Clarence Harmon, Wilbert Montgomery and Dave Williams were tied for the most receiving touchdowns by a running back in 1979, 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 |  | C. Harmon | 5 | 1979 |  WAS | 16 | 32 | 434 | 13.6 | 27.1 | 267 | 65 | 4.1 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| 2 | | W. Montgomery | 5 | 1979 |  PHI | 16 | 41 | 494 | 12.0 | 30.9 | 1,512 | 338 | 4.5 | 94.5 | 9 | |
| 3 | | D. Williams | 5 | 1979 |  CHI | 14 | 42 | 354 | 8.4 | 25.3 | 401 | 127 | 3.2 | 28.6 | 1 | |
| 4 | | S. Smith | 4 | 1979 |  SEA | 16 | 48 | 499 | 10.4 | 31.2 | 775 | 194 | 4.0 | 48.4 | 11 | |
| 5 | | B. Taylor | 4 | 1979 |  NYG | 16 | 28 | 253 | 9.0 | 15.8 | 700 | 198 | 3.5 | 43.8 | 7 | |
| 6 | | S. Thornton | 4 | 1979 |  PIT | 13 | 16 | 231 | 14.4 | 17.8 | 585 | 118 | 5.0 | 45.0 | 6 | |
| 7 | | R. Young | 4 | 1979 |  MIN | 16 | 72 | 519 | 7.2 | 32.4 | 708 | 188 | 3.8 | 44.3 | 3 | |
| 8 | | C. Brown | 3 | 1979 |  BUF | 15 | 39 | 401 | 10.3 | 26.7 | 574 | 172 | 3.3 | 38.3 | 1 | |
| 9 | | D. McCauley | 3 | 1979 |  BAL | 15 | 55 | 575 | 10.5 | 38.3 | 168 | 59 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 3 | |
| 10 | | J. Riggins | 3 | 1979 | WAS | 16 | 28 | 163 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 1,153 | 260 | 4.4 | 72.1 | 9 | |
| 11 | | J. Washington | 3 | 1979 | BAL | 15 | 82 | 750 | 9.1 | 50.0 | 884 | 242 | 3.7 | 58.9 | 4 | |
| 12 | | O. Anderson | 2 | 1979 |  STL | 16 | 41 | 308 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 1,605 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 8 | |
| 13 | | W. Andrews | 2 | 1979 |  ATL | 15 | 39 | 309 | 7.9 | 20.6 | 1,023 | 239 | 4.3 | 68.2 | 3 | |
| 14 | | R. Bell | 2 | 1979 |  TB | 16 | 25 | 248 | 9.9 | 15.5 | 1,263 | 283 | 4.5 | 78.9 | 7 | |
| 15 | | L. Cain | 2 | 1979 | ATL | 10 | 15 | 181 | 12.1 | 18.1 | 295 | 63 | 4.7 | 29.5 | 2 | |
| 16 | | A. Griffin | 2 | 1979 |  CIN | 16 | 43 | 417 | 9.7 | 26.1 | 688 | 140 | 4.9 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | B. Harper | 2 | 1979 |  NYJ | 16 | 17 | 250 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 282 | 65 | 4.3 | 17.6 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Hill | 2 | 1979 |  CLE | 14 | 38 | 381 | 10.0 | 27.2 | 193 | 53 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 1 | |
| 19 | | P. Hofer | 2 | 1979 |  SF | 15 | 58 | 662 | 11.4 | 44.1 | 615 | 123 | 5.0 | 41.0 | 7 | |
| 20 | | H. Ivory | 2 | 1979 |  NE | 11 | 23 | 216 | 9.4 | 19.6 | 522 | 143 | 3.7 | 47.5 | 1 | |
| 21 | | T. Nathan | 2 | 1979 |  MIA | 16 | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 68 | 16 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | W. Payton | 2 | 1979 | CHI | 16 | 31 | 313 | 10.1 | 19.6 | 1,610 | 369 | 4.4 | 100.6 | 14 | |
| 23 | | M. Pruitt | 2 | 1979 | CLE | 16 | 41 | 372 | 9.1 | 23.3 | 1,294 | 264 | 4.9 | 80.9 | 9 | |
| 24 | | M. van Eeghen | 2 | 1979 |  OAK | 16 | 51 | 474 | 9.3 | 29.6 | 818 | 223 | 3.7 | 51.1 | 7 | |
| 25 | | M. Williams | 2 | 1979 |  KC | 14 | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 261 | 69 | 3.8 | 18.6 | 1 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.
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