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The 1972 season,
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Top 30 · Overall

1972 fantasy scoring leaders

Ranked by full-season fantasy points across all positions.

# Player Pos Team Fantasy pts
01 Ron Johnson RB NYG 292
02 Larry Brown RB WAS 273
03 Art Malone RB ATL 248
04 Calvin Hill RB DAL 243
05 Floyd Little RB DEN 234
06 Greg Landry QB DET 227
07 O.J. Simpson RB BUF 216
08 Walt Garrison RB DAL 214
09 Franco Harris RB PIT 211
10 Gene Washington WR SF 210
11 Bobby Douglass QB CHI 207
12 Cid Edwards RB SD 206
13 Mercury Morris RB MIA 204
14 Mike Garrett RB SD 201
15 John Brockington RB GB 200
16 Harold Jackson WR PHI 198
17 John Gilliam WR MIN 194
18 Charlie Smith RB OAK 192
19 Essex Johnson RB CIN 190
20 Dave Hampton RB ATL 189
21 Archie Manning QB NO 188
22 John Riggins RB NYJ 186
23 Rich Caster TE NYJ 183
24 Fred Biletnikoff WR OAK 180
25 Ed Podolak RB KC 178
26 Otis Taylor WR KC 176
27 Terry Bradshaw QB PIT 176
28 Doug Dressler RB CIN 172
29 Fran Tarkenton QB MIN 170
30 Ted Kwalick TE SF 170
By position

Top 5, every position

QB leaders

1972
  1. 1. Greg Landry 227
  2. 2. Bobby Douglass 207
  3. 3. Archie Manning 188
  4. 4. Terry Bradshaw 176
  5. 5. Fran Tarkenton 170

RB leaders

1972
  1. 1. Ron Johnson 292
  2. 2. Larry Brown 273
  3. 3. Art Malone 248
  4. 4. Calvin Hill 243
  5. 5. Floyd Little 234

WR leaders

1972
  1. 1. Gene Washington 210
  2. 2. Harold Jackson 198
  3. 3. John Gilliam 194
  4. 4. Fred Biletnikoff 180
  5. 5. Otis Taylor 176

TE leaders

1972
  1. 1. Rich Caster 183
  2. 2. Ted Kwalick 170
  3. 3. Bob Tucker 162
  4. 4. Raymond Chester 140
  5. 5. Tom Mitchell 114
Top scoring offenses

1972's most-fantasy teams

MIA
Miami Dolphins
Total fantasy pts 1,277
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Total fantasy pts 1,246
NYJ
New York Jets
Total fantasy pts 1,243
NYG
New York Giants
Total fantasy pts 1,211
DEN
Denver Broncos
Total fantasy pts 1,207
MIN
Minnesota Vikings
Total fantasy pts 1,185
DAL
Dallas Cowboys
Total fantasy pts 1,157
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