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1981 NFL Season

🏆 San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Dan Fouts (Pass Yds, Pass TD) · Alfred Jenkins (Rec Yds, Rec TD)

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Dan FoutsQB36.2
  2. 2Joe MontanaQB23.9
  3. 3Doug WilliamsQB22.4
  4. 4Joe FergusonQB20.5
  5. 5Alfred JenkinsWR20.1
  6. 6Terry BradshawQB19.8
  7. 7Danny WhiteQB17.5
  8. 8James LoftonWR17.5
  9. 9Steve LargentWR17.1
  10. 10Chuck MuncieRB16.8
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Neil LomaxQB135.7
  2. 2Lawrence TaylorOLB131.5
  3. 3James BrooksRB94.7
  4. 4Cris CollinsworthWR91.7
  5. 5Rickey JacksonDE90
  6. 6Wade WilsonQB83.7
  7. 7Everson WallsCB76.7
  8. 8Ronnie LottSAF67.2

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Ike HarrisWR52.6
  2. 2Lawrence McCutcheonFB52.6
  3. 3Charlie SmithWR51.5
  4. 4Joe GreeneDT42.2
  5. 5Delvin WilliamsRB41.4
  6. 6Jimmy AllenFS31
  7. 7Lenvil ElliottRB30.2
  8. 8Billy BrooksWR26

Teams · 28