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List of NFL receivers who have won the triple crown

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List of NFL receivers who have won the triple crown

In the National Football League (NFL) a receiver is said to have won the triple crown if they lead the league in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns within a particular season. Finishing joint first in any or all of those three categories is also considered sufficient. The term triple crown has been used to describe the feat at least as far back as 1990, when it was achieved by Jerry Rice. Since the NFL began keeping statistics in 1932, the triple crown has been won seventeen times by thirteen different players. This includes one player (Lance Alworth) who did so in the American Football League (AFL), the NFL having adopted AFL records when the two leagues merged in 1970. Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers is the only man to win more than one triple crown, having done so five times (1936, 1941–44). The most recent triple crown winner was Ja'Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals, in 2024.

Tables

Table key · NFL and AFL receivers who have won the triple crown
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NFL champions (before 1967) or Super Bowl champions (since 1967)
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Indicates the player has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Active player
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NFL champions (before 1967) or Super Bowl champions (since 1967)
Receiving triple crown winners
Ray Flaherty†
Ray Flaherty†
Year
1932
Name
Ray Flaherty†
Position
End
Team
New York Giants
Receptions
21
Yards
350
Touch­downs
5
Don Hutson†
Don Hutson†
Year
1936
Name
Don Hutson†
Position
End
Team
Green Bay Packers^
Receptions
34
Yards
536
Touch­downs
8
Don Hutson†
Don Hutson†
Year
1941
Name
Don Hutson†
Position
End
Team
Green Bay Packers
Receptions
58
Yards
738
Touch­downs
10
Notes
Won the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL MVP.
Don Hutson†
Don Hutson†
Year
1942
Name
Don Hutson†
Position
End
Team
Green Bay Packers
Receptions
74
Yards
1,211
Touch­downs
17
Notes
Won the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL MVP. Hutson achieved more than double the numbers of his nearest competitors in all three categories.
Don Hutson†
Don Hutson†
Year
1943
Name
Don Hutson†
Position
End
Team
Green Bay Packers
Receptions
47
Yards
776
Touch­downs
11
Don Hutson†
Don Hutson†
Year
1944
Name
Don Hutson†
Position
End
Team
Green Bay Packers^
Receptions
58
Yards
866
Touch­downs
9
Elroy Hirsch†
Elroy Hirsch†
Year
1951
Name
Elroy Hirsch†
Position
End
Team
Los Angeles Rams^
Receptions
66
Yards
1,495
Touch­downs
17
Pete Pihos†
Pete Pihos†
Year
1953
Name
Pete Pihos†
Position
End
Team
Philadelphia Eagles
Receptions
63
Yards
1,049
Touch­downs
10
Notes
Tied with Billy Wilson for touchdowns.
Raymond Berry†
Raymond Berry†
Year
1959
Name
Raymond Berry†
Position
End
Team
Baltimore Colts^
Receptions
66
Yards
959
Touch­downs
14
Johnny Morris
Johnny Morris
Year
1964
Name
Johnny Morris
Position
Flanker
Team
Chicago Bears
Receptions
93
Yards
1,200
Touch­downs
10
Notes
Tied with Bobby Mitchell for touchdowns. Surpassed by AFL receivers in all three categories.
Dave Parks
Dave Parks
Year
1965
Name
Dave Parks
Position
End
Team
San Francisco 49ers
Receptions
80
Yards
1,344
Touch­downs
12
Notes
Tied with Bob Hayes for touchdowns. Surpassed by AFL receivers in all three categories.
Lance Alworth†
Lance Alworth†
Year
1966
Name
Lance Alworth†
Position
Flanker
Team
San Diego Chargers
Receptions
73
Yards
1,383
Touch­downs
13
Notes
AFL triple crown winner. Alworth would also win the triple crown if NFL players were included, being top in receptions and yards, while tying Bob Hayes for touchdowns.
Jerry Rice†
Jerry Rice†
Year
1990
Name
Jerry Rice†
Position
Wide receiver
Team
San Francisco 49ers
Receptions
100
Yards
1,502
Touch­downs
13
Notes
Voted NFL Player of the Year by the Sporting News.
Sterling Sharpe†
Sterling Sharpe†
Year
1992
Name
Sterling Sharpe†
Position
Wide receiver
Team
Green Bay Packers
Receptions
108
Yards
1,461
Touch­downs
13
Steve Smith Sr.
Steve Smith Sr.
Year
2005
Name
Steve Smith Sr.
Position
Wide receiver
Team
Carolina Panthers
Receptions
103
Yards
1,563
Touch­downs
12
Notes
Tied with Larry Fitzgerald for receptions; tied with Marvin Harrison for touchdowns.
Cooper Kupp*
Cooper Kupp*
Year
2021
Name
Cooper Kupp*
Position
Wide receiver
Team
Los Angeles Rams^
Receptions
145
Yards
1,947
Touch­downs
16
Notes
Voted the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award and the Super Bowl MVP.
Ja'Marr Chase*
Ja'Marr Chase*
Year
2024
Name
Ja'Marr Chase*
Position
Wide receiver
Team
Cincinnati Bengals
Receptions
127
Yards
1,708
Touch­downs
17
Year
Name
Position
Team
Receptions
Yards
Touch­downs
Notes
Ref
1932
Ray Flaherty†
End
New York Giants
21
350
5
1936
Don Hutson†
End
Green Bay Packers^
34
536
8
1941
Don Hutson†
End
Green Bay Packers
58
738
10
Won the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL MVP.
1942
Don Hutson†
End
Green Bay Packers
74
1,211
17
Won the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL MVP. Hutson achieved more than double the numbers of his nearest competitors in all three categories.
1943
Don Hutson†
End
Green Bay Packers
47
776
11
1944
Don Hutson†
End
Green Bay Packers^
58
866
9
1951
Elroy Hirsch†
End
Los Angeles Rams^
66
1,495
17
1953
Pete Pihos†
End
Philadelphia Eagles
63
1,049
10
Tied with Billy Wilson for touchdowns.
1959
Raymond Berry†
End
Baltimore Colts^
66
959
14
1964
Johnny Morris
Flanker
Chicago Bears
93
1,200
10
Tied with Bobby Mitchell for touchdowns. Surpassed by AFL receivers in all three categories.
1965
Dave Parks
End
San Francisco 49ers
80
1,344
12
Tied with Bob Hayes for touchdowns. Surpassed by AFL receivers in all three categories.
1966
Lance Alworth†
Flanker
San Diego Chargers
73
1,383
13
AFL triple crown winner. Alworth would also win the triple crown if NFL players were included, being top in receptions and yards, while tying Bob Hayes for touchdowns.
1990
Jerry Rice†
Wide receiver
San Francisco 49ers
100
1,502
13
Voted NFL Player of the Year by the Sporting News.
1992
Sterling Sharpe†
Wide receiver
Green Bay Packers
108
1,461
13
2005
Steve Smith Sr.
Wide receiver
Carolina Panthers
103
1,563
12
Tied with Larry Fitzgerald for receptions; tied with Marvin Harrison for touchdowns.
2021
Cooper Kupp*
Wide receiver
Los Angeles Rams^
145
1,947
16
Voted the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award and the Super Bowl MVP.
2024
Ja'Marr Chase*
Wide receiver
Cincinnati Bengals
127
1,708
17

References

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    https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-wr-cooper-kupp-captures-receiving-triple-crown
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    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105280669/rice-triple-31-dec-1990/
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    http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin-corner80s/02-07-036.pdf
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    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cooper-kupp-by-the-numbers-rams-all-pro-had-greatest-season-for-wr-in-nfl-history-in-triple-crown-campaign/
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    https://www.nfl.com/news/bengals-jamarr-chase-wins-receiving-triple-crown
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