most receiving yards running back 1979

Joe Washington had the most receiving yards by a running back in 1979, with 750 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Joe Washington
J. Washington
750
1979
15
82
9.1
50.0
3
884
242
3.7
58.9
4
2Paul Hofer
P. Hofer
662
1979
15
58
11.4
44.1
2
615
123
5.0
41.0
7
3Don McCauley
D. McCauley
575
1979
15
55
10.5
38.3
3
168
59
2.8
11.2
3
4Rickey Young
R. Young
519
1979
16
72
7.2
32.4
4
708
188
3.8
44.3
3
5Sherman Smith
S. Smith
499
1979
16
48
10.4
31.2
4
775
194
4.0
48.4
11
6Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
494
1979
16
41
12.0
30.9
5
1,512
338
4.5
94.5
9
7Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
484
1979
15
58
8.3
32.3
1
708
189
3.7
47.2
9
8Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
474
1979
16
51
9.3
29.6
2
818
223
3.7
51.1
7
9Clarence Harmon
C. Harmon
434
1979
16
32
13.6
27.1
5
267
65
4.1
16.7
0
10Dan Doornink
D. Doornink
432
1979
16
54
8.0
27.0
1
500
152
3.3
31.3
8
11Wilbur Jackson
W. Jackson
422
1979
16
53
8.0
26.4
0
375
114
3.3
23.4
2
12Archie Griffin
A. Griffin
417
1979
16
43
9.7
26.1
2
688
140
4.9
43.0
0
13Curtis Brown
C. Brown
401
1979
15
39
10.3
26.7
3
574
172
3.3
38.3
1
14Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
388
1979
14
32
12.1
27.7
0
353
91
3.9
25.2
1
15Calvin Hill
C. Hill
381
1979
14
38
10.0
27.2
2
193
53
3.6
13.8
1
16Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
375
1979
14
45
8.3
26.8
1
1,107
250
4.4
79.1
6
17Mike Pruitt
M. Pruitt
372
1979
16
41
9.1
23.3
2
1,294
264
4.9
80.9
9
18Dave Williams
D. Williams
354
1979
14
42
8.4
25.3
5
401
127
3.2
28.6
1
19Tony Reed
T. Reed
352
1979
11
34
10.4
32.0
0
446
113
3.9
40.5
1
20Clarence Williams
C. Williams
352
1979
16
51
6.9
22.0
0
752
200
3.8
47.0
12
21Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
333
1979
14
26
12.8
23.8
1
14
7
2.0
1.0
1
22Walter Payton
W. Payton
313
1979
16
31
10.1
19.6
2
1,610
369
4.4
100.6
14
23William Andrews
W. Andrews
309
1979
15
39
7.9
20.6
2
1,023
239
4.3
68.2
3
24Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
308
1979
16
41
7.5
19.3
2
1,605
331
4.8
100.3
8
25Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
308
1979
16
40
7.7
19.3
0
1,198
238
5.0
74.9
11
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