular Season Career Receiving Statistics
Year
Age
Team
No.
Games
Catches
Yards
Y/R
Long
TD
1978*
22
GNB
80
16
46
818
17.8
58
6
1979
23
GNB
80
16
54
968
17.9
52
4
1980*
24
GNB
80
16
71
1226
17.3
47
4
1981*+
25
GNB
80
16
71
1294
18.2
75
8
1982*
26
GNB
80
9
35
696
19.9
80
4
1983*
27
GNB
80
16
58
1300
22.4♦ 74
8
1984*
28
GNB
80
16
62
1361
22.0♦ 79
7
1985*
29
GNB
80
16
69
1153
16.7
56
4
1986
30
GNB
80
15
64
840
13.1
36
4
1987
31
RAI
80
12
41
880
21.5
49
5
1988
32
RAI
80
16
28
549
19.6
57
0
1989
33
BUF
86
12
8
166
20.8
47
3
1990
34
BUF
80
16
35
712
20.3
71
4
1991*
35
BUF
80
15
57
1072
18.8
77
8
1992
36
BUF
80
16
51
786
15.4
50
6
1993
37
2 Teams
10
14
183
13.1
32
0
PHI
80
9
13
167
12.8
32
0
RAM
22
1
1
16
16.0
16
0
9 seasons Packers
136
530
9656
18.2
80
49
4 seasons Bills
59
151
2736
18.1
77
21
2 seasons Raiders
28
69
1429
20.7
57
5
9 games Eagles
9
13
167
12.8
32
0
1 game Rams
1
1
16
16.0
16
0
16 Year NFL Career
233
764
14004
18.3
80
75
James Lofton Career Playoffs Receiving Statistics
Year
Age
Tm
Pos
G
Catches
Yads
Y/R
TD
Long
1982*
26
GNB
WR
2
8
161
20.1
2
50
1989
33
BUF
WR
1
3
66
22.0
1
33
1990
34
BUF
WR
3
13
323
24.8
3
61
1991*
35
BUF
WR
3
11
137
12.5
1
18
1992
36
BUF
WR
4
6
72
12.0
1
18
Bills
11
33
598
18.1
6
61
Packers
2
8
161
20.1
2
50
Career
13
41
759
18.5
8
61
