before 1982 what rb had the most receiving yards through first 2 seasons

Before 1982, Charley Taylor had the most receiving yards by a running back in his first 2 seasons, with 1,391 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Charley Taylor C. Taylor	1,391	27	93	15.0	51.5	8	1,157	344	3.4	42.9	8
2	Jim Dooley J. Dooley	1,238	24	75	16.5	51.6	10	0	0		0.0	0
3	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	1,134	28	89	12.7	40.5	6	1,716	335	5.1	61.3	18
4	Del Shofner D. Shofner	1,097	12	51	21.5	91.4	8	0	0		0.0	0
5	Billy Sims B. Sims	1,072	30	79	13.6	35.7	5	2,740	609	4.5	91.3	26
6	Steve Bagarus S. Bagarus	1,055	21	65	16.2	50.2	8	322	92	3.5	15.3	1
7	Ode Burrell O. Burrell	1,050	28	88	11.9	37.5	9	934	252	3.7	33.4	3
8	Elroy Hirsch E. Hirsch	1,046	24	57	18.4	43.6	7	293	69	4.2	12.2	1
9	Earl Cooper E. Cooper	1,044	32	134	7.8	32.6	4	1,050	269	3.9	32.8	6
10	Dub Jones D. Jones	1,028	24	61	16.9	42.8	10	876	187	4.7	36.5	13
11	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	1,018	31	92	11.1	32.8	8	2,282	563	4.1	73.6	14
12	R.C. Owens	1,015	24	67	15.1	42.3	6	0	0		0.0	0
13	Gerry Ellis G. Ellis	995	31	113	8.8	32.1	6	1,405	322	4.4	45.3	9
14	Doak Walker D. Walker	955	24	57	16.8	39.8	10	742	162	4.6	30.9	7
15	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	954	28	63	15.1	34.1	8	2,098	395	5.3	74.9	22
16	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	948	25	90	10.5	37.9	8	1,578	381	4.1	63.1	13
17	Jim Podoley J. Podoley	935	22	43	21.7	42.5	8	611	162	3.8	27.8	2
18	Clark Gaines C. Gaines	869	28	96	9.1	31.0	3	1,319	315	4.2	47.1	6
19	Jim Kiick J. Kiick	865	28	73	11.8	30.9	1	1,196	345	3.5	42.7	13
20	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	841	24	56	15.0	35.0	5	1,187	210	5.7	49.5	9
21	Eddie Saenz E. Saenz	840	22	46	18.3	38.2	7	356	106	3.4	16.2	1
22	Tommy McDonald T. McDonald	831	22	38	21.9	37.8	12	32	15	2.1	1.5	0
23	Ted Brown T. Brown	820	30	93	8.8	27.3	2	1,463	349	4.2	48.8	9
24	Jon Arnett J. Arnett	816	24	53	15.4	34.0	4	1,030	219	4.7	42.9	8
25	Buddy Young B. Young	810	24	51	15.9	33.8	4	499	122	4.1	20.8	2

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OPP PPG

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PASS YDS/G

214.2

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

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Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM
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Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

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Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

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577

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Pass TD Leaders

14

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14

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8

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7

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Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000