what is the most receiving touchdowns by an nfl player in 1986

Jerry Rice had the most receiving touchdowns in 1986, with 15 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jerry Rice
J. Rice
15
1986
16
86
1,570
18.3
98.1
72
10
7.2
4.5
1
2Wesley Walker
W. Walker
12
1986
16
49
1,016
20.7
63.5
0
0
0.0
0
3Mark Duper
M. Duper
11
1986
16
67
1,313
19.6
82.1
-10
1
-10.0
-0.6
0
4Stephone Paige
S. Paige
11
1986
16
52
829
15.9
51.8
-2
2
-1.0
-0.1
0
5Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
10
1986
15
60
1,150
19.2
76.7
33
2
16.5
2.2
0
6Cris Collinsworth
C. Collinsworth
10
1986
16
62
1,024
16.5
64.0
-16
2
-8.0
-1.0
0
7Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
10
1986
16
84
1,491
17.8
93.2
0
0
0.0
0
8Steve Largent
S. Largent
9
1986
16
70
1,070
15.3
66.9
0
0
0.0
0
9Mike Quick
M. Quick
9
1986
16
60
939
15.7
58.7
0
0
0.0
0
10Gary Anderson
G. Anderson
8
1986
16
80
871
10.9
54.4
442
127
3.5
27.6
1
11Bill Brooks
B. Brooks
8
1986
16
65
1,131
17.4
70.7
5
4
1.3
0.3
0
12Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
8
1986
16
95
1,153
12.1
72.1
0
0
0.0
0
13Al Toon
A. Toon
8
1986
16
85
1,176
13.8
73.5
-3
2
-1.5
-0.2
0
14Dokie Williams
D. Williams
8
1986
15
43
843
19.6
56.2
27
3
9.0
1.8
0
15Anthony Carter
A. Carter
7
1986
12
38
686
18.1
57.2
12
1
12.0
1.0
0
16Gary Clark
G. Clark
7
1986
15
74
1,265
17.1
84.3
0
0
0.0
0
17Nat Moore
N. Moore
7
1986
16
38
431
11.3
26.9
0
0
0.0
0
18Andre Reed
A. Reed
7
1986
15
53
739
13.9
49.3
-8
3
-2.7
-0.5
0
19Daryl Turner
D. Turner
7
1986
15
18
334
18.6
22.3
0
0
0.0
0
20Brian Brennan
B. Brennan
6
1986
16
55
838
15.2
52.4
0
0
0.0
0
21Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
6
1986
14
43
737
17.1
52.6
80
4
20.0
5.7
0
22Roy Green
R. Green
6
1986
11
42
517
12.3
47.0
-4
2
-2.0
-0.4
0
23Jessie Hester
J. Hester
6
1986
13
23
632
27.5
48.6
0
0
0.0
0
24Kenny Jackson
K. Jackson
6
1986
16
30
506
16.9
31.6
6
1
6.0
0.4
0
25Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
6
1986
16
58
859
14.8
53.7
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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