most receiving touchdowns in a season afl

Bill Groman has scored the most receiving touchdowns in the AFL in a season, with 17 touchdowns in 1961.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Receiving Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921
NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Bill Groman
B. Groman
17
1961
14
50
1,175
23.5
83.9
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
2Art Powell
A. Powell
16
1963
14
73
1,304
17.9
93.1
0
0
0.0
0
3Warren Wells
W. Wells
14
1969
14
47
1,260
26.8
90.0
24
3
8.0
1.7
0
4Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
14
1965
14
69
1,602
23.2
114.4
-12
3
-4.0
-0.9
0
5Don Maynard
D. Maynard
14
1965
14
68
1,218
17.9
87.0
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
6Art Powell
A. Powell
14
1960
14
69
1,167
16.9
83.4
0
0
0.0
0
7Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
13
1966
13
73
1,383
18.9
106.4
10
3
3.3
0.8
0
8Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
13
1964
12
61
1,235
20.2
102.9
60
3
20.0
5.0
2
9Fred Biletnikoff
F. Biletnikoff
12
1969
14
54
837
15.5
59.8
0
0
0.0
0
10Charley Frazier
C. Frazier
12
1966
14
57
1,129
19.8
80.6
0
0
0.0
0
11Art Powell
A. Powell
12
1965
14
52
800
15.4
57.1
0
0
0.0
0
12Chris Burford
C. Burford
12
1962
11
45
645
14.3
58.6
13
1
13.0
1.2
0
13Charley Hennigan
C. Hennigan
12
1961
14
82
1,746
21.3
124.7
0
0
0.0
0
14Bill Groman
B. Groman
12
1960
14
72
1,473
20.5
105.2
0
0
0.0
0
15Lionel Taylor
L. Taylor
12
1960
12
92
1,235
13.4
102.9
-6
2
-3.0
-0.5
0
16Karl Noonan
K. Noonan
11
1968
14
58
760
13.1
54.3
0
0
0.0
0
17Warren Wells
W. Wells
11
1968
14
53
1,137
21.5
81.2
38
2
19.0
2.7
1
18Al Denson
A. Denson
11
1967
14
46
899
19.5
64.2
-2
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
19Otis Taylor
O. Taylor
11
1967
14
59
958
16.2
68.4
29
5
5.8
2.1
1
20Art Powell
A. Powell
11
1966
14
53
1,026
19.4
73.3
0
0
0.0
0
21Art Powell
A. Powell
11
1964
14
76
1,361
17.9
97.2
0
0
0.0
0
22Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
11
1963
14
61
1,205
19.8
86.1
14
2
7.0
1.0
0
23Al Denson
A. Denson
10
1969
13
53
809
15.3
62.2
9
1
9.0
0.7
0
24Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
10
1968
14
68
1,312
19.3
93.7
18
3
6.0
1.3
0
25Gary Garrison
G. Garrison
10
1968
14
52
1,103
21.2
78.8
0
0
0.0
0

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