Wendell Tyler

Wendell Avery Tyler

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

Career AV: 58 (964th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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

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Rushing & Receiving

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							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
1977	22	RAM	RET	26	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	3
1978	23	RAM		26	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	0
1979	24	RAM	RB	26	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	9
1980	25	RAM		26	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	1
1981	26	RAM	RB	26	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	10
1982	27	RAM	RB	26	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	13
1983	28	SFO	RB	26	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	9
1984*	29	SFO	RB	26	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	13
1985	30	SFO	RB	26	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	7
1986	31	SFO		26	5	2	31	127	0	14	4.1	25.4	6.2								127	0	1	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	66
6 yrs		RAM			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	36
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	30

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ·

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1977	22	RAM	RET	26	14	0						24	523	0	37	21.8	843
1978	23	RAM		26	2	0						2	31	0	21	15.5	93
1979	24	RAM	RB	26	16	12						1	16	0	16	16.0	1433
Career					108	83						27	570	0	37	21.1	8764

Defense & Fumbles

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								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
1977	22	RAM	RET	26	14	0								4	3	0	0
1978	23	RAM		26	2	0								2	1	0	0
1979	24	RAM	RB	26	16	12								9	1	0	0
1980	25	RAM		26	4	4								1	0	0	0
1981	26	RAM	RB	26	15	15								11	4	1	0
1982	27	RAM	RB	26	9	9								10	1	0	0
1983	28	SFO	RB	26	14	14								7	0	0	0
1984*	29	SFO	RB	26	16	15								13	2	0	0
1985	30	SFO	RB	26	13	12								6	2	0	0
1986	31	SFO		26	5	2								1	0	0	0
Career					108	83								64	14	1	0
6 yrs		RAM			60	40								37	10	1	0
4 yrs		SFO			48	43								27	4	0	0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ·

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1977	22	RAM	RET	26	14	0	3		3	18
1979	24	RAM	RB	26	16	12	9	1	10	60
1981	26	RAM	RB	26	15	15	12	5	17	102
1982	27	RAM	RB	26	9	9	9	4	13	78
1983	28	SFO	RB	26	14	14	4	2	6	36
1984*	29	SFO	RB	26	16	15	7	2	9	54
1985	30	SFO	RB	26	13	12	6	2	8	48
Career					108	83	50	16	66	396
6 yrs		RAM			60	40	33	10	43	258
4 yrs		SFO			48	43	17	6	23	138

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Donny Anderson, Reggie Brooks, Lee Bouggess, Lorenzo White, Olandis Gary, Tony Baker, C.R. Roberts, Cyril Pinder, Rudi Johnson, Bobby Burnett
4	Gaston Green, Lee Bouggess, Tony Baker, Gary Brown, C.R. Roberts, Clem Daniels, Reggie Brooks, Bobby Burnett, Rashaan Salaam, Doug Dressler
5	Duane Thomas, Eddie Lee Ivery, Tucker Frederickson, Bernie Parmalee, Brandon Jacobs, Jim Podoley, Donny Anderson, Reuben Droughns, Al Pollard, Harvey Williams
6	Dickie Post, Donny Anderson, Frank Gore, Tucker Frederickson, Stephen Davis, Boobie Clark, Reggie Bush, Travis Henry, Domanick Williams, John David Crow
7	Rudi Johnson, Eddie Price, Donny Anderson, Marv Hubbard, Edgar Bennett, Mercury Morris, Tom Sullivan, Walt Garrison, Boobie Clark, Essex Johnson
8	Mike Pruitt, Joe Cribbs, Donny Anderson, Marv Hubbard, Altie Taylor, Rudi Johnson, John Brockington, Chris Warren, Edgar Bennett, Mercury Morris
9	Rodney Hampton, Mike Pruitt, Joe Cribbs, Chris Warren, Neal Anderson, Altie Taylor, Delvin Williams, Donny Anderson, Larry Csonka*, James R. Jones
10	Rodney Hampton, Joe Cribbs, Mike Pruitt, Neal Anderson, Donny Anderson, Altie Taylor, Rickey Young, Delvin Williams, Tony Nathan, James R. Jones
Career	Rodney Hampton, Joe Cribbs, Neal Anderson, Donny Anderson, Altie Taylor, Rickey Young, Delvin Williams, Tony Nathan, James R. Jones, Sam Cunningham

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls 1984	Rushing Att Career 1344 (86)	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 (57)
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 (46)	Rushing Yds/Game 1984 NFL 78.9 (8) Career 59.1 (69)	Receiving TD 1982 NFL 4 (10)
Touchdowns 1981 NFL 17 (2/48) 1982 NFL 13 (2) Career 66 (93)	Points Scored 1982 NFL 78 (3)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1981 NFL 17 (2/47) 1982 NFL 13 (2) Career 66 (88)	Yds From Scrimmage 1982 NFL 939 (6) 1984 NFL 1492 (9) Career 8194 (152)
All-Purpose Yds 1982 NFL 939 (9) Career 8764 (182)	Touches 1982 NFL 175 (10) Career 1573 (93)	Fumbles 1981 NFL 11 (8) 1982 NFL 10 (1) 1984 NFL 13 (6/65) Career 64 (64)	Fumbles Recovered 1981 NFL 4 (4)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy
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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 56 12 25

1980 25 4 RB 17 125

1981 26 15 RB 253 107 5 8

1982 27 9 RB 172 164 2 3

1983 28 14 RB 150 25

1984 29 16 RB 203 77 9 21

1985 30 13 RB 150 27

1986 31 5 RB 13 116

1216 404

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	56	12	25
1980	25	4	RB	17		125
1981	26	15	RB	253	107	5	8
1982	27	9	RB	172	164	2	3
1983	28	14	RB	150		25
1984	29	16	RB	203	77	9	21
1985	30	13	RB	150		27
1986	31	5	RB	13		116
				1216	404

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