most receiving tds in 1987 among wide receivers

Jerry Rice had the most receiving touchdowns by a wide receiver in 1987, with 22 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jerry Rice
J. Rice
22
1987
12
65
1,078
16.6
89.8
51
8
6.4
4.3
1
2Mike Quick
M. Quick
11
1987
12
46
790
17.2
65.8
0
0
0.0
0
3Mark Duper
M. Duper
8
1987
11
33
597
18.1
54.3
0
0
0.0
0
4Steve Largent
S. Largent
8
1987
13
58
912
15.7
70.2
33
2
16.5
2.5
0
5J.T. Smith
J.T. Smith
8
1987
15
91
1,117
12.3
74.5
0
0
0.0
0
6Carlos Carson
C. Carson
7
1987
12
55
1,044
19.0
87.0
-7
1
-7.0
-0.6
0
7Anthony Carter
A. Carter
7
1987
12
38
922
24.3
76.8
0
0
0.0
0
8Gary Clark
G. Clark
7
1987
12
56
1,066
19.0
88.8
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
9Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
7
1987
12
46
776
16.9
64.7
8
2
4.0
0.7
0
10Willie Gault
W. Gault
7
1987
12
35
705
20.1
58.8
16
2
8.0
1.3
0
11Vance Johnson
V. Johnson
7
1987
11
42
684
16.3
62.2
-8
1
-8.0
-0.7
0
12Pete Mandley
P. Mandley
7
1987
12
58
720
12.4
60.0
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
13Eric Martin
E. Martin
7
1987
15
44
778
17.7
51.9
0
0
0.0
0
14Webster Slaughter
W. Slaughter
7
1987
12
47
806
17.1
67.2
0
0
0.0
0
15Brian Brennan
B. Brennan
6
1987
13
43
607
14.1
46.7
0
0
0.0
0
16Ernest Givins
E. Givins
6
1987
12
53
933
17.6
77.8
-13
1
-13.0
-1.1
0
17Drew Hill
D. Hill
6
1987
12
49
989
20.2
82.4
0
0
0.0
0
18Lionel Manuel
L. Manuel
6
1987
12
30
545
18.2
45.4
-10
1
-10.0
-0.8
0
19Art Monk
A. Monk
6
1987
9
38
483
12.7
53.7
63
6
10.5
7.0
0
20Daryl Turner
D. Turner
6
1987
12
14
153
10.9
12.8
0
0
0.0
0
21Ray Butler
R. Butler
5
1987
12
33
465
14.1
38.8
0
0
0.0
0
22Gerald Carter
G. Carter
5
1987
12
38
586
15.4
48.8
0
0
0.0
0
23Dwight Clark
D. Clark
5
1987
13
24
290
12.1
22.3
0
0
0.0
0
24Floyd Dixon
F. Dixon
5
1987
12
36
600
16.7
50.0
-3
3
-1.0
-0.3
0
25Curtis Duncan
C. Duncan
5
1987
10
13
237
18.2
23.7
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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