most receptions running back 1981

Ted Brown made the most receptions by a running back in 1981, with 83 receptions.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Ted Brown
T. Brown
83
1981
16
694
8.4
43.4
2
1,063
274
3.9
66.4
6
2William Andrews
W. Andrews
81
1981
16
735
9.1
45.9
2
1,301
289
4.5
81.3
10
3Joe Washington
J. Washington
70
1981
14
558
8.0
39.9
3
916
210
4.4
65.4
4
4Gerry Ellis
G. Ellis
65
1981
16
499
7.7
31.2
3
860
196
4.4
53.8
4
5Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
65
1981
15
636
9.8
42.4
4
124
31
4.0
8.3
0
6Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
63
1981
16
442
7.0
27.6
1
1,103
247
4.5
68.9
7
7Lynn Cain
L. Cain
55
1981
16
421
7.7
26.3
2
542
156
3.5
33.9
4
8Bruce Harper
B. Harper
52
1981
16
459
8.8
28.7
1
393
81
4.9
24.6
4
9Dave Preston
D. Preston
52
1981
16
507
9.8
31.7
0
640
183
3.5
40.0
3
10Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
51
1981
16
387
7.6
24.2
0
1,376
328
4.2
86.0
9
11Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
51
1981
16
477
9.4
29.8
0
330
98
3.4
20.6
1
12Randy McMillan
R. McMillan
50
1981
16
466
9.3
29.1
1
597
149
4.0
37.3
3
13Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
50
1981
13
452
9.0
34.8
3
782
147
5.3
60.2
5
14Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
49
1981
15
521
10.6
34.7
2
1,402
286
4.9
93.5
8
15Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
48
1981
16
595
12.4
37.2
0
60
18
3.3
3.8
0
16James Wilder
J. Wilder
48
1981
16
507
10.6
31.7
1
370
107
3.5
23.1
4
17James Brooks
J. Brooks
46
1981
14
329
7.2
23.5
3
525
109
4.8
37.5
3
18Pete Johnson
P. Johnson
46
1981
16
320
7.0
20.0
4
1,077
274
3.9
67.3
12
19Ron Springs
R. Springs
46
1981
16
359
7.8
22.4
2
625
172
3.6
39.1
10
20Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
45
1981
15
436
9.7
29.1
5
1,074
260
4.1
71.6
12
21Sherman Smith
S. Smith
44
1981
16
406
9.2
25.4
1
253
83
3.0
15.8
3
22Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
43
1981
15
362
8.4
24.1
0
1,144
251
4.6
76.3
19
23Rickey Young
R. Young
43
1981
16
296
6.9
18.5
2
129
47
2.7
8.1
0
24Walter Payton
W. Payton
41
1981
16
379
9.2
23.7
2
1,222
339
3.6
76.4
6
25Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
40
1981
15
603
15.1
40.2
7
1,097
257
4.3
73.1
3
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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