rookie running backs with most receptions before 1970

Before 1970, Sid Blanks and Matt Snell were tied for the most receptions by a rookie running back, with 56 receptions in 1964.

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NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Sid Blanks
S. Blanks
56
1964
14
497
8.9
35.5
1
756
145
5.2
54.0
6
2Matt Snell
M. Snell
56
1964
14
393
7.0
28.1
1
948
215
4.4
67.7
5
3Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
55
1960
14
576
10.5
41.1
3
875
156
5.6
62.5
9
4Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
53
1964
14
814
15.4
58.1
5
755
199
3.8
53.9
5
5Larry Smith
L. Smith
46
1969
14
300
6.5
21.4
2
599
166
3.6
42.8
1
6Jim Kiick
J. Kiick
44
1968
14
422
9.6
30.1
0
621
165
3.8
44.4
4
7Glenn Davis
G. Davis
42
1950
12
592
14.1
49.3
4
416
88
4.7
34.7
3
8Mel Farr
M. Farr
39
1967
13
317
8.1
24.4
3
860
206
4.2
66.2
3
9Donnie Stone
D. Stone
38
1961
14
344
9.1
24.6
4
505
127
4.0
36.1
4
10Ray Pelfrey
R. Pelfrey
38
1951
12
462
12.2
38.5
5
44
3
14.7
3.7
0
11Bobby Duhon
B. Duhon
37
1968
13
373
10.1
28.7
1
362
101
3.6
27.8
3
12Leon Clarke
L. Clarke
36
1956
12
650
18.1
54.2
4
0
0
0.0
0
13Doak Walker
D. Walker
35
1950
12
534
15.3
44.5
6
386
83
4.7
32.2
5
14Larry Brown
L. Brown
34
1969
14
302
8.9
21.6
0
888
202
4.4
63.4
4
15Bobby Burnett
B. Burnett
34
1966
14
419
12.3
29.9
4
766
187
4.1
54.7
4
16Bill Bowman
B. Bowman
34
1954
12
288
8.5
24.0
2
397
96
4.1
33.1
2
17Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
34
1945
10
617
18.1
61.7
5
154
39
3.9
15.4
1
18Dickie Post
D. Post
32
1967
13
278
8.7
21.4
1
663
161
4.1
51.0
7
19Ken Willard
K. Willard
32
1965
14
253
7.9
18.1
4
778
189
4.1
55.6
5
20Don Perkins
D. Perkins
32
1961
14
298
9.3
21.3
1
815
200
4.1
58.2
4
21Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
32
1959
12
549
17.2
45.8
4
20
1
20.0
1.7
0
22Ronnie Bull
R. Bull
31
1962
14
331
10.7
23.6
0
363
113
3.2
25.9
1
23O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
30
1969
13
343
11.4
26.4
3
697
181
3.9
53.6
2
24Dewey Bohling
D. Bohling
30
1960
14
268
8.9
19.1
4
431
123
3.5
30.8
2
25Royce Womble
R. Womble
30
1954
12
338
11.3
28.2
3
174
60
2.9
14.5
0

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