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Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Douglas Mitchell

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 204 lbs.

Born: May 30, 1949 in Salem, NJ
College: Penn St.   (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 90 (249th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 25, 2013 2:25AM
All-Time Rank: #372. Marvin Harrison… #373. Erich Barnes… #374. Billy Howton… #375. LYDELL MITCHELL… #376. Donald Driver… #377. Roy Green… #378. James Brooks… 

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1972 23 BAL rb 26 11 1 45 215 1 14 4.8 19.5 4.1 18 147 8.2 1 26 1.6 13.4 362 2 3 3
1973 24 BAL RB 26 14 11 253 963 2 36 3.8 68.8 18.1 17 113 6.6 0 14 1.2 8.1 1076 2 2 9
1974 25 BAL RB 26 14 14 214 757 5 31 3.5 54.1 15.3 72 544 7.6 2 24 5.1 38.9 1301 7 6 11
1975* 26 BAL RB 26 14 14 289 1193 11 70 4.1 85.2 20.6 60 544 9.1 4 35 4.3 38.9 1737 15 5 20
1976* 27 BAL RB 26 14 14 289 1200 5 43 4.2 85.7 20.6 60 555 9.3 3 40 4.3 39.6 1755 8 4 23
1977* 28 BAL RB 26 14 14 301 1159 3 64 3.9 82.8 21.5 71 620 8.7 4 38 5.1 44.3 1779 7 5 20
1978 29 SDG RB 26 16 11 214 820 3 25 3.8 51.3 13.4 57 500 8.8 2 55 3.6 31.3 1320 5 2 12
1979 30 SDG rb 26 12 5 63 211 0 15 3.3 17.6 5.3 19 159 8.4 1 24 1.6 13.3 370 1 2 3
1980 31 RAM 22 2 0 7 16 0 5 2.3 8.0 3.5 2 21 10.5 0 13 1.0 10.5 37 0 0 0
Career 111 84 1675 6534 30 70 3.9 58.9 15.1 376 3203 8.5 17 55 3.4 28.9 9737 47 29 101
6 yrs BAL 81 68 1391 5487 27 70 3.9 67.7 17.2 298 2523 8.5 14 40 3.7 31.1 8010 41 25 86
2 yrs SDG 28 16 277 1031 3 25 3.7 36.8 9.9 76 659 8.7 3 55 2.7 23.5 1690 6 4 15
1 yr RAM 2 0 7 16 0 5 2.3 8.0 3.5 2 21 10.5 0 13 1.0 10.5 37 0 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1972 23 BAL rb 26 11 1 0 3 1 0 0
1973 24 BAL RB 26 14 11 0 2 0 0 0
1974 25 BAL RB 26 14 14 0 6 1 0 0
1975* 26 BAL RB 26 14 14 0 5 0 0 0
1976* 27 BAL RB 26 14 14 0 4 0 0 0
1977* 28 BAL RB 26 14 14 0 5 1 0 0
1978 29 SDG RB 26 16 11 0 2 1 0 0
1979 30 SDG rb 26 12 5 0 2 0 0 0
Career 111 84 0 29 4 0 0
6 yrs BAL 81 68 0 25 3 0 0
2 yrs SDG 28 16 0 4 1 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1979 30 SDG rb 26 12 5 1 15 0 15 15.0 385
Career 111 84 1 15 0 15 15.0 9752

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1972 23 BAL rb 26 11 1 1 1 2 12
1973 24 BAL RB 26 14 11 2 2 12
1974 25 BAL RB 26 14 14 5 2 7 42
1975* 26 BAL RB 26 14 14 11 4 15 90
1976* 27 BAL RB 26 14 14 5 3 8 48
1977* 28 BAL RB 26 14 14 3 4 7 42
1978 29 SDG RB 26 16 11 3 2 5 30
1979 30 SDG rb 26 12 5 1 1 6
Career 111 84 30 17 47 282
6 yrs BAL 81 68 27 14 41 246
2 yrs SDG 28 16 3 3 6 36

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1975
1976
1977

Approximate Value
1975 NFL 20 (2/77)
1976 NFL 23 (1/14)
1977 NFL 20 (2/77)

Rushing Att
1973 NFL 253 (9)
1974 NFL 214 (8)
1975 NFL 289 (2)
1976 NFL 289 (4)
1977 NFL 301 (3)
Career 1675 (55)

Rushing Yds
1975 NFL 1193 (3)
1976 NFL 1200 (4)
1977 NFL 1159 (5)
Career 6534 (66)

Rushing TD
1975 NFL 11 (5)
Career 30 (181)

Long Rush
1975 NFL 70 (2)

Rushing Yds/Game
1975 NFL 85.2 (3)
1976 NFL 85.7 (4)
1977 NFL 82.8 (5)
Career 58.9 (76)

Receptions
1974 NFL 72 (1)
1975 NFL 60 (2)
1976 NFL 60 (3)
1977 NFL 71 (1)
1978 NFL 57 (9)

Touchdowns
1975 NFL 15 (4)

Points Scored
1975 NFL 90 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1975 NFL 15 (4)

Yds From Scrimmage
1974 NFL 1301 (6)
1975 NFL 1737 (3)
1976 NFL 1755 (2)
1977 NFL 1779 (2)
Career 9737 (92)

All-Purpose Yds
1975 NFL 1737 (7)
1976 NFL 1755 (2)
1977 NFL 1779 (4)
Career 9752 (140)

Touches
1974 NFL 286 (4)
1975 NFL 349 (3)
1976 NFL 349 (1)
1977 NFL 372 (1)
Career 2052 (49)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19752nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19761st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19761st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19761st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19762nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19771st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19771st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19771st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19772nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1972 23 11 RB 48 61
1973 24 14 RB 120 26
1974 25 14 RB 172 78 7 12
1975 26 14 RB 264 169 3 3
1976 27 14 RB 224 115 4 7
1977 28 14 RB 220 116 2 2
1978 29 16 RB 162 20 14 50
1979 30 12 RB 43 87
1980 31 2 RB 4 140
1257 498