Rickey Young
Career 3,666 rush yds · 23 rush TD · 408 rec · 3,285 rec yds · 16 rec TD
Seasons leading his conference
1
1 best in the NFL
3
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1978
Best season
Spanning 1978–1978, peaking at 1 titles in 1978.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 734th Conference titles 1
- 460th Best in the NFL 1
- 1,400th Top-5 finishes 3
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 227th Rushing Attempts 1,011
- 280th Rushing Yards 3,666
- 282nd Receptions 408
- 333rd Yards from Scrimmage 6,951
- 346th Yards per Carry 3.63
- 354th Rushing Touchdowns 23
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led the whole NFL led his conference| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1 | 1st | — | 1978 88 1979 #3 |
| Yards per Carry | — | #3 | — | 1976 #3 |
Rushing
9 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | SD | AFC | 14 | 138 | 577 | 4.18 | 5 | — | — |
| 1976 | SD | AFC | 14 | 162 | 802 | 4.95 | 4 | — | — |
| 1977 | SD | AFC | 14 | 157 | 543 | 3.46 | 4 | — | — |
| 1978 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 134 | 417 | 3.11 | 1 | — | — |
| 1979 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 188 | 708 | 3.77 | 3 | — | — |
| 1980 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 130 | 351 | 2.70 | 3 | — | — |
| 1981 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 47 | 129 | 2.74 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | MIN | NFC | 9 | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 1 | — | — |
| 1983 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 39 | 90 | 2.31 | 2 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 131 | 1,011 | 3,666 | 3.63 | 23 | — | — |
Receiving
led the league 9 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | 1D | CTH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | SD | AFC | 14 | 21 | — | 166 | 7.90 | 1 | — | — |
| 1976 | SD | AFC | 14 | 47 | — | 441 | 9.38 | 1 | — | — |
| 1977 | SD | AFC | 14 | 48 | — | 423 | 8.81 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 88 | — | 704 | 8.00 | 5 | — | — |
| 1979 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 72 | — | 519 | 7.21 | 4 | — | — |
| 1980 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 64 | — | 499 | 7.80 | 2 | — | — |
| 1981 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 43 | — | 296 | 6.88 | 2 | — | — |
| 1982 | MIN | NFC | 9 | 4 | — | 44 | 11.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 1983 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 21 | — | 193 | 9.19 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 131 | 408 | — | 3,285 | 8.05 | 16 | — | — |