Fred Biletnikoff

Frederick S. Biletnikoff

Position: WR-FL
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 23, 1943 in Erie, PA
College: Florida State

Career AV: 85 (286th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1988

6-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round (11th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (39th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · · · Game Log · Splits · TD Log · Big Games · Super Bowl Plays

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1965	22	OAK	FL	14	14	7	24	331	13.8	0	53	1.7	23.6								331	0	0	4
1966	23	OAK	FL	14	10	0	17	272	16.0	3	78	1.7	27.2								272	3	2	5
1967*	24	OAK	fl	25	14	0	40	876	21.9	5	72	2.9	62.6								876	5	1	6
1968	25	OAK	FL	25	14	14	61	1037	17.0	6	82	4.4	74.1								1037	6	0	7
1969*+	26	OAK	FL	25	14	14	54	837	15.5	12	53	3.9	59.8								837	12	1	12
1970*	27	OAK	WR	25	14	14	45	768	17.1	7	51	3.2	54.9								768	7	0	9
1971*	28	OAK	WR	25	14	14	61	929	15.2	9	49	4.4	66.4								929	9	1	15
1972+	29	OAK	WR	25	14	14	58	802	13.8	7	39	4.1	57.3								802	7	0	12
1973*	30	OAK	WR	25	14	14	48	660	13.8	4	32	3.4	47.1								660	4	0	8
1974*	31	OAK	WR	25	14	14	42	593	14.1	7	46	3.0	42.4								593	7	0	9
1975	32	OAK	WR	25	11	10	43	587	13.7	2	26	3.9	53.4								587	2	0	8
1976	33	OAK	WR	25	13	0	43	551	12.8	7	32	3.3	42.4								551	7	0	8
1977	34	OAK	WR	25	14	14	33	446	13.5	5	44	2.4	31.9								446	5	1	8
1978	35	OAK		25	16	2	20	285	14.3	2	49	1.3	17.8								285	2	0	3
Career					190	131	589	8974	15.2	76	82	3.1	47.2								8974	76	6	114

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · · · Game Log · Splits · TD Log · Big Games · Super Bowl Plays

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1966	23	OAK	FL	14	10	0								2	0	0	0
1967*	24	OAK	fl	25	14	0								1	0	0	0
1968	25	OAK	FL	25	14	14								0	2	7	1
1969*+	26	OAK	FL	25	14	14								1	0	0	0
1971*	28	OAK	WR	25	14	14								1	0	0	0
1977	34	OAK	WR	25	14	14								1	0	0	0
Career					190	131								6	2	7	1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ·

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	FblTD	AllTD	Pts
1966	23	OAK	FL	14	10	0	3		3	18
1967*	24	OAK	fl	25	14	0	5		5	30
1968	25	OAK	FL	25	14	14	6	1	7	42
1969*+	26	OAK	FL	25	14	14	12		12	72
1970*	27	OAK	WR	25	14	14	7		7	42
1971*	28	OAK	WR	25	14	14	9		9	54
1972+	29	OAK	WR	25	14	14	7		7	42
1973*	30	OAK	WR	25	14	14	4		4	24
1974*	31	OAK	WR	25	14	14	7		7	42
1975	32	OAK	WR	25	11	10	2		2	12
1976	33	OAK	WR	25	13	0	7		7	42
1977	34	OAK	WR	25	14	14	5		5	30
1978	35	OAK		25	16	2	2		2	12
Career					190	131	76	1	77	462

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Henry Marshall, Jeff Chadwick, Ron J. Brown, Michael Westbrook, Rickey Watts, Peter Warrick, Haven Moses, Dennis McKinnon, Drew Bennett, Andre Reed
4	Matt Jones, Bruce Hill, Ron J. Brown, Marlin Briscoe, Calvin Williams, Don Herrmann, Clyde Conner, Bobby Shaw, Nate Lewis, Ernie Jones
5	Mark Carrier, Charles Johnson, Roy E. Williams, Michael Westbrook, Drew Bennett, Deion Branch, Ike Harris, Wayne Chrebet, Jack Snow, Vance Johnson
6	Danny Abramowicz, Peerless Price, Kevin House, Mark Carrier, Wayne Chrebet, Vance Johnson, Fred Barnett, Tim McGee, Michael Jackson, Curtis Conway
7	Wesley Walker, Carl Pickens, Gordie Soltau, Muhsin Muhammad, Dave Parks, Otis Taylor, Henry Ellard, Sonny Randle, John Taylor, Gary Garrison
8	Billy Howton, Eric Moulds, Gene A. Washington, Lynn Swann, Henry Ellard, Laveranues Coles, Charley Taylor, Art Monk*, Isaac Curtis, Carl Pickens
9	Lynn Swann, Billy Howton, Eric Moulds, Charley Taylor, Henry Ellard, Art Monk*, Muhsin Muhammad, Plaxico Burress, Harold Carmichael, Laveranues Coles
10	Eric Moulds, Charley Taylor, Stanley Morgan, Henry Ellard, Harold Carmichael, Andre Rison, Art Monk, Gene A. Washington, Billy Wilson, Nat Moore
11	Henry Ellard, Stanley Morgan, Eric Moulds, Andre Rison, Charley Taylor, Keyshawn Johnson, Harold Carmichael, Art Monk, Drew Pearson, Billy Howton
12	Stanley Morgan, Andre Rison, Charley Taylor, Henry Ellard, Harold Carmichael, Nat Moore, Eric Moulds, Keyshawn Johnson, Art Monk, Cris Carter
13	Stanley Morgan, Henry Ellard, Art Monk, Nat Moore, Charley Taylor, Harold Carmichael, Cris Carter, James Lofton*, Andre Rison, Muhsin Muhammad
14	Stanley Morgan, Art Monk, Charley Taylor, Harold Jackson, Nat Moore, Harold Carmichael, Henry Ellard, Andre Rison, Cris Carter, Muhsin Muhammad
Career	Stanley Morgan, Charley Taylor, Nat Moore, Harold Carmichael, Andre Rison, Harold Jackson, Muhsin Muhammad, Art Monk, Billy Howton, Eric Moulds

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards 1976 NFL Super Bowl MVP	Pro Bowls 1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974	First-Team All-Pro 1969 1972	Receptions 1968 AFL 61 (3) 1969 AFL 54 (2) 1971 NFL 61 (1) 1972 NFL 58 (2) 1973 NFL 48 (9) Career 589 (56)
Receiving Yds 1967 AFL 876 (7) 1968 AFL 1037 (6) 1969 AFL 837 (5) 1971 NFL 929 (3) 1972 NFL 802 (6) Career 8974 (46)	Receiving TD 1967 AFL 5 (10) 1968 AFL 6 (8) 1969 AFL 12 (2/80) 1970 NFL 7 (9) 1971 NFL 9 (2) 1972 NFL 7 (6) 1974 NFL 7 (4) 1976 NFL 7 (7) Career 76 (24)	Long Reception 1966 AFL 78 (5) 1967 AFL 72 (4) 1968 AFL 82 (7)	Yds/Reception 1967 AFL 21.9 (1/71)
Receiving Yds/Game 1967 AFL 62.6 (7) 1968 AFL 74.1 (6) 1969 AFL 59.8 (9) 1971 NFL 66.4 (3) 1972 NFL 57.3 (6) Career 47.2 (168)	Touchdowns 1968 AFL 7 (8) 1969 AFL 12 (2) 1971 NFL 9 (8) Career 77 (56)	Points Scored 1969 AFL 72 (10) Career 462 (179)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1969 AFL 12 (2) 1971 NFL 9 (8) Career 76 (56)
Non-Offensive TDs 1968 AFL 1 (6)	Yds From Scrimmage Career 8974 (111)	All-Purpose Yds Career 8974 (168)	Yds/Touch Career 15.2 (76)
Playoff Games Career 19 (68)	Playoff Games Started Career 18 (43)	Fumble Return TD 1968 AFL 1 (1/38)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary

1969	Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
	Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-AFL
	Hall of Fame: 2nd Team All-AFL
	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
	NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-AFL
	Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL
	UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1970	Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
	UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
	Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
1971	UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
	Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1972	Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
	UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
	Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1973	Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
	UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1974	Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · ·

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1970	27	14	WR	119	62	12	23
1971	28	14	WR	147	87	3	6
1972	29	14	WR	122	63	4	17
1973	30	14	WR	90	30	15	40
1974	31	14	WR	101	43	9	30
1975	32	11	WR	71		33
1976	33	13	WR	97	27	17	45
1977	34	14	WR	75	6	25	62
1978	35	16	WR	41		57
				863	318

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