running back most receptions 1977

Lydell Mitchell had the most receptions by a running back in 1977, with 71 receptions.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
71
1977
14
620
8.7
44.3
4
1,159
301
3.9
82.8
3
2Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
55
1977
14
469
8.5
33.5
1
595
158
3.8
42.5
3
3Don McCauley
D. McCauley
51
1977
14
495
9.7
35.4
2
234
83
2.8
16.7
6
4Rickey Young
R. Young
48
1977
14
423
8.8
30.2
0
543
157
3.5
38.8
4
5Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
46
1977
14
535
11.6
38.2
4
341
89
3.8
24.4
1
6Jim Braxton
J. Braxton
43
1977
14
461
10.7
32.9
1
372
113
3.3
26.6
1
7Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
42
1977
14
370
8.8
26.4
1
1,015
270
3.8
72.5
4
8Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
41
1977
14
265
6.5
18.9
0
644
168
3.8
46.0
3
9Cleo Miller
C. Miller
41
1977
14
291
7.1
20.8
1
756
163
4.6
54.0
4
10Horace King
H. King
40
1977
14
238
6.0
17.0
0
521
155
3.4
37.2
1
11Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
38
1977
14
308
8.1
22.0
3
1,112
270
4.1
79.4
6
12Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
37
1977
14
471
12.7
33.6
1
1,086
236
4.6
77.6
3
13Barty Smith
B. Smith
37
1977
14
340
9.2
24.3
1
554
166
3.3
39.6
2
14Brent McClanahan
B. McClanahan
34
1977
14
276
8.1
19.7
2
324
95
3.4
23.1
1
15Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
34
1977
14
403
11.9
28.8
2
739
149
5.0
52.8
4
16Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
32
1977
13
313
9.8
24.1
0
550
133
4.1
42.3
5
17Don Testerman
D. Testerman
31
1977
14
219
7.1
15.6
4
459
119
3.9
32.8
1
18Joe Washington
J. Washington
31
1977
13
244
7.9
18.8
0
217
62
3.5
16.7
0
19Sherman Smith
S. Smith
30
1977
14
419
14.0
29.9
2
763
163
4.7
54.5
4
20Haskel Stanback
H. Stanback
30
1977
14
261
8.7
18.6
0
873
247
3.5
62.4
6
21Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
29
1977
14
273
9.4
19.5
1
1,007
208
4.8
71.9
12
22Lenvil Elliott
L. Elliott
29
1977
14
238
8.2
17.0
1
269
65
4.1
19.2
0
23John Cappelletti
J. Cappelletti
28
1977
14
228
8.1
16.3
1
598
178
3.4
42.7
5
24Archie Griffin
A. Griffin
28
1977
12
240
8.6
20.0
0
549
137
4.0
45.8
0
25Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
28
1977
13
245
8.8
18.8
2
806
228
3.5
62.0
3
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