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The 1979 season,
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Top 30 · Overall

1979 fantasy scoring leaders

Ranked by full-season fantasy points across all positions.

# Player Pos Team Fantasy pts
01 Wilbert Montgomery RB PHI 326
02 Walter Payton RB CHI 325
03 Earl Campbell RB HOU 309
04 Ottis Anderson RB STL 292
05 Joe Washington RB BAL 285
06 Mike Pruitt RB CLE 274
07 Sherman Smith RB SEA 266
08 Chuck Muncie RB NO 262
09 Franco Harris RB PIT 256
10 Steve Grogan QB NE 252
11 Ahmad Rashad WR MIN 250
12 Roger Staubach QB DAL 247
13 Tony Galbreath RB NO 246
14 Steve Largent WR SEA 244
15 Brian Sipe QB CLE 242
16 Paul Hofer RB SF 240
17 Rickey Young RB MIN 237
18 John Stallworth WR PIT 236
19 Tony Dorsett RB DAL 235
20 Mark van Eeghen RB OAK 234
21 Wendell Tyler RB LA 234
22 Clarence Williams RB SD 233
23 John Riggins RB WAS 232
24 Jim Zorn QB SEA 230
25 John Jefferson WR SD 230
26 Ricky Bell RB TB 230
27 Tony Hill WR DAL 228
28 Dan Fouts QB SD 228
29 Wallace Francis WR ATL 223
30 Stanley Morgan WR NE 220
By position

Top 5, every position

QB leaders

1979
  1. 1. Steve Grogan 252
  2. 2. Roger Staubach 247
  3. 3. Brian Sipe 242
  4. 4. Jim Zorn 230
  5. 5. Dan Fouts 228

RB leaders

1979
  1. 1. Wilbert Montgomery 326
  2. 2. Walter Payton 325
  3. 3. Earl Campbell 309
  4. 4. Ottis Anderson 292
  5. 5. Joe Washington 285

WR leaders

1979
  1. 1. Ahmad Rashad 250
  2. 2. Steve Largent 244
  3. 3. John Stallworth 236
  4. 4. John Jefferson 230
  5. 5. Tony Hill 228

TE leaders

1979
  1. 1. Ozzie Newsome 188
  2. 2. Raymond Chester 177
  3. 3. Henry Childs 166
  4. 4. Dave Casper 152
  5. 5. Paul Coffman 151
Top scoring offenses

1979's most-fantasy teams

PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers
Total fantasy pts 1,636
DAL
Dallas Cowboys
Total fantasy pts 1,577
NE
New England Patriots
Total fantasy pts 1,549
CLE
Cleveland Browns
Total fantasy pts 1,540
SEA
Seattle Seahawks
Total fantasy pts 1,495
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Total fantasy pts 1,492
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