running-backs with most receiving yards in 1977

Lydell Mitchell had the most receiving yards by a running back in 1977, with 620 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
620
1977
14
71
8.7
44.3
4
1,159
301
3.9
82.8
3
2Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
535
1977
14
46
11.6
38.2
4
341
89
3.8
24.4
1
3Don McCauley
D. McCauley
495
1977
14
51
9.7
35.4
2
234
83
2.8
16.7
6
4Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
471
1977
14
37
12.7
33.6
1
1,086
236
4.6
77.6
3
5Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
469
1977
14
55
8.5
33.5
1
595
158
3.8
42.5
3
6Jim Braxton
J. Braxton
461
1977
14
43
10.7
32.9
1
372
113
3.3
26.6
1
7Rickey Young
R. Young
423
1977
14
48
8.8
30.2
0
543
157
3.5
38.8
4
8Sherman Smith
S. Smith
419
1977
14
30
14.0
29.9
2
763
163
4.7
54.5
4
9Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
403
1977
14
34
11.9
28.8
2
739
149
5.0
52.8
4
10Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
370
1977
14
42
8.8
26.4
1
1,015
270
3.8
72.5
4
11Barty Smith
B. Smith
340
1977
14
37
9.2
24.3
1
554
166
3.3
39.6
2
12Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
313
1977
13
32
9.8
24.1
0
550
133
4.1
42.3
5
13Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
308
1977
14
38
8.1
22.0
3
1,112
270
4.1
79.4
6
14Cleo Miller
C. Miller
291
1977
14
41
7.1
20.8
1
756
163
4.6
54.0
4
15Brent McClanahan
B. McClanahan
276
1977
14
34
8.1
19.7
2
324
95
3.4
23.1
1
16Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
274
1977
14
25
11.0
19.6
2
1,238
294
4.2
88.4
7
17Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
273
1977
14
29
9.4
19.5
1
1,007
208
4.8
71.9
12
18Walter Payton
W. Payton
269
1977
14
27
10.0
19.2
2
1,852
339
5.5
132.3
14
19Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
265
1977
14
41
6.5
18.9
0
644
168
3.8
46.0
3
20Haskel Stanback
H. Stanback
261
1977
14
30
8.7
18.6
0
873
247
3.5
62.4
6
21Chuck Muncie
C. Muncie
248
1977
14
21
11.8
17.7
1
811
201
4.0
57.9
6
22Robert Miller
R. Miller
246
1977
14
27
9.1
17.6
0
152
46
3.3
10.9
0
23Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
245
1977
13
28
8.8
18.8
2
806
228
3.5
62.0
3
24Joe Washington
J. Washington
244
1977
13
31
7.9
18.8
0
217
62
3.5
16.7
0
25Archie Griffin
A. Griffin
240
1977
12
28
8.6
20.0
0
549
137
4.0
45.8
0
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