running back most receptions 1978

Rickey Young made the most catches by a running back in 1978, with 88 receptions.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rickey Young
R. Young
88
1978
16
704
8.0
44.0
5
417
134
3.1
26.1
1
2Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
74
1978
16
582
7.9
36.4
2
635
186
3.4
39.7
5
3Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
61
1978
14
396
6.5
28.3
2
749
237
3.2
53.5
5
4Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
57
1978
16
500
8.8
31.3
2
820
214
3.8
51.3
3
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
50
1978
16
480
9.6
30.0
0
1,395
333
4.2
87.2
11
6Horace King
H. King
48
1978
15
396
8.3
26.4
2
660
155
4.3
44.0
4
7Tony Reed
T. Reed
48
1978
16
483
10.1
30.2
1
1,053
206
5.1
65.8
5
8Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
47
1978
16
526
11.2
32.9
0
104
25
4.2
6.5
0
9Joe Washington
J. Washington
45
1978
16
377
8.4
23.6
1
956
240
4.0
59.8
0
10Roland Harper
R. Harper
43
1978
16
340
7.9
21.3
2
992
240
4.1
62.0
6
11John Cappelletti
J. Cappelletti
41
1978
14
382
9.3
27.3
1
604
174
3.5
43.1
3
12Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
38
1978
12
292
7.7
24.3
2
960
176
5.5
80.0
3
13Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
37
1978
16
378
10.2
23.6
2
1,325
290
4.6
82.8
7
14Barty Smith
B. Smith
37
1978
16
256
6.9
16.0
0
567
154
3.7
35.4
4
15MacArthur Lane
M. Lane
36
1978
16
279
7.8
17.4
0
277
52
5.3
17.3
0
16Archie Griffin
A. Griffin
35
1978
16
284
8.1
17.8
3
484
132
3.7
30.3
0
17Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
35
1978
13
387
11.1
29.8
2
533
161
3.3
41.0
3
18Don McCauley
D. McCauley
34
1978
15
296
8.7
19.7
0
107
44
2.4
7.1
5
19Terdell Middleton
T. Middleton
34
1978
16
332
9.8
20.8
1
1,116
284
3.9
69.8
11
20Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
34
1978
14
195
5.7
13.9
1
1,220
259
4.7
87.1
9
21Don Woods
D. Woods
34
1978
16
295
8.7
18.4
0
514
151
3.4
32.1
3
22Wayne Morris
W. Morris
33
1978
13
298
9.0
22.9
1
631
174
3.6
48.5
1
23Bubba Bean
B. Bean
31
1978
15
209
6.7
13.9
1
707
193
3.7
47.1
3
24Dexter Bussey
D. Bussey
31
1978
16
275
8.9
17.2
1
924
225
4.1
57.8
5
25Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
31
1978
16
297
9.6
18.6
0
768
199
3.9
48.0
8
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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