Who Leads the NFL in Receiving Touchdowns This Year?
The NFL regular season is coming to a close, so we decided to take a look at who leads the league in receiving touchdowns this year.
Antonio Brown
Antonio Brown is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He is considered one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, and has led the league in receiving touchdowns for the past two years.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Antonio Brown is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Central Michigan, where he earned All-American honors in 2009 and 2010. Brown has led the NFL in receiving touchdowns three times, in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Brown has caught 10 touchdown passes this season
Antonio Brown has caught 10 touchdown passes this season, which is the most in the NFL. He is also second in the league in receptions (101) and receiving yards (1,425). Brown has been selected to six Pro Bowls and was named a first-team All-Pro four times.
DeAndre Hopkins
In 2019, DeAndre Hopkins led the NFL in receiving touchdowns with 11. He also had 104 receptions for 1,165 yards. Hopkins is a wide receiver for the Houston Texans and has been in the NFL since 2013.
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium, a stadium it shares with the National Football League’s Houston Oilers.
The Texans were established in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston’s previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, relocated to Nashville, Tennessee (now the Tennessee Titans). They began play in the 2002 NFL season. Despite struggling throughout their first decade of play, the Texans are now one of the NFL’s most successful teams; they reached the playoffs for four consecutive seasons from 2011 to 2016 (in which year they won their first playoff game in franchise history), and won back-to-back AFC South titles in 2015 and 2016. The Texans have gone on to win more AFC South championships in 2018 and 2019.
Hopkins has caught nine touchdown passes this season
With nine touchdown catches this season, DeAndre Hopkins has already tied his career high. He’s on pace for 16, which would rank second in franchise history behind only Andre Johnson’s 16 in 2008. And with three games remaining, he has a chance to break the single-season record for most touchdown catches by a Texans player.
The 27-year-old Hopkins ranks second in the NFL with 1,372 receiving yards and is tied for second with 104 receptions. He has caught at least one touchdown pass in eight of Houston’s 12 games this season, including five in the past six games.
In his sixth NFL season, Hopkins has emerged as one of the league’s top wide receivers. He has caught at least 80 passes and racked up at least 1,200 receiving yards in each of the past three seasons. Last year, he had 96 catches for 1,378 yards and a career-high 13 touchdowns en route to his first Pro Bowl selection.
Julio Jones
Julio Jones, the wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, has had an incredible season this year. So far, he has caught 12 touchdown passes, which leads the NFL. His great performance has helped the Falcons to have a successful season and they are currently in first place in their division.
Atlanta Falcons
Julio Jones is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Alabama, and was drafted by the Falcons sixth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
In his first season with Atlanta, Jones started all 16 games and led the team with 959 receiving yards, while also adding eight touchdown receptions. The following year, he helped lead the Falcons to an NFC Championship appearance while also setting new career-highs in catches (104) and receiving yards (1,198). Jones continued his stellar play into 2013, catching 106 passes for 1,316 yards and six touchdowns. His 101 receptions in 2014 were tied for fourth in the league as he helped Atlanta earn a trip to the NFC Championship Game for a second straight year.
Jones has been selected to five Pro Bowls, and was named First-team All-Pro in 2015 after leading the league with 136 receptions for 1,871 yards – both franchise records. He has also been named second-team All-Pro three times.
Jones has caught eight touchdown passes this season
Julio Jones has caught eight touchdown passes this season, which leads the NFL. The Atlanta Falcons receiver has been one of the most productive players in the league this year, catching 80 passes for 1,226 yards.
Jones has been selected to six Pro Bowls and is a two-time first-team All-Pro. He is widely considered to be one of the best receivers in the NFL and has established himself as one of the top players in Falcons history.
Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr. has been one of the most prolific receivers in the NFL since he was drafted in 2014. In just four seasons, he’s racked up more than 5,000 receiving yards and 44 touchdowns. This year, he’s leading the league in receiving touchdowns with 10.
New York Giants
Odell Beckham Jr. is a professional American football player for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Beckham was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 5, 1992, and attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. In 2010, he played college football at LSU, where he was a member of the Tigers’ national championship team. Beckham was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick.
Beckham Jr. has caught six touchdown passes this season
Odell Beckham Jr. has caught six touchdown passes this season, which is the most in the NFL. He has also caught the most passes for the most yards, and is currently second in the league in receiving yards. Beckham Jr. is one of the most explosive players in the NFL, and is a big reason why the Giants are one of the best teams in the league.
A.J. Green
A.J. Green, who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, leads the NFL in receiving touchdowns this year with 9. Green is in his 6th season in the NFL, and has had a great year so far. He has caught 66 passes for 964 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Their home stadium is Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati.
The Bengals were founded in 1966 as a member of the AFL by former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown. Brown was the Bengals’ head coach from their inception to 1975. After being dismissed as the Browns’ head coach by Art Modell in January 1963, Brown had shown interest in establishing another NFL franchise in Ohio and looked at both Cincinnati and Columbus. He ultimately chose Cincinnati due to its greater size and proximity to Browns fans.
Green has caught six touchdown passes this season
A.J. Green has caught six touchdown passes this season, which is the most in the NFL. The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver has caught touchdown passes in each of his last four games, and he has five catches of at least 40 yards this season. Green is on pace to catch 96 passes for 1,488 yards and 16 touchdowns this season.