#6-7 - 252 pounds

Pete Johnson, 1977-1983, 5421 Yards, 94 Games Played
Jerome Bettis*, 1993-2005, 13662 Yards, 192 Games Played

His nickname was "Ponderous Pete". The Chargers traded away James Brooks, one of my favorite players for Ponderous Pete, who never impressed me as a runner.

Bettis - okay, whatever.

Marion Butts, Jerome Bettis, and Craig Heyward all come to mind.

Pooh Bear Williams probably didn’t get enough carries, but he was large as well.

#5 - 253 pounds

Christian Okoye, 1987-1992, 4897 Yards, 79 Games Played

I think he played heavier than this, but PFR lists him at 253. I bet he was the fastest guy on this list.

#4 - 254 pounds

T.J. Duckett, 2002-2008, 2814 Yards, 93 Games Played

Okay. Whatever. I barely remember him.

#3 - 255 pounds

Larry Kinnebrew, 1983-1990, 3133 Yards, 88 Games Played

The Bengals seemed to really like big running backs. If Marty had coached for the Bengals, we would have seen a 350 pound running back.

#2 - 260 pounds

Craig Heyward, 1988-1998, 4301 Yards, 149 Games Played

Yeah, I can see this. He was a pretty entertaining runner.

And the heaviest running back to get 500+ career carries? You'll remember him. He was a giant in every since of the word.

#1 - 264 pounds

Brandon Jacobs, 2005-2013, 5094 Yards, 109 Games Played

Dontari Poe should have got more carries

Duckett played LB in college as well

Wow... flashback city. Haven't heard a lot of these names in years.

In summary, 8 of the 25 heaviest runners played for the Chiefs or Chargers in the 1980s. I find this interesting.

John Riggins and Larry Csonka?


Prolly not quite that heavy.

Great thread. Most excitement I've had in a while watching it unfold live.

Marty in Cleveland also had the big back duo of Ernest Byner and Kevin Mack.

This may have been his “official” weight, but he played most of his career at least 20 lbs north of that. Some speculate he was over 3 bills.