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William Andrews
William L. Andrews
Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: December 25, 1955 in Thomasville, GA
College: Auburn
Career AV: 68 (618th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 3rd round (79th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1979 | 24 | ATL | FB | 31 | 15 | 15 | 239 | 1023 | 3 | 23 | 4.3 | 68.2 | 15.9 | 39 | 309 | 7.9 | 2 | 34 | 2.6 | 20.6 | 1332 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 1980* | 25 | ATL | FB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 265 | 1308 | 4 | 33 | 4.9 | 81.8 | 16.6 | 51 | 456 | 8.9 | 1 | 26 | 3.2 | 28.5 | 1764 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 1981* | 26 | ATL | FB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 289 | 1301 | 10 | 29 | 4.5 | 81.3 | 18.1 | 81 | 735 | 9.1 | 2 | 70 | 5.1 | 45.9 | 2036 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
| 1982* | 27 | ATL | FB | 31 | 9 | 9 | 139 | 573 | 5 | 19 | 4.1 | 63.7 | 15.4 | 42 | 503 | 12.0 | 2 | 86 | 4.7 | 55.9 | 1076 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 1983* | 28 | ATL | RB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 331 | 1567 | 7 | 27 | 4.7 | 97.9 | 20.7 | 59 | 609 | 10.3 | 4 | 40 | 3.7 | 38.1 | 2176 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
| 1986 | 31 | ATL | 31 | 15 | 0 | 52 | 214 | 1 | 13 | 4.1 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 87 | 72 | 1315 | 5986 | 30 | 33 | 4.6 | 68.8 | 15.1 | 277 | 2647 | 9.6 | 11 | 86 | 3.2 | 30.4 | 8633 | 41 | 30 | 75 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1986 | 31 | ATL | 31 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 22 | 17.8 | 320 | ||||||
| Career | 87 | 72 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 22 | 17.8 | 8704 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1979 | 24 | ATL | FB | 31 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980* | 25 | ATL | FB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981* | 26 | ATL | FB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1982* | 27 | ATL | FB | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1983* | 28 | ATL | RB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 31 | ATL | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 87 | 72 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1983* | 28 | ATL | RB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | 87 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 1 | 2 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 50.0 |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1979 | 24 | ATL | FB | 31 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1980* | 25 | ATL | FB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1981* | 26 | ATL | FB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1982* | 27 | ATL | FB | 31 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1983* | 28 | ATL | RB | 31 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 31 | ATL | 31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 87 | 72 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 246 |
Similar Players
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | Clinton Portis, Eric Dickerson*, Tony Dorsett*, Marshall Faulk, John L. Williams, Jim Brown*, Barry Sanders*, Joseph Addai, Terry Metcalf, Roger Craig |
| 4 | Jim Brown*, Eric Dickerson*, Tony Dorsett*, Billy Sims, Clinton Portis, Ricky Watters, LaDainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders*, Franco Harris*, Marshall Faulk |
| 5 | LaDainian Tomlinson, Ricky Watters, Marshall Faulk, Marcus Allen*, Barry Sanders*, Walter Payton*, Jim Brown*, Tony Dorsett*, Chuck Foreman, Eric Dickerson* |
| 6 | Lawrence McCutcheon, Marcus Allen*, Billy Sims, Curt Warner, Wilbert Montgomery, Eric Dickerson*, Walter Payton*, Brian Westbrook, Ricky Watters, Shaun Alexander |
| Career | Billy Sims, Dan Towler, Terrell Davis, Robert Smith, Lawrence McCutcheon, Larry Johnson, Jamal Anderson, Deuce McAllister, Willie Parker, Gale Sayers* |
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All-Pro Teams
| 1980 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |
| 1981 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1982 | UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1983 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL |