running-backs with most receiving yards in 1978

Rickey Young had the most yards on receptions by a running back in 1978, with 704 yards.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rickey Young
R. Young
704
1978
MIN MIN
16
88
8.0
44.0
5
417
134
3.1
26.1
1
2Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
582
1978
NO NO
16
74
7.9
36.4
2
635
186
3.4
39.7
5
3Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
526
1978
DAL DAL
16
47
11.2
32.9
0
104
25
4.2
6.5
0
4Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
500
1978
SD SD
16
57
8.8
31.3
2
820
214
3.8
51.3
3
5Tony Reed
T. Reed
483
1978
KC KC
16
48
10.1
30.2
1
1,053
206
5.1
65.8
5
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
480
1978
CHI CHI
16
50
9.6
30.0
0
1,395
333
4.2
87.2
11
7Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
396
1978
MIN MIN
14
61
6.5
28.3
2
749
237
3.2
53.5
5
8Horace King
H. King
396
1978
DET DET
15
48
8.3
26.4
2
660
155
4.3
44.0
4
9Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
387
1978
WAS WAS
13
35
11.1
29.8
2
533
161
3.3
41.0
3
10John Cappelletti
J. Cappelletti
382
1978
LA LA
14
41
9.3
27.3
1
604
174
3.5
43.1
3
11Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
378
1978
DAL DAL
16
37
10.2
23.6
2
1,325
290
4.6
82.8
7
12Joe Washington
J. Washington
377
1978
BAL BAL
16
45
8.4
23.6
1
956
240
4.0
59.8
0
13Sherman Smith
S. Smith
366
1978
SEA SEA
12
28
13.1
30.5
1
805
165
4.9
67.1
6
14Roland Harper
R. Harper
340
1978
CHI CHI
16
43
7.9
21.3
2
992
240
4.1
62.0
6
15Calvin Hill
C. Hill
334
1978
CLE CLE
12
25
13.4
27.8
6
289
80
3.6
24.1
1
16Terdell Middleton
T. Middleton
332
1978
GB GB
16
34
9.8
20.8
1
1,116
284
3.9
69.8
11
17John Riggins
J. Riggins
299
1978
WAS WAS
15
31
9.6
19.9
0
1,014
248
4.1
67.6
5
18Wayne Morris
W. Morris
298
1978
STL STL
13
33
9.0
22.9
1
631
174
3.6
48.5
1
19Sam Cunningham
S. Cunningham
297
1978
NE NE
16
31
9.6
18.6
0
768
199
3.9
48.0
8
20Don McCauley
D. McCauley
296
1978
BAL BAL
15
34
8.7
19.7
0
107
44
2.4
7.1
5
21Don Woods
D. Woods
295
1978
SD SD
16
34
8.7
18.4
0
514
151
3.4
32.1
3
22Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
292
1978
CLE CLE
12
38
7.7
24.3
2
960
176
5.5
80.0
3
23Mark van Eeghen
M. van Eeghen
291
1978
OAK OAK
16
27
10.8
18.2
0
1,080
270
4.0
67.5
9
24Archie Griffin
A. Griffin
284
1978
CIN CIN
16
35
8.1
17.8
3
484
132
3.7
30.3
0
25MacArthur Lane
M. Lane
279
1978
KC KC
16
36
7.8
17.4
0
277
52
5.3
17.3
0
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