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Top 30 · Overall

1978 fantasy scoring leaders

Ranked by full-season fantasy points across all positions.

# Player Pos Team Fantasy pts
01 Walter Payton RB CHI 304
02 Tony Dorsett RB DAL 261
03 Terdell Middleton RB GB 251
04 Earl Campbell RB HOU 240
05 Tony Galbreath RB NO 239
06 Tony Reed RB KC 238
07 Rickey Young RB MIN 236
08 Steve Largent WR SEA 236
09 Wilbert Montgomery RB PHI 236
10 John Jefferson WR SD 235
11 Roland Harper RB CHI 222
12 Roger Staubach QB DAL 220
13 Lydell Mitchell RB SD 219
14 Chuck Foreman RB MIN 218
15 Mark van Eeghen RB OAK 218
16 Lynn Swann WR PIT 216
17 Jim Zorn QB SEA 216
18 David Sims RB SEA 215
19 Wesley Walker WR NYJ 213
20 Harold Carmichael WR PHI 212
21 Steve Grogan QB NE 211
22 Delvin Williams RB MIA 211
23 Terry Bradshaw QB PIT 204
24 Kevin Long RB NYJ 202
25 Dave Casper TE OAK 202
26 Archie Manning QB NO 199
27 Brian Sipe QB CLE 197
28 Joe Washington RB BAL 196
29 Terry Miller RB BUF 195
30 Franco Harris RB PIT 193
By position

Top 5, every position

QB leaders

1978
  1. 1. Roger Staubach 220
  2. 2. Jim Zorn 216
  3. 3. Steve Grogan 211
  4. 4. Terry Bradshaw 204
  5. 5. Archie Manning 199

RB leaders

1978
  1. 1. Walter Payton 304
  2. 2. Tony Dorsett 261
  3. 3. Terdell Middleton 251
  4. 4. Earl Campbell 240
  5. 5. Tony Galbreath 239

WR leaders

1978
  1. 1. Steve Largent 236
  2. 2. John Jefferson 235
  3. 3. Lynn Swann 216
  4. 4. Wesley Walker 213
  5. 5. Harold Carmichael 212

TE leaders

1978
  1. 1. Dave Casper 202
  2. 2. Riley Odoms 173
  3. 3. Henry Childs 164
  4. 4. David Hill 142
  5. 5. Billy Joe DuPree 140
Top scoring offenses

1978's most-fantasy teams

DAL
Dallas Cowboys
Total fantasy pts 1,523
SEA
Seattle Seahawks
Total fantasy pts 1,433
CLE
Cleveland Browns
Total fantasy pts 1,403
MIN
Minnesota Vikings
Total fantasy pts 1,403
NE
New England Patriots
Total fantasy pts 1,387
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers
Total fantasy pts 1,368
NO
New Orleans Saints
Total fantasy pts 1,346
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