most receiving touchdowns per game in an nfl season by a wide receiver

Jerry Rice has the most receiving touchdowns per game played by a wide receiver in a season, with 1.83 in 1987.

NAMETD/GPREC TDGPSEASONTMRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jerry Rice
J. Rice
1.83
22
12
1987
SF SF
65
1,078
16.6
89.8
51
8
6.4
4.3
1
2Don Hutson
D. Hutson
1.55
17
11
1942
GB GB
74
1,211
16.4
110.1
4
3
1.3
0.4
0
3Randy Moss
R. Moss
1.44
23
16
2007
NE NE
98
160
1,493
15.2
93.3
0
0
0.0
0
4Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
1.42
17
12
1951
LA LA
66
1,495
22.7
124.6
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
5Davante Adams
D. Adams
1.29
18
14
2020
GB GB
115
149
1,374
11.9
98.1
0
0
0.0
0
6Sonny Randle
S. Randle
1.25
15
12
1960
STL STL
62
893
14.4
74.4
0
0
0.0
0
7Cloyce Box
C. Box
1.25
15
12
1952
DET DET
42
924
22.0
77.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Bill Groman
B. Groman
1.21
17
14
1961
HOU HOU
50
1,175
23.5
83.9
2
1
2.0
0.1
1
9Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
1.2
18
15
1984
MIA MIA
73
1,389
19.0
92.6
35
3
11.7
2.3
0
10Frank Clarke
F. Clarke
1.17
14
12
1962
DLC DLC
47
1,043
22.2
86.9
0
0
0.0
0
11Raymond Berry
R. Berry
1.17
14
12
1959
BAL BAL
66
959
14.5
79.9
0
0
0.0
0
12Mal Kutner
M. Kutner
1.17
14
12
1948
CHC CHC
41
943
23.0
78.6
50
5
10.0
4.2
1
13Art Powell
A. Powell
1.14
16
14
1963
OAK OAK
73
1,304
17.9
93.1
0
0
0.0
0
14Sterling Sharpe
S. Sharpe
1.13
18
16
1994
GB GB
94
1,119
11.9
69.9
15
3
5.0
0.9
0
15Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
1.13
9
8
1982
SD SD
49
1,032
21.1
129.0
32
5
6.4
4.0
0
16Don Hutson
D. Hutson
1.1
11
10
1943
GB GB
47
776
16.5
77.6
41
6
6.8
4.1
0
17Chris Burford
C. Burford
1.09
12
11
1962
DLT DLT
45
645
14.3
58.6
13
1
13.0
1.2
0
18Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
1.08
13
12
1964
SD SD
61
1,235
20.2
102.9
60
3
20.0
5.0
2
19Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
1.08
13
12
1960
PHI PHI
39
801
20.5
66.8
0
0
0.0
0
20Billy Howton
B. Howton
1.08
13
12
1952
GB GB
53
1,231
23.2
102.6
0
0
0.0
0
21Ken Kavanaugh
K. Kavanaugh
1.08
13
12
1947
CHB CHB
32
818
25.6
68.2
0
0
0.0
0
22Randy Moss
R. Moss
1.06
17
16
2003
MIN MIN
111
172
1,632
14.7
102.0
18
6
3.0
1.1
0
23Randy Moss
R. Moss
1.06
17
16
1998
MIN MIN
69
1,313
19.0
82.1
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
24Cris Carter
C. Carter
1.06
17
16
1995
MIN MIN
122
1,371
11.2
85.7
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
25Carl Pickens
C. Pickens
1.06
17
16
1995
CIN CIN
99
1,234
12.5
77.1
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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