what running back led the nfl in receiving in 1997

Amp Lee had the most receiving yards by a running back in 1997, with 825 yards.

NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Amp Lee
A. Lee
825
1997
STL STL
16
61
13.5
51.6
3
104
28
3.7
6.5
0
2 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
471
1997
IND IND
16
47
10.0
29.4
1
1,054
264
4.0
65.9
7
3 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
462
1997
TB TB
16
39
11.8
28.9
3
978
224
4.4
61.1
4
4 Kimble Anders
K. Anders
453
1997
KC KC
15
59
7.7
30.2
2
397
79
5.0
26.5
0
5 Kevin Turner
K. Turner
443
1997
PHI PHI
16
48
9.2
27.7
3
96
18
5.3
6.0
0
6 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
440
1997
PHI PHI
16
48
9.2
27.5
0
1,110
285
3.9
69.4
7
7 Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
438
1997
WAS WAS
16
36
12.2
27.4
1
107
23
4.7
6.7
1
8 Larry Centers
L. Centers
409
1997
ARI ARI
15
54
7.6
27.3
1
276
101
2.7
18.4
1
9 Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
403
1997
OAK OAK
16
40
10.1
25.2
2
1,294
272
4.8
80.9
6
10 Larry Bowie
L. Bowie
388
1997
WAS WAS
15
34
11.4
25.9
2
100
28
3.6
6.7
2
11 Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
370
1997
GB GB
16
53
7.0
23.1
5
1,435
329
4.4
89.7
7
12 William Henderson
W. Henderson
367
1997
GB GB
16
41
9.0
22.9
1
113
31
3.6
7.1
0
13 Harold Green
H. Green
360
1997
ATL ATL
16
29
12.4
22.5
0
78
36
2.2
4.9
1
14 James Stewart
J. Stewart
336
1997
JAX JAX
16
41
8.2
21.0
1
555
136
4.1
34.7
8
15 William Floyd
W. Floyd
321
1997
SF SF
15
37
8.7
21.4
1
231
78
3.0
15.4
3
16 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
305
1997
DET DET
16
33
9.2
19.1
3
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
11
17 Charles Way
C. Way
304
1997
NYG NYG
16
37
8.2
19.0
1
698
151
4.6
43.6
4
18 Bernie Parmalee
B. Parmalee
301
1997
MIA MIA
16
28
10.8
18.8
1
59
18
3.3
3.7
0
19 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
299
1997
NYG NYG
12
34
8.8
24.9
1
511
136
3.8
42.6
3
20 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
296
1997
NE NE
13
41
7.2
22.8
1
1,160
274
4.2
89.2
4
21 Terrell Fletcher
T. Fletcher
292
1997
SD SD
13
39
7.5
22.5
0
161
51
3.2
12.4
0
22 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
287
1997
DEN DEN
15
42
6.8
19.1
0
1,750
369
4.7
116.7
15
23 Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
284
1997
ATL ATL
16
29
9.8
17.8
3
1,002
290
3.5
62.6
7
24 Terry Kirby
T. Kirby
279
1997
SF SF
16
23
12.1
17.4
1
418
125
3.3
26.1
6
25 Scott Greene
S. Greene
277
1997
CAR CAR
16
40
6.9
17.3
1
157
45
3.5
9.8
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