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Top 30 · Overall

1997 fantasy scoring leaders

Ranked by full-season fantasy points across all positions.

# Player Pos Team Fantasy pts
01 Barry Sanders RB DET 349
02 Terrell Davis RB DEN 336
03 Rob Moore WR ARI 303
04 Dorsey Levens RB GB 300
05 Herman Moore WR DET 281
06 Brett Favre QB GB 279
07 Antonio Freeman WR GB 277
08 Kordell Stewart QB PIT 276
09 Tim Brown WR OAK 275
10 Cris Carter WR MIN 272
11 Yancey Thigpen WR PIT 261
12 Rod Smith WR DEN 260
13 Joey Galloway WR SEA 256
14 Irving Fryar WR PHI 254
15 Jeff George QB OAK 251
16 Napoleon Kaufman RB OAK 248
17 Michael Irvin WR DAL 247
18 Jerome Bettis RB PIT 247
19 John Elway QB DEN 243
20 Steve McNair QB TEN 242
21 Marshall Faulk RB IND 242
22 Ricky Watters RB PHI 241
23 Jimmy Smith WR JAX 238
24 Karim Abdul-Jabbar RB MIA 236
25 Drew Bledsoe QB NE 234
26 Keenan McCardell WR JAX 231
27 Corey Dillon RB CIN 226
28 Robert Smith RB MIN 225
29 Johnnie Morton WR DET 225
30 Mark Brunell QB JAX 223
By position

Top 5, every position

QB leaders

1997
  1. 1. Brett Favre 279
  2. 2. Kordell Stewart 276
  3. 3. Jeff George 251
  4. 4. John Elway 243
  5. 5. Steve McNair 242

RB leaders

1997
  1. 1. Barry Sanders 349
  2. 2. Terrell Davis 336
  3. 3. Dorsey Levens 300
  4. 4. Napoleon Kaufman 248
  5. 5. Jerome Bettis 247

WR leaders

1997
  1. 1. Rob Moore 303
  2. 2. Herman Moore 281
  3. 3. Antonio Freeman 277
  4. 4. Tim Brown 275
  5. 5. Cris Carter 272

TE leaders

1997
  1. 1. Shannon Sharpe 201
  2. 2. Ben Coates 188
  3. 3. Wesley Walls 169
  4. 4. Rickey Dudley 169
  5. 5. Frank Wycheck 162
Top scoring offenses

1997's most-fantasy teams

SEA
Seattle Seahawks
Total fantasy pts 1,625
GB
Green Bay Packers
Total fantasy pts 1,619
DEN
Denver Broncos
Total fantasy pts 1,615
MIA
Miami Dolphins
Total fantasy pts 1,587
JAX
Jacksonville Jaguars
Total fantasy pts 1,563
NE
New England Patriots
Total fantasy pts 1,540
DET
Detroit Lions
Total fantasy pts 1,529
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles
Total fantasy pts 1,505
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