Wendell Tyler

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WENDELL TYLER

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Lettered as tailback in 1973,74,75,76.
  • His 1,388 yards rushing in 1975 broke the record at the time. It now ranks 6th on the school's single-season list.
  • Ranks among the top 10 on the team for career rushing yards (3,181).
  • Was a 3rd round selection (79th pick overall) in the 1977 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams).

ACCOLDADES


 Single-Season Rushing Leaders

                        Year   Att     Yds  Avg  Class
 1. Franklin, Johnathan 2012   282   1,734  6.1  Sr.
 2. Perkins, Paul       2014   251   1,575  6.3  So. 
 3. Abdul-Jabbar, Karim 1995   296   1,571  5.3  Jr. 
 4. Green, Gaston       1986   253   1,405  5.6  Jr.
 5. McNeil, Freeman     1979   271   1,396  5.2  Jr.
 6. Tyler, Wendell      1975   208   1,388  6.7  Jr.
 7. Perkins, Paul       2015   237   1,343  5.7  Jr.

 8. Brown, Theotis      1978   211   1,283  6.1  Sr.
 9. Hicks, Skip         1997   258   1,282  5.0  Sr.
10. Kelley, Joshua      2018   225   1,243  5.5  Jr.
11. Abdul-Jabbar, Karim 1994   210   1,227  5.8  So.
12. Williams, Kevin     1991   191   1,141  6.0  Jr.
13. Johnson, Kermit     1973   150   1,129  7.5  Sr.
 Career Rushing Leaders

                         Years   Carries    TYG   YL    NYG   Avg
 1. Franklin, Johnathan  2009-12    788   4,620  217  4,403  5.59 
 2. Green, Gaston        1984-87    708   3,884  153  3,731  5.27
 3. Perkins, Paul        2013-15    622   3,611  120  3,491  5.61

 4. McNeil, Freeman      1977-80    605   3,297  102  3,195  5.28
 5. Foster, DeShaun      1998-01    722   3,454  260  3,194  4.42

 6. Abdul-Jabbar, Karim  1992-95    608   3,341  159  3,182  5.23
 7. Tyler, Wendell       1973-76    526   3,240   59  3,181  6.04
 8. Hicks, Skip    1993-94,96-97    638   3,373  233  3,140  4.92
 9. Brown, Theotis       1976-78    526   2,954   40  2,914  5.54
10. Markey, Chris        2004-07    579   2,882  149  2,733  4.72
11. Nelson, Kevin        1980-83    574   2,687  104  2,583  4.50
12. Jones-Drew, Maurice  2003-05    481   2,650  147  2,503  5.20

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