Cris Collinsworth averaged the most receiving yards per game in his rookie season by a wide receiver in 1981, with 63.1 per game.
| NAME | REC YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Collinsworth | 63.1 | 1981 | 16 | 67 | 1,009 | 15.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | K. Margerum | 36.5 | 1981 | 16 | 39 | 584 | 15.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | V. Seay | 29.5 | 1981 | 16 | 26 | 472 | 18.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | M. Holston | 26.7 | 1981 | 16 | 27 | 427 | 15.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | M. Anderson | 20.3 | 1981 | 12 | 9 | 243 | 27.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | M. Nichols | 18.5 | 1981 | 12 | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | L. Lewis | 14.5 | 1981 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | M. Barnwell | 11.9 | 1981 | 16 | 9 | 190 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | D. Verser | 10.1 | 1981 | 16 | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | P. Johns | 8.2 | 1981 | 16 | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | M. McGrath | 7.8 | 1981 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | M. Wilson | 7.8 | 1981 | 16 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | J. Mistler | 7.4 | 1981 | 16 | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | T. Porter | 5.3 | 1981 | 12 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | K. Toler | 4.4 | 1981 | 16 | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | J. Murphy | 3.6 | 1981 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | D. Donley | 2.9 | 1981 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | B. Franklin | 2.2 | 1981 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | -11 | 1 | -11.0 | -0.8 | 0 |
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2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
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