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Top 30 · Overall

1981 fantasy scoring leaders

Ranked by full-season fantasy points across all positions.

# Player Pos Team Fantasy pts
01 William Andrews RB ATL 357
02 Chuck Muncie RB SD 312
03 Billy Sims RB DET 307
04 Ted Brown RB MIN 305
05 Wilbert Montgomery RB PHI 301
06 Wendell Tyler RB LA 298
07 Dan Fouts QB SD 296
08 Alfred Jenkins WR ATL 284
09 Ken Anderson QB CIN 284
10 Pete Johnson RB CIN 282
11 Ottis Anderson RB STL 281
12 Joe Cribbs RB BUF 274
13 George Rogers RB NO 274
14 Mike Pruitt RB CLE 266
15 Tony Dorsett RB DAL 265
16 Steve Watson WR DEN 263
17 Steve Largent WR SEA 262
18 Joe Washington RB WAS 261
19 Kellen Winslow TE SD 256
20 Walter Payton RB CHI 249
21 Earl Campbell RB HOU 249
22 James Lofton WR GB 248
23 Gerry Ellis RB GB 244
24 Doug Williams QB TB 235
25 Charlie Joiner WR SD 231
26 Kevin House WR TB 229
27 Joe Senser TE MIN 228
28 Steve Bartkowski QB ATL 227
29 Dwight Clark WR SF 223
30 Tony Nathan RB MIA 221
By position

Top 5, every position

QB leaders

1981
  1. 1. Dan Fouts 296
  2. 2. Ken Anderson 284
  3. 3. Doug Williams 235
  4. 4. Steve Bartkowski 227
  5. 5. Richard Todd 217

RB leaders

1981
  1. 1. William Andrews 357
  2. 2. Chuck Muncie 312
  3. 3. Billy Sims 307
  4. 4. Ted Brown 305
  5. 5. Wilbert Montgomery 301

WR leaders

1981
  1. 1. Alfred Jenkins 284
  2. 2. Steve Watson 263
  3. 3. Steve Largent 262
  4. 4. James Lofton 248
  5. 5. Charlie Joiner 231

TE leaders

1981
  1. 1. Kellen Winslow 256
  2. 2. Joe Senser 228
  3. 3. Ozzie Newsome 207
  4. 4. Dan Ross 192
  5. 5. Don Hasselbeck 163
Top scoring offenses

1981's most-fantasy teams

CIN
Cincinnati Bengals
Total fantasy pts 1,748
ATL
Atlanta Falcons
Total fantasy pts 1,649
MIN
Minnesota Vikings
Total fantasy pts 1,641
CLE
Cleveland Browns
Total fantasy pts 1,572
NYJ
New York Jets
Total fantasy pts 1,571
DAL
Dallas Cowboys
Total fantasy pts 1,565
DEN
Denver Broncos
Total fantasy pts 1,561
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