1961 NFL Tight End Leaders
Every 1961 board tight ends are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Mike Ditka led all tight ends in receiving yards in 1961, with 1,076. Mike Ditka also led in receptions (56), receiving touchdowns (12), yards per reception (19.21), receiving yards per game (76.9) and yards from scrimmage (1,076).
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The rate boards count qualified players only: 1.875 receptions per team game.
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Mike Ditka 1,076
- 2 Fred Dugan 817
- 3 Monty Stickles 794
- 4 Doug Asad 592
- 5 Jim Gibbons 566
- 6 Carroll Dale 561
- 7 Ron Kramer 559
- 8 Joe Walton 544
- 9 Preston Carpenter 460
- 10 Tom Rychlec 405
Receptions
REC- 1 Mike Ditka 56
- 2 Fred Dugan 53
- 3 Jim Gibbons 45
- 4 Monty Stickles 43
- 5 Doug Asad 42
- 6 Joe Walton 36
- 7 Carroll Dale 35
- 7 Ron Kramer 35
- 9 Tom Rychlec 33
- 9 Preston Carpenter 33
- 1 Mike Ditka 12
- 2 Dick Lucas 5
- 2 Monty Stickles 5
- 4 Thurlow Cooper 4
- 4 Ron Kramer 4
- 4 Preston Carpenter 4
- 4 Fred Dugan 4
- 4 Gordie Smith 4
- 9 Dick Bielski 3
- 9 Willard Dewveall 3
- 1 Mike Ditka 19.21
- 2 Monty Stickles 18.47
- 3 Carroll Dale 16.03
- 4 Ron Kramer 15.97
- 5 Fred Dugan 15.42
- 6 Joe Walton 15.11
- 7 Doug Asad 14.10
- 8 Preston Carpenter 13.94
- 9 Jim Gibbons 12.58
- 10 Tom Rychlec 12.27
- 1 Mike Ditka 76.9
- 2 Fred Dugan 62.8
- 3 Monty Stickles 56.7
- 4 Joe Walton 45.3
- 5 Doug Asad 42.3
- 6 Jim Gibbons 40.4
- 7 Carroll Dale 40.1
- 8 Ron Kramer 39.9
- 9 Preston Carpenter 35.4
- 10 Tom Rychlec 28.9
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Mike Ditka 1,076
- 2 Fred Dugan 817
- 3 Monty Stickles 794
- 4 Doug Asad 592
- 5 Ron Kramer 572
- 6 Jim Gibbons 566
- 7 Carroll Dale 561
- 8 Joe Walton 544
- 9 Preston Carpenter 469
- 10 Taz Anderson 438