most receiving yards in a season by a washington running back from 1981 to 1992

From 1981 through 1992, Terry Metcalf had the most yards on receptions for the Washington Redskins by a running back in a season, with 595 yards in 1981.

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  • Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
595
1981
16
48
12.4
37.2
0
60
18
3.3
3.8
0
2Joe Washington
J. Washington
558
1981
14
70
8.0
39.9
3
916
210
4.4
65.4
4
3Kelvin Bryant
K. Bryant
490
1987
11
43
11.4
44.5
5
406
77
5.3
36.9
1
4Earnest Byner
E. Byner
458
1989
16
54
8.5
28.6
2
580
134
4.3
36.3
7
5Joe Washington
J. Washington
454
1983
15
47
9.7
30.3
6
772
145
5.3
51.5
0
6Kelvin Bryant
K. Bryant
449
1986
10
43
10.4
44.9
3
258
69
3.7
25.8
4
7Kelvin Bryant
K. Bryant
447
1988
10
42
10.6
44.7
5
498
108
4.6
49.8
1
8Nick Giaquinto
N. Giaquinto
372
1983
16
27
13.8
23.3
0
53
14
3.8
3.3
1
9Earnest Byner
E. Byner
338
1992
16
39
8.7
21.1
1
998
262
3.8
62.4
6
10Earnest Byner
E. Byner
308
1991
16
34
9.1
19.3
0
1,048
274
3.8
65.5
5
11Keith Griffin
K. Griffin
285
1985
16
37
7.7
17.8
0
473
102
4.6
29.6
3
12Earnest Byner
E. Byner
279
1990
16
31
9.0
17.4
1
1,219
297
4.1
76.2
6
13Ricky Ervins
R. Ervins
252
1992
16
32
7.9
15.8
0
495
151
3.3
30.9
2
14Kelvin Bryant
K. Bryant
248
1990
15
26
9.5
16.5
1
24
6
4.0
1.6
0
15Ricky Ervins
R. Ervins
181
1991
15
16
11.3
12.1
1
680
145
4.7
45.3
3
16Joe Washington
J. Washington
134
1982
7
19
7.1
19.1
1
190
44
4.3
27.1
1
17Jeff Moore
J. Moore
115
1984
7
17
6.8
16.4
2
13
3
4.3
1.9
0
18Mike Oliphant
M. Oliphant
111
1988
8
15
7.4
13.9
0
30
8
3.8
3.8
0
19Keith Griffin
K. Griffin
110
1986
16
11
10.0
6.9
0
197
62
3.2
12.3
0
20Clarence Harmon
C. Harmon
98
1981
5
11
8.9
19.6
0
4
1
4.0
0.8
0
21Clarence Harmon
C. Harmon
86
1982
9
11
7.8
9.6
0
168
38
4.4
18.7
1
22Joe Washington
J. Washington
74
1984
7
13
5.7
10.6
0
192
56
3.4
27.4
1
23Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
67
1989
12
7
9.6
5.6
0
834
201
4.1
69.5
4
24Jamie Morris
J. Morris
65
1989
12
8
8.1
5.4
0
336
124
2.7
28.0
2
25Nick Giaquinto
N. Giaquinto
65
1982
7
2
32.5
9.3
0
5
1
5.0
0.7
0

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