running-backs with most receiving yards in 1983

Darrin Nelson had the most receiving yards by a running back in 1983, with 618 yards.

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	618	1983	MIN	15	51	12.1	41.2	0	642	154	4.2	42.8	1
2	William Andrews W. Andrews	609	1983	ATL	16	59	10.3	38.1	4	1,567	331	4.7	97.9	7
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	607	1983	CHI	16	53	11.5	37.9	2	1,421	314	4.5	88.8	6
4	Gerry Ellis G. Ellis	603	1983	GB	15	52	11.6	40.2	2	696	141	4.9	46.4	4
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	590	1983	RAI	16	68	8.7	36.9	2	1,014	266	3.8	63.4	9
6	Ron Springs R. Springs	589	1983	DAL	16	73	8.1	36.8	1	541	149	3.6	33.8	7
7	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	524	1983	BUF	16	57	9.2	32.8	7	1,131	263	4.3	70.7	3
8	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	483	1983	BAL	16	24	20.1	30.2	3	1,122	254	4.4	70.1	4
9	James Jones J. Jones	467	1983	DET	14	46	10.2	33.4	1	475	135	3.5	33.9	6
10	Tony Nathan T. Nathan	461	1983	MIA	16	52	8.9	28.8	1	685	151	4.5	42.8	3
11	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	459	1983	STL	15	54	8.5	30.6	1	1,270	296	4.3	84.7	5
12	Joe Washington J. Washington	454	1983	WAS	15	47	9.7	30.3	6	772	145	5.3	51.5	0
13	Matt Suhey M. Suhey	429	1983	CHI	16	49	8.8	26.8	1	681	149	4.6	42.6	4
14	Roger Craig R. Craig	427	1983	SF	16	48	8.9	26.7	4	725	176	4.1	45.3	8
15	Hubie Oliver H. Oliver	421	1983	PHI	16	49	8.6	26.3	2	434	121	3.6	27.1	1
16	Billy Sims B. Sims	419	1983	DET	13	42	10.0	32.2	0	1,040	220	4.7	80.0	7
17	Theotis Brown T. Brown	418	1983	TOT	15	47	8.9	27.9	2	481	130	3.7	32.1	8
18	Bruce Harper B. Harper	413	1983	NYJ	9	48	8.6	45.9	2	354	51	6.9	39.3	1
19	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	404	1983	RAM	16	51	7.9	25.3	2	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	18
20	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	396	1983	SD	15	42	9.4	26.4	1	886	235	3.8	59.1	12
21	Walter Abercrombie W. Abercrombie	391	1983	PIT	15	26	15.0	26.1	3	446	112	4.0	29.7	4
22	James Wilder J. Wilder	380	1983	TB	10	57	6.7	38.0	2	640	161	4.0	64.0	4
23	Nick Giaquinto N. Giaquinto	372	1983	WAS	16	27	13.8	23.3	0	53	14	3.8	3.3	1
24	Butch Woolfolk B. Woolfolk	368	1983	NYG	16	28	13.1	23.0	0	857	246	3.5	53.6	4
25	Ted Brown T. Brown	357	1983	MIN	10	41	8.7	35.7	1	476	120	4.0	47.6	10

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