which detroit lions rb has the most passing yards

Frankie Sinkwich has the most career passing yards by a Lions running back, with 1,759 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
1,759
20
108
274
39.4
6.4
88.0
19
40
45.2
6.9
14.6
2Glenn Presnell
G. Presnell
1,670
60
110
309
35.6
5.4
27.8
12
37
27.6
3.9
12.0
3Dutch Clark
D. Clark
1,507
64
114
250
45.6
6.0
23.5
10
26
38.9
4.0
10.4
4Dave Ryan
D. Ryan
1,296
22
86
198
43.4
6.5
58.9
9
27
41.1
4.5
13.6
5Chuck Fenenbock
C. Fenenbock
1,092
20
65
168
38.7
6.5
54.6
10
20
41.7
6.0
11.9
6Dwight Sloan
D. Sloan
918
21
63
148
42.6
6.2
43.7
2
11
36.9
1.4
7.4
7Cotton Price
C. Price
830
28
58
151
38.4
5.5
29.6
6
19
30.7
4.0
12.6
8Whizzer White
W. White
799
22
57
142
40.1
5.6
36.3
2
17
24.1
1.4
12.0
9Bill Shepherd
B. Shepherd
620
51
37
97
38.1
6.4
12.2
3
14
31.2
3.1
14.4
10Vern Huffman
V. Huffman
484
22
32
108
29.6
4.5
22.0
3
14
15.4
2.8
13.0
11Bob Westfall
B. Westfall
428
41
27
53
50.9
8.1
10.4
5
7
70.0
9.4
13.2
12Jim Callahan
J. Callahan
359
9
22
67
32.8
5.4
39.9
2
7
22.1
3.0
10.4
13Darrell Tully
D. Tully
356
9
20
75
26.7
4.7
39.6
2
13
16.2
2.7
17.3
14Ernie Caddel
E. Caddel
350
64
12
29
41.4
12.1
5.5
3
4
81.8
10.3
13.8
15Johnny Pingel
J. Pingel
343
9
27
48
56.3
7.1
38.1
3
4
64.8
6.3
8.3
16Harry Hopp
H. Hopp
318
30
25
79
31.6
4.0
10.6
0
14
5.6
0.0
17.7
17Tom Colella
T. Colella
281
17
29
72
40.3
3.9
16.5
0
8
12.3
0.0
11.1
18Ace Gutowsky
A. Gutowsky
249
77
18
63
28.6
4.0
3.2
3
11
19.8
4.8
17.5
19Chet Wetterlund
C. Wetterlund
230
6
13
44
29.5
5.2
38.3
0
10
9.3
0.0
22.7
20Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
193
59
11
26
42.3
7.4
3.3
10
5
68.3
38.5
19.2
21Ned Mathews
N. Mathews
188
28
13
42
31.0
4.5
6.7
3
2
50.5
7.1
4.8
22Billy Jefferson
B. Jefferson
181
11
18
72
25.0
2.5
16.5
0
9
0.0
0.0
12.5
23Bill deCorrevont
B. deCorrevont
155
9
8
19
42.1
8.2
17.2
2
2
66.7
10.5
10.5
24Frank Christensen
F. Christensen
137
42
11
35
31.4
3.9
3.3
0
4
5.0
0.0
11.4
25Dick Booth
D. Booth
135
15
5
8
62.5
16.9
9.0
2
1
106.3
25.0
12.5
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PASS

4,564

Goff

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RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

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REC

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St. Brown

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PPG

28.3

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OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

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Lions Lions
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.529
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