most rec yards by running back 80s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Roger Craig had the most receiving yards by a running back, with 4,241 yards.

NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Roger Craig
R. Craig
4,241
110
483
8.8
38.6
16
6,625
1,545
4.3
60.2
49
2Marcus Allen
M. Allen
3,661
105
388
9.4
34.9
16
7,275
1,781
4.1
69.3
63
3James Wilder
J. Wilder
3,492
113
430
8.1
30.9
9
5,957
1,575
3.8
52.7
37
4Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
3,379
107
366
9.2
31.6
14
3,475
716
4.9
32.5
16
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
3,114
117
336
9.3
26.6
11
9,800
2,290
4.3
83.8
51
6James Brooks
J. Brooks
3,005
125
315
9.5
24.0
24
6,343
1,320
4.8
50.7
42
7Ted Brown
T. Brown
2,653
90
308
8.6
29.5
13
3,995
987
4.0
44.4
39
8Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
2,574
127
306
8.4
20.3
3
7,712
1,943
4.0
60.7
61
9Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
2,528
129
287
8.8
19.6
9
9,300
2,188
4.3
72.1
52
10Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
2,521
103
256
9.8
24.5
12
7,146
1,605
4.5
69.4
30
11Gerry Ellis
G. Ellis
2,514
103
267
9.4
24.4
10
3,826
836
4.6
37.1
25
12Earnest Byner
E. Byner
2,492
83
258
9.7
30.0
10
3,293
806
4.1
39.7
30
13Herschel Walker
H. Walker
2,480
60
229
10.8
41.3
7
4,057
971
4.2
67.6
31
14Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
2,388
106
263
9.1
22.5
5
4,213
979
4.3
39.7
16
15Tony Collins
T. Collins
2,356
102
261
9.0
23.1
12
4,647
1,191
3.9
45.6
32
16William Andrews
W. Andrews
2,338
72
238
9.8
32.5
9
4,963
1,076
4.6
68.9
27
17James Jones
J. Jones
2,326
87
286
8.1
26.7
10
3,452
960
3.6
39.7
23
18Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
2,315
111
263
8.8
20.9
5
1,515
352
4.3
13.6
10
19Lionel James
L. James
2,278
67
209
10.9
34.0
10
1,062
231
4.6
15.9
4
20Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
2,199
102
224
9.8
21.6
15
5,356
1,309
4.1
52.5
27
21Matt Suhey
M. Suhey
2,113
148
260
8.1
14.3
5
2,946
828
3.6
19.9
20
22Billy Sims
B. Sims
2,072
60
186
11.1
34.5
5
5,106
1,131
4.5
85.1
42
23Joe Washington
J. Washington
2,042
75
237
8.6
27.2
14
2,782
651
4.3
37.1
8
24Ron Springs
R. Springs
2,008
96
224
9.0
20.9
9
2,271
627
3.6
23.7
26
25Gary Anderson
G. Anderson
1,978
54
194
10.2
36.6
12
2,250
548
4.1
41.7
11
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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