most receiving tds by a running back 1972

Ron Johnson had the most receiving touchdowns by a running back in 1972, with 5 touchdowns.

NAME REC TD SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Ron Johnson
R. Johnson
5
1972
NYG NYG
14
45
451
10.0
32.2
1,182
298
4.0
84.4
9
2 Bill Brown
B. Brown
4
1972
MIN MIN
14
22
298
13.5
21.3
263
82
3.2
18.8
4
3 Larry Brown
L. Brown
4
1972
WAS WAS
12
32
473
14.8
39.4
1,216
285
4.3
101.3
8
4 Floyd Little
F. Little
4
1972
DEN DEN
14
28
367
13.1
26.2
859
216
4.0
61.4
9
5 Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
3
1972
NYJ NYJ
11
11
142
12.9
12.9
549
120
4.6
49.9
11
6 Walt Garrison
W. Garrison
3
1972
DAL DAL
14
37
390
10.5
27.9
784
167
4.7
56.0
7
7 Wendell Hayes
W. Hayes
3
1972
KC KC
13
31
295
9.5
22.7
536
128
4.2
41.2
0
8 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
3
1972
DAL DAL
14
43
364
8.5
26.0
1,036
245
4.2
74.0
6
9 Donny Anderson
D. Anderson
2
1972
STL STL
14
28
298
10.6
21.3
536
153
3.5
38.3
4
10 Bill Butler
B. Butler
2
1972
NO NO
14
25
226
9.0
16.1
233
54
4.3
16.6
0
11 Cid Edwards
C. Edwards
2
1972
SD SD
12
40
557
13.9
46.4
679
157
4.3
56.6
5
12 Essex Johnson
E. Johnson
2
1972
CIN CIN
14
29
420
14.5
30.0
825
212
3.9
58.9
4
13 Art Malone
A. Malone
2
1972
ATL ATL
14
50
585
11.7
41.8
798
180
4.4
57.0
8
14 Don McCauley
D. McCauley
2
1972
BAL BAL
14
30
256
8.5
18.3
675
178
3.8
48.2
2
15 Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
2
1972
KC KC
13
46
345
7.5
26.5
615
171
3.6
47.3
4
16 Johnny Roland
J. Roland
2
1972
STL STL
14
38
321
8.4
22.9
414
105
3.9
29.6
2
17 Charlie Smith
C. Smith
2
1972
OAK OAK
14
28
353
12.6
25.2
686
170
4.0
49.0
8
18 Altie Taylor
A. Taylor
2
1972
DET DET
13
29
250
8.6
19.2
658
154
4.3
50.6
4
19 Fred Willis
F. Willis
2
1972
TOT
13
45
297
6.6
22.8
461
134
3.4
35.5
0
20 Bobby Anderson
B. Anderson
1
1972
DEN DEN
9
23
215
9.3
23.9
319
72
4.4
35.4
1
21 Josh Ashton
J. Ashton
1
1972
NE NE
14
22
207
9.4
14.8
546
128
4.3
39.0
3
22 Jim Bertelsen
J. Bertelsen
1
1972
LA LA
14
29
331
11.4
23.6
581
123
4.7
41.5
5
23 Jim Braxton
J. Braxton
1
1972
BUF BUF
14
24
232
9.7
16.6
453
116
3.9
32.4
5
24 John Brockington
J. Brockington
1
1972
GB GB
14
19
243
12.8
17.4
1,027
274
3.7
73.4
8
25 Doug Dressler
D. Dressler
1
1972
CIN CIN
14
39
348
8.9
24.9
565
128
4.4
40.4
6
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Thu
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LAC LAC
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Sat
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10/5
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10/5
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