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RB · #0 · Los Angeles Rams

Lydell Mitchell

Born 1949 5'11" · 204 lb Penn State Undrafted 1972 – 1980 · 9 Seasons

  • 1× All-Pro
  • 3× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

111 Games 9 seasons
3,203 Rec Yds 28.9 / game
17 Rec TD 0.15 / game
376 Rec
365.0 Catch %
8.5 Y/Rec

103 Tgt31.1 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 147 1972'72
  2. 113 1973'73
  3. 544 1974'74
  4. 544 1975'75
  5. 555 1976'76
  6. 620 1977'77
  7. 500 1978'78
  8. 159 1979'79
  9. 21 1980'80
  1. 18 1972'72
  2. 17 1973'73
  3. 72 1974'74
  4. 60 1975'75
  5. 60 1976'76
  6. 71 1977'77
  7. 57 1978'78
  8. 19 1979'79
  9. 2 1980'80
  1. 1 1972'72
  2. 0 1973'73
  3. 2 1974'74
  4. 4 1975'75
  5. 3 1976'76
  6. 4 1977'77
  7. 2 1978'78
  8. 1 1979'79
  9. 0 1980'80
  1. 8.2 1972'72
  2. 6.6 1973'73
  3. 7.6 1974'74
  4. 9.1 1975'75
  5. 9.2 1976'76
  6. 8.7 1977'77
  7. 8.8 1978'78
  8. 8.4 1979'79
  9. 10.5 1980'80

Latest games · 1980

  1. W15 W 38–14 1/2 · 8 yds– TD
  2. W16 W 20–17 1/1 · 13 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1977 620 yds · 4 TD
Most TDs 1975 4 TD · 60 rec
Most catches 1974 72 rec · 0 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1976 9.2 Y/Rec · 60 rec

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