most combined yds by a rb 1977

Walter Payton accounted for the most yards by a running back in 1977, with 2,121 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

NAMETOTALYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
2,121
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
1,779
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
3Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
1,585
1977
14
4
9
44.4
28
3.1
2.0
3
0
91.7
33.3
0.0
1
10
4Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
1,512
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
5Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
1,420
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
6Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
1,408
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
7Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
1,385
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
8Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,314
1977
14
1
1
100.0
34
34.0
2.4
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
9Franco Harris
F. Harris
1,224
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
10Sherman Smith
S. Smith
1,182
1977
14
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
1,169
1977
14
3
5
60.0
27
5.4
1.9
1
1
74.6
20.0
20.0
1
9
12Haskel Stanback
H. Stanback
1,134
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
13Delvin Williams
D. Williams
1,110
1977
14
0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
100.0
0
0
14Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
1,064
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
15Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
1,059
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
16Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
1,051
1977
13
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
17Cleo Miller
C. Miller
1,047
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
18Rickey Young
R. Young
966
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
19Wilbur Jackson
W. Jackson
949
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
20Clarence Davis
C. Davis
911
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
21Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
909
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
22Barty Smith
B. Smith
894
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
23Wayne Morris
W. Morris
883
1977
12
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
24Don Calhoun
D. Calhoun
879
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
25Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
876
1977
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for total yards going back to the 1932 season.

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1,087

Swift

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25.9

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24.4

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144.5

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234.8

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