who led the nfl in receiving touchdowns in 1981

Alfred Jenkins and Steve Watson were tied for the most receiving touchdowns in 1981, with 13 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Alfred Jenkins
A. Jenkins
13
1981
16
70
1,358
19.4
84.9
0
0
0.0
0
2Steve Watson
S. Watson
13
1981
16
60
1,244
20.7
77.8
6
2
3.0
0.4
0
3Kellen Winslow
K. Winslow
10
1981
16
88
1,075
12.2
67.2
0
0
0.0
0
4Ray Butler
R. Butler
9
1981
16
46
832
18.1
52.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Kevin House
K. House
9
1981
16
56
1,176
21.0
73.5
9
2
4.5
0.6
0
6Steve Largent
S. Largent
9
1981
16
75
1,224
16.3
76.5
47
6
7.8
2.9
1
7Wesley Walker
W. Walker
9
1981
13
47
770
16.4
59.2
0
0
0.0
0
8Jerry Butler
J. Butler
8
1981
16
55
842
15.3
52.6
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
9Dave Casper
D. Casper
8
1981
16
33
572
17.3
35.8
0
0
0.0
0
10Cris Collinsworth
C. Collinsworth
8
1981
16
67
1,009
15.1
63.1
0
0
0.0
0
11James Lofton
J. Lofton
8
1981
16
71
1,294
18.2
80.9
0
0
0.0
0
12Joe Senser
J. Senser
8
1981
16
79
1,004
12.7
62.8
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
13Freddie Solomon
F. Solomon
8
1981
15
59
969
16.4
64.6
43
9
4.8
2.9
0
14Jerome Barkum
J. Barkum
7
1981
16
39
495
12.7
30.9
0
0
0.0
0
15Ken Burrough
K. Burrough
7
1981
16
40
668
16.7
41.8
0
0
0.0
0
16Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
7
1981
15
40
603
15.1
40.2
1,097
257
4.3
73.1
3
17Charlie Joiner
C. Joiner
7
1981
16
70
1,188
17.0
74.3
0
0
0.0
0
18Ahmad Rashad
A. Rashad
7
1981
16
58
884
15.2
55.3
0
0
0.0
0
19Jim Smith
J. Smith
7
1981
15
29
571
19.7
38.1
15
1
15.0
1.0
0
20Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
6
1981
16
61
1,028
16.9
64.3
1
1
1.0
0.1
0
21Wes Chandler
W. Chandler
6
1981
TOT
16
69
1,142
16.6
71.4
-1
5
-0.2
-0.1
0
22Jimmie Giles
J. Giles
6
1981
16
45
786
17.5
49.1
0
0
0.0
0
23Don Hasselbeck
D. Hasselbeck
6
1981
14
46
808
17.6
57.7
0
0
0.0
0
24Alfred Jackson
A. Jackson
6
1981
16
37
604
16.3
37.8
5
2
2.5
0.3
0
25Art Monk
A. Monk
6
1981
16
56
894
16.0
55.9
-5
1
-5.0
-0.3
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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