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Year-by-Year Receiving Touchdowns Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | TD | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Anquan Boldin (28) | 10 | ARI |
| 2007 | Randy Moss (30) | 23 | NWE |
| 2006 | Terrell Owens (33) | 13 | DAL |
| 2005 | Steve Smith (26) | 12 | CAR |
| Marvin Harrison (33) | 12 | IND | |
| 2004 | Muhsin Muhammad (31) | 16 | CAR |
| 2003 | Randy Moss (26) | 17 | MIN |
| 2002 | Terrell Owens (29) | 13 | SFO |
| 2001 | Terrell Owens (28) | 16 | SFO |
| 2000 | Randy Moss (23) | 15 | MIN |
| 1999 | Cris Carter (34) | 13 | MIN |
| 1998 | Randy Moss (21) | 17 | MIN |
| 1997 | Cris Carter (32) | 13 | MIN |
| 1996 | Michael Jackson (27) | 14 | BAL |
| Tony Martin (31) | 14 | SDG | |
| 1995 | Cris Carter (30) | 17 | MIN |
| Carl Pickens (25) | 17 | CIN | |
| 1994 | Sterling Sharpe (29) | 18 | GNB |
| 1993 | Jerry Rice (31) | 15 | SFO |
| Andre Rison (26) | 15 | ATL | |
| 1992 | Sterling Sharpe (27) | 13 | GNB |
| 1991 | Jerry Rice (29) | 14 | SFO |
| 1990 | Jerry Rice (28) | 13 | SFO |
| 1989 | Jerry Rice (27) | 17 | SFO |
| 1988 | Mark Clayton (27) | 14 | MIA |
| 1987 | Jerry Rice (25) | 22 | SFO |
| 1986 | Jerry Rice (24) | 15 | SFO |
| 1985 | Daryl Turner (24) | 13 | SEA |
| 1984 | Mark Clayton (23) | 18 | MIA |
| 1983 | Roy Green (26) | 14 | STL |
| 1982 | Wes Chandler (26) | 9 | SDG |
| 1981 | Steve Watson (24) | 13 | DEN |
| Alfred Jenkins (29) | 13 | ATL | |
| 1980 | John Jefferson (24) | 13 | SDG |
| 1979 | Stanley Morgan (24) | 12 | NWE |
| 1978 | John Jefferson (22) | 13 | SDG |
| 1977 | Nat Moore (26) | 12 | MIA |
| 1976 | Cliff Branch (28) | 12 | OAK |
| 1975 | Lynn Swann+ (23) | 11 | PIT |
| Mel Gray (27) | 11 | STL | |
| 1974 | Cliff Branch (26) | 13 | OAK |
| 1973 | Harold Jackson (27) | 13 | RAM |
| 1972 | Gene A. Washington (25) | 12 | SFO |
| 1971 | Paul Warfield+ (29) | 11 | MIA |
| 1970 | Dick Gordon (26) | 13 | CHI |
| 1969 | Warren Wells (27) | 14 | OAK |
| Lance Rentzel (26) | 12 | DAL | |
| 1968 | Paul Warfield+ (26) | 12 | CLE |
| Warren Wells (26) | 11 | OAK | |
| Karl Noonan (24) | 11 | MIA | |
| 1967 | Homer Jones (26) | 13 | NYG |
| Al Denson (25) | 11 | DEN | |
| Otis Taylor (25) | 11 | KAN | |
| 1966 | Lance Alworth+ (26) | 13 | SDG |
| Bob Hayes (24) | 13 | DAL | |
| 1965 | Don Maynard+ (30) | 14 | NYJ |
| Lance Alworth+ (25) | 14 | SDG | |
| Dave Parks (24) | 12 | SFO | |
| Bob Hayes (23) | 12 | DAL | |
| 1964 | Lance Alworth+ (24) | 13 | SDG |
| Bucky Pope (23) | 10 | RAM | |
| Johnny Morris (29) | 10 | CHI | |
| Bobby Mitchell+ (29) | 10 | WAS | |
| 1963 | Art Powell (26) | 16 | OAK |
| Gary Collins (23) | 13 | CLE | |
| Terry Barr (28) | 13 | DET | |
| 1962 | Frank Clarke (28) | 14 | DAL |
| Chris Burford (24) | 12 | DTX | |
| 1961 | Bill Groman (25) | 17 | HOU |
| Tommy McDonald+ (27) | 13 | PHI | |
| 1960 | Sonny Randle (24) | 15 | STL |
| Art Powell (23) | 14 | NYT | |
| 1959 | Raymond Berry+ (26) | 14 | BAL |
| 1958 | Raymond Berry+ (25) | 9 | BAL |
| Tommy McDonald+ (24) | 9 | PHI | |
| 1957 | Jim Mutscheller (27) | 8 | BAL |
| 1956 | Billy Howton (26) | 12 | GNB |
| 1955 | Harlon Hill (23) | 9 | CHI |
| 1954 | Harlon Hill (22) | 12 | CHI |
| 1953 | Pete Pihos+ (30) | 10 | PHI |
| Billy Wilson (26) | 10 | SFO | |
| 1952 | Cloyce Box (29) | 15 | DET |
| 1951 | Elroy Hirsch+ (28) | 17 | RAM |
| 1950 | Bob Shaw (29) | 12 | CRD |
| 1949 | Alyn Beals (28) | 12 | SFO |
| Tom Fears+ (26) | 9 | RAM | |
| Ken Kavanaugh (33) | 9 | CHI | |
| Hugh Taylor (26) | 9 | WAS | |
| 1948 | Mal Kutner (27) | 14 | CRD |
| Alyn Beals (27) | 14 | SFO | |
| 1947 | Ken Kavanaugh (31) | 13 | CHI |
| Alyn Beals (26) | 10 | SFO | |
| 1946 | Alyn Beals (25) | 10 | SFO |
| Billy Dewell (29) | 7 | CRD | |
| 1945 | Frank Liebel (26) | 10 | NYG |
| 1944 | Don Hutson+ (31) | 9 | GNB |
| 1943 | Don Hutson+ (30) | 11 | GNB |
| 1942 | Don Hutson+ (29) | 17 | GNB |
| 1941 | Don Hutson+ (28) | 10 | GNB |
| 1940 | Don Hutson+ (27) | 7 | GNB |
| 1939 | Jim Benton (23) | 7 | RAM |
| 1938 | Don Hutson+ (25) | 9 | GNB |
| 1937 | Don Hutson+ (24) | 7 | GNB |
| 1936 | Don Hutson+ (23) | 8 | GNB |
| 1935 | Bill Karr (24) | 6 | CHI |
| Don Hutson+ (22) | 6 | GNB | |
| 1934 | Bill Hewitt+ (25) | 5 | CHI |
| 1933 | Luke Johnsos (28) | 3 | CHI |
| Dale Burnett (24) | 3 | NYG | |
| Johnny McNally+ (30) | 3 | GNB | |
| Shipwreck Kelly (23) | 3 | BKN | |
| Ernie Caddel (22) | 3 | DET | |
| Kink Richards (23) | 3 | NYG | |
| Bill Karr (22) | 3 | CHI | |
| 1932 | Ray Flaherty+ (29) | 5 | NYG |