WENDELL TYLERTyler, Wendell AveryHeight: 5-10 Weight: 207 Born: May 20, 1955 Shreveport, LA High School: Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1974 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1975 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1976 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (79th overall) 1977 Los Angeles Rams |
| Relatives: Father of Marc Tyler |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 26 | RB | 16 | 12 |
| 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL | 26 | HB | 4 | 4 |
| 1981 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1981 LARM NFL | 26 | HB | 15 | 15 |
| 1982 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1982 LARM NFL | 26 | HB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 26 | RB | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 26 | RB | 13 | 12 |
| 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL | 26 | RB | 5 | 2 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 108 | 83 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1977 | 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 6/3/1977 | 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/12/1978 | 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/3/1980 | 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL |
| Activated | 10/24/1980 | 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/6/1980 | 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL |
| Traded | 4/25/1983 | 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/1/1986 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| Released | 10/8/1986 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| Signed | 10/10/1986 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| Released | 11/4/1986 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| Signed | 11/24/1986 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1987 | 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1981 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1981 LARM NFL | 17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 102 | ||
| 1982 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1982 LARM NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 | ||
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 396 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 61 | 317 | 5.2 | 44t | 3 | ||||
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 218 | 1109 | 5.1 | 63t | 9 | ||||
| 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL | 30 | 157 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1981 LARM NFL | 260 | 1074 | 4.1 | 69t | 12 | ||||
| 1982 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1982 LARM NFL | 137 | 564 | 4.1 | 54 | 9 | ||||
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 176 | 856 | 4.9 | 39 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 246 | 1262 | 5.1 | 40 | 7 | ||||
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 171 | 867 | 5.1 | 30 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1344 | 6378 | 4.7 | 69t | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 32 | 308 | 9.6 | 71t | 1 | ||||||
| 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1981 LARM NFL | 45 | 436 | 9.7 | 67t | 5 | ||||||
| 1982 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1982 LARM NFL | 38 | 375 | 9.9 | 40 | 4 | ||||||
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 34 | 285 | 8.4 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 28 | 230 | 8.2 | 26t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 202 | 1816 | 9.0 | 71t | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 24 | 523 | 21.8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 570 | 21.1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1981 LARM NFL | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1982 LARM NFL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1983 SF NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1984 SF NFL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1985 SF NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1986 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 64 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
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