Wendell Tyler
Wendell Avery Tyler
Born: May 20, 1955
Shreveport, LA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 198
College: UCLA
High School: Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1977-1986
Drafted: 1977 in Round 3, #79 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Wendell Tyler played from 1977 to 1986 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Tyler ran for 6,378 yards in his career on 1,344 attempts, scoring 50 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 202 passes for 1,816 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 61 | 317 | 5.2 | 44 | 3 |
| 1978 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 218 | 1109 | 5.1 | 63 | 9 |
| 1980 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 157 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 260 | 1074 | 4.1 | 69 | 12 |
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 137 | 564 | 4.1 | 54 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 176 | 856 | 4.9 | 39 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 246 | 1262 | 5.1 | 40 | 7 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 171 | 867 | 5.1 | 30 | 6 |
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 1344 | 6378 | 4.7 | 69 | 50 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 32 | 308 | 9.6 | 71 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 45 | 436 | 9.7 | 67 | 5 |
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 38 | 375 | 9.9 | 40 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 34 | 285 | 8.4 | 26 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 230 | 8.2 | 26 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 16 | 2 |
| Totals | 202 | 1816 | 9.0 | 71 | 16 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 523 | 21.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 570 | 21.1 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Totals | 50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 12 |
| 1980 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 12 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 2 |
