League Leaders Who Led?

John Riggins

1971–1985  ·  FB  ·  6'2", 230 lb  ·  b. 1949  ·  Kansas

Career 11,352 rush yds · 104 rush TD · 250 rec · 2,090 rec yds · 12 rec TD

Seasons leading his conference
4
3 best in the NFL 1 conference only
15 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1981 Best season

Spanning 19811984, peaking at 1 titles in 1981.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 238th Conference titles 4
  • 190th Best in the NFL 3
  • 321st Top-5 finishes 15

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Rushing Touchdowns 3 1st 2 yrs (1983–1984) 1983 24 1984 14 1981 NFC 13 1979 #3
Rushing Attempts 1 1st 1982 177 1983 #2
Points Scored #2 1983 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1984 1 TD 14
1983 1 TD 24
1982 1 ATT 177
1981 1 TD 13

Rushing

14 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1971 NYJ AFC 14 180 769 4.27 1
1972 NYJ AFC 12 207 944 4.56 7
1973 NYJ AFC 11 134 482 3.60 4
1974 NYJ AFC 10 169 680 4.02 5
1975 NYJ AFC 14 238 1,005 4.22 8
1976 WAS NFC 14 162 572 3.53 3
1977 WAS NFC 5 68 203 2.99 0
1978 WAS NFC 15 248 1,014 4.09 5
1979 WAS NFC 16 260 1,153 4.44 9
1981 WAS NFC 15 195 714 3.66 13
1982 WAS NFC 8 177 553 3.12 3
1983 WAS NFC 15 375 1,347 3.59 24
1984 WAS NFC 14 327 1,239 3.79 14
1985 WAS NFC 12 176 677 3.85 8
Career 175 2,916 11,352 3.89 104

Receiving

14 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
1971 NYJ AFC 14 36 231 6.42 2
1972 NYJ AFC 12 21 230 10.95 1
1973 NYJ AFC 11 23 158 6.87 0
1974 NYJ AFC 10 19 180 9.47 2
1975 NYJ AFC 14 30 363 12.10 1
1976 WAS NFC 14 21 172 8.19 1
1977 WAS NFC 5 7 95 13.57 2
1978 WAS NFC 15 31 299 9.65 0
1979 WAS NFC 16 28 163 5.82 3
1981 WAS NFC 15 6 59 9.83 0
1982 WAS NFC 8 10 50 5.00 0
1983 WAS NFC 15 5 29 5.80 0
1984 WAS NFC 14 7 43 6.14 0
1985 WAS NFC 12 6 18 3.00 0
Career 175 250 2,090 8.36 12