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Wendell Tyler

Wendell Avery Tyler

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1955 in Shreveport, LA
College: UCLA

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round (79th overall) of the 1977 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1977 22 RAM RET 14 0 61 317 3 44 5.2 22.6 4.4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.2 320 3 4
1978 23 RAM 2 0 14 45 0 18 3.2 22.5 7.0 2 17 8.5 0 16 1.0 8.5 62 0 2
1979 24 RAM RB 16 12 218 1109 9 63 5.1 69.3 13.6 32 308 9.6 1 71 2.0 19.3 1417 10 9
1980 25 RAM 4 4 30 157 0 17 5.2 39.3 7.5 2 8 4.0 0 5 0.5 2.0 165 0 1
1981 26 RAM RB 15 15 260 1074 12 69 4.1 71.6 17.3 45 436 9.7 5 67 3.0 29.1 1510 17 11
1982 27 RAM RB 9 9 137 564 9 54 4.1 62.7 15.2 38 375 9.9 4 40 4.2 41.7 939 13 10
1983 28 SFO RB 14 14 176 856 4 39 4.9 61.1 12.6 34 285 8.4 2 26 2.4 20.4 1141 6 7
1984* 29 SFO RB 16 15 246 1262 7 40 5.1 78.9 15.4 28 230 8.2 2 26 1.8 14.4 1492 9 13
1985 30 SFO RB 13 12 171 867 6 30 5.1 66.7 13.2 20 154 7.7 2 16 1.5 11.8 1021 8 6
1986 31 SFO 5 2 31 127 0 14 4.1 25.4 6.2 127 0 1
Career 108 83 1344 6378 50 69 4.7 59.1 12.4 202 1816 9.0 16 71 1.9 16.8 8194 66 64
6 yrs STL 60 40 720 3266 33 69 4.5 54.4 12.0 120 1147 9.6 10 71 2.0 19.1 4413 43 37
4 yrs SFO 48 43 624 3112 17 40 5.0 64.8 13.0 82 669 8.2 6 26 1.7 13.9 3781 23 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1977 22 RAM RET 14 0 24 523 0 37 21.8 843
1978 23 RAM 2 0 2 31 0 21 15.5 93
1979 24 RAM RB 16 12 1 16 0 16 16.0 1433
Career 108 83 27 570 0 37 21.1 8764

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 22 RAM RET 14 0 4 3 0 0
1978 23 RAM 2 0 2 1 0 0
1979 24 RAM RB 16 12 9 1 0 0
1980 25 RAM 4 4 1 0 0 0
1981 26 RAM RB 15 15 11 4 1 0
1982 27 RAM RB 9 9 10 1 0 0
1983 28 SFO RB 14 14 7 0 0 0
1984* 29 SFO RB 16 15 13 2 0 0
1985 30 SFO RB 13 12 6 2 0 0
1986 31 SFO 5 2 1 0 0 0
Career 108 83 64 14 1 0
6 yrs STL 60 40 37 10 1 0
4 yrs SFO 48 43 27 4 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 22 RAM RET 14 0 3 18
1979 24 RAM RB 16 12 9 1 60
1981 26 RAM RB 15 15 12 5 102
1982 27 RAM RB 9 9 9 4 78
1983 28 SFO RB 14 14 4 2 36
1984* 29 SFO RB 16 15 7 2 54
1985 30 SFO RB 13 12 6 2 48
Career 108 83 50 16 396
6 yrs STL 60 40 33 10 258
4 yrs SFO 48 43 17 6 138

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1984

Rushing Att

Career 1344 (83)

Rushing Yds

1979 NFL 1109 (10)
1984 NFL 1262 (5)
Career 6378 (60)

Rushing TD

1979 NFL 9 (9)
1981 NFL 12 (5)
1982 NFL 9 (2)
Career 50 (55)

Long Rush

1981 NFL 69 (5)
1982 NFL 54 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att

1979 NFL 5.1 (1)
1983 NFL 4.9 (3)
1984 NFL 5.1 (4)
1985 NFL 5.1 (4)
Career 4.7 (42)

Rushing Yds/Game

1984 NFL 78.9 (8)
Career 59.1 (64)

Receiving TD

1982 NFL 4 (10)

Touchdowns

1981 NFL 17 (2-- 47)
1982 NFL 13 (2)
Career 66 (90)

Points Scored

1982 NFL 78 (3)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1981 NFL 17 (2-- 46)
1982 NFL 13 (2)
Career 66 (86)

Yds From Scrimmage

1982 NFL 939 (6)
1984 NFL 1492 (9)
Career 8194 (147)

All-Purpose Yds

1982 NFL 939 (9)
Career 8764 (178)

Touches

1982 NFL 175 (10)
Career 1573 (91)

Fumbles

1981 NFL 11 (8)
1982 NFL 10 (1)
1984 NFL 13 (6-- 64)
Career 64 (63)

Fumbles Recovered

1981 NFL 4 (4)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 22 14 RB 50 70
1978 23 2 RB 6 134
1979 24 16 RB 202 74 12 25
1980 25 4 RB 17 125
1981 26 15 RB 253 142 5 8
1982 27 9 RB 172 123 2 3
1983 28 14 RB 150 25
1984 29 16 RB 203 103 9 21
1985 30 13 RB 150 27
1986 31 5 RB 13 116
1216 442