1981 NFC Receiving Yards Leaders
Yards gained receiving
Alfred Jenkins led the NFC with 1,358 receiving yards in 1981, 64 ahead of James Lofton (1,294).
Led the NFC in 1981
Alfred Jenkins
ATL
1,358
Receiving Yards
64 clear of James Lofton
Showing Receiving Yards and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | YDS | G | REC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
ATL | 1,358 | 16 | 70 | 13 |
| 2 |
|
GB | 1,294 | 16 | 71 | 8 |
| 3 |
|
TB | 1,176 | 16 | 56 | 9 |
| 4 |
|
SF | 1,105 | 16 | 85 | 4 |
| 5 |
|
SLC | 1,040 | 16 | 66 | 3 |
| 6 |
|
PHI | 1,028 | 16 | 61 | 6 |
| 7 | Freddie Scott | DET | 1,022 | 16 | 53 | 5 |
| 8 | Joe Senser | MIN | 1,004 | 16 | 79 | 8 |
| 9 |
|
MIN | 1,001 | 16 | 66 | 3 |
| 10 |
|
SF | 969 | 15 | 59 | 8 |
| 11 |
|
DAL | 953 | 16 | 46 | 4 |
| 12 |
|
WAS | 894 | 16 | 56 | 6 |
| 13 |
|
MIN | 884 | 16 | 58 | 7 |
| 14 | Johnny Perkins | NYG | 858 | 16 | 51 | 6 |
| 15 | Preston Dennard | LAN | 821 | 15 | 49 | 4 |
| 16 |
|
TB | 786 | 16 | 45 | 6 |
| 17 |
|
ATL | 735 | 16 | 81 | 2 |
| 18 |
|
SLC | 708 | 16 | 33 | 4 |
| 19 |
|
MIN | 694 | 16 | 83 | 2 |
| 20 | Paul Coffman | GB | 687 | 16 | 55 | 4 |
| 21 |
|
GB | 632 | 13 | 39 | 4 |
| 22 |
|
DAL | 614 | 16 | 38 | 3 |
| 23 | Alfred Jackson | ATL | 604 | 16 | 37 | 6 |
| 24 |
|
WAS | 595 | 16 | 48 | 0 |
| 25 | Ken Margerum | CHI | 584 | 16 | 39 | 1 |
| 26 | Charlie Smith | PHI | 564 | 16 | 38 | 4 |
| 27 |
|
WAS | 558 | 14 | 70 | 3 |
| 28 | Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 554 | 16 | 34 | 3 |
| 29 |
|
DAL | 552 | 16 | 25 | 5 |
| 30 | Leonard Thompson | DET | 550 | 16 | 30 | 3 |
| 31 |
|
PHI | 521 | 15 | 49 | 2 |
| 32 |
|
TB | 507 | 16 | 48 | 1 |
| 33 |
|
GB | 499 | 16 | 65 | 3 |
| 34 | Earl Cooper | SF | 477 | 16 | 51 | 0 |
| 35 | Virgil Seay | WAS | 472 | 16 | 26 | 3 |
| 36 | Rickey Watts | CHI | 465 | 12 | 27 | 3 |
| 37 | David Hill | DET | 462 | 15 | 33 | 4 |
| 38 | Billy Waddy | LAN | 460 | 15 | 31 | 0 |
| 39 | Guido Merkens | NO | 458 | 16 | 29 | 1 |
| 40 |
|
DET | 451 | 14 | 28 | 2 |
| 41 | Gary Shirk | NYG | 445 | 16 | 42 | 3 |
| 42 | Wallace Francis | ATL | 441 | 16 | 30 | 4 |
| 43 |
|
LAN | 436 | 15 | 45 | 5 |
| 44 | Terry LeCount | MIN | 425 | 16 | 24 | 2 |
| 45 | Ricky Thompson | WAS | 423 | 16 | 28 | 4 |
| 46 | Lynn Cain | ATL | 421 | 16 | 55 | 2 |
| 47 |
|
SF | 400 | 16 | 37 | 5 |
| 48 | Junior Miller | ATL | 398 | 16 | 32 | 3 |
| 49 |
|
SLC | 387 | 16 | 51 | 0 |
| 50 | Wayne Wilson | NO | 384 | 16 | 31 | 4 |
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