most receptions by a tight end in an afl season

Lionel Taylor has the most receptions by an AFL tight end in a season, with 100 receptions in 1961.

	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Lionel Taylor L. Taylor	100	1961	DEN	14	1,176	11.8	84.0	4	0	0		0.0	0
2	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	57	1967	SD	14	922	16.2	65.9	10	0	0		0.0	0
3	Alvin Reed A. Reed	51	1969	HOU	14	664	13.0	47.4	2	0	0		0.0	0
4	Jim Whalen J. Whalen	47	1968	BOS	14	718	15.3	51.3	7	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
5	Alvin Reed A. Reed	46	1968	HOU	14	747	16.2	53.4	5	0	0		0.0	0
6	Pete Lammons P. Lammons	45	1967	NYJ	14	515	11.4	36.8	2	0	0		0.0	0
7	Doug Asad D. Asad	42	1961	OAK	14	592	14.1	42.3	2	0	0		0.0	0
8	Larry Seiple L. Seiple	41	1969	MIA	14	577	14.1	41.2	5	6	1	6.0	0.4	0
9	Pete Lammons P. Lammons	41	1966	NYJ	14	565	13.8	40.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
10	Gene Prebola G. Prebola	41	1962	DEN	14	599	14.6	42.8	1	0	0		0.0	0
11	Paul Costa P. Costa	39	1967	BUF	14	726	18.6	51.9	2	0	0		0.0	0
12	Jim Whalen J. Whalen	39	1967	BOS	14	651	16.7	46.5	5	0	0		0.0	0
13	Dave Kocourek D. Kocourek	39	1962	SD	14	688	17.6	49.1	4	0	0		0.0	0
14	Willard Dewveall W. Dewveall	38	1964	HOU	14	552	14.5	39.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
15	Hewritt Dixon H. Dixon	38	1964	DEN	14	585	15.4	41.8	1	25	18	1.4	1.8	0
16	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	37	1969	CIN	14	835	22.6	59.6	9	0	0		0.0	0
17	Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy	37	1968	CIN	14	639	17.3	45.6	3	-1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
18	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	37	1965	HOU	12	521	14.1	43.4	8	0	0		0.0	0
19	Al Denson A. Denson	36	1966	DEN	14	725	20.1	51.8	3	0	0		0.0	0
20	Ernie Warlick E. Warlick	35	1962	BUF	14	482	13.8	34.4	2	0	0		0.0	0
21	Doug Moreau D. Moreau	34	1967	MIA	14	410	12.1	29.3	3	-2	1	-2.0	-0.1	0
22	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	34	1964	KC	14	686	20.2	49.0	8	0	0		0.0	0
23	Fred Arbanas F. Arbanas	34	1963	KC	14	373	11.0	26.6	6	0	0		0.0	0
24	Tony Romeo T. Romeo	34	1962	BOS	14	608	17.9	43.4	1	0	0		0.0	0
25	Pete Lammons P. Lammons	33	1969	NYJ	14	400	12.1	28.6	2	0	0		0.0	0

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