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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

Career with playoffs

115 Games 9 seasons
3,330 Rec Yds 29.0 / game
17 Rec TD 0.15 / game
392 Rec
359.6 Catch %
8.5 Y/Rec

109 Tgt30.6 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 147 1972'72
  2. 113 1973'73
  3. 544 1974'74
  4. 564 1975'75
  5. 597 1976'76
  6. 659 1977'77
  7. 500 1978'78
  8. 185 1979'79
  9. 21 1980'80
  1. 18 1972'72
  2. 17 1973'73
  3. 72 1974'74
  4. 64 1975'75
  5. 65 1976'76
  6. 74 1977'77
  7. 57 1978'78
  8. 23 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. 8.8 1975'75
  5. 9.2 1976'76
  6. 8.9 1977'77
  7. 8.8 1978'78
  8. 8.0 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 659 yds · 4 TD
Most TDs 1975 4 TD · 64 rec
Most catches 1977 74 rec · 0 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1976 9.2 Y/Rec · 65 rec

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