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Fred Biletnikoff

Frederick S. Biletnikoff

Position: WR-FL
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: February 23, 1943 in Erie, PA
College: Florida St.   (school history)
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.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 88 (276th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1988, finalist in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 20, 2013 5:25PM
All-Time Rank: #204. Howie Long… #205. Dave Wilcox… #206. Mike Ditka… #207. FRED BILETNIKOFF… #208. Deron Cherry… #209. Stan Jones… #210. Jim Hart… 

Receiving & Rushing

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 17 272 16.0 3 78 1.7 27.2 272 3 2 3
1967* 24 OAK 25 14 40 876 21.9 5 72 2.9 62.6 876 5 1 11
1968 25 OAK FL 25 14 14 61 1037 17.0 6 82 4.4 74.1 1037 6 0 11
1969*+ 26 OAK FL 25 14 14 54 837 15.5 12 53 3.9 59.8 837 12 1 9
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 wr 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 6 118

Defense & Fumbles

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 25 14 0 1 0 0 0
1968 25 OAK FL 25 14 14 0 0 2 7 1
1969*+ 26 OAK FL 25 14 14 0 1 0 0 0
1971* 28 OAK WR 25 14 14 0 1 0 0 0
1977 34 OAK WR 25 14 14 0 1 0 0 0
Career 190 131 0 6 2 7 1

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1966 23 OAK FL 14 10 3 3 18
1967* 24 OAK 25 14 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 wr 25 16 2 2 2 12
Career 190 131 76 1 77 462

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6 Danny Abramowicz, Peerless Price, Kevin House, Mark Carrier, Roy E. Williams, Wayne Chrebet, Vance Johnson, Fred Barnett, 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, Laveranues Coles, Art Monk*, Gene A. Washington, Billy Wilson
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*, Muhsin Muhammad, Charley Taylor*, Harold Jackson, Nat Moore, Harold Carmichael, Henry Ellard, Andre Rison, Cris Carter*
Career Stanley Morgan, Charley Taylor*, Nat Moore, Harold Carmichael, Andre Rison, Harold Jackson, Muhsin Muhammad, Art Monk*, Derrick Mason, Billy Howton

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

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 (68)

Receiving Yds
1967 AFL 876 (7)
1968 AFL 1037 (6)
1969 AFL 837 (5)
1971 NFL 929 (3)
1972 NFL 802 (6)
Career 8974 (51)

Receiving TD
1967 AFL 5 (10)
1968 AFL 6 (8)
1969 AFL 12 (2/86)
1970 NFL 7 (9)
1971 NFL 9 (2)
1972 NFL 7 (6)
1974 NFL 7 (4)
1976 NFL 7 (7)
Career 76 (27)

Long Reception
1966 AFL 78 (5)
1967 AFL 72 (4)
1968 AFL 82 (7)

Yds/Reception
1967 AFL 21.9 (1/72)

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 (183)

Touchdowns
1968 AFL 7 (8)
1969 AFL 12 (2)
1971 NFL 9 (8)
Career 77 (59)

Points Scored
1969 AFL 72 (10)
Career 462 (190)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1969 AFL 12 (2)
1971 NFL 9 (8)
Career 76 (60)

Non-Offensive TDs
1968 AFL 1 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage
Career 8974 (120)

All-Purpose Yds
Career 8974 (181)

Yds/Touch
Career 15.2 (78)

Playoff Games
Career 19 (75)

Playoff Games Started
Career 18 (46)

Fumble Return TD
1968 AFL 1 (1/41)

Sacks
1965 AFL 0.0 (1)
1966 AFL 0.0 (1)
1967 AFL 0.0 (1)
1968 AFL 0.0 (1)
1969 AFL 0.0 (1)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19691st TeamAll-AFLAssociated Press
19691st TeamAll-AFLPro Football Writers
19692nd TeamAll-AFLHall of Fame
19691st TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19691st TeamAll-AFLNY Daily News
19691st TeamAll-AFLPro Football Weekly
19691st TeamAll-AFLSporting News
19692nd TeamAll-AFLUPI
19701st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19702nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19702nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19712nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19712nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19712nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19721st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19721st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19721st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19721st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19721st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19722nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19721st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19721st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19732nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19742nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers

Fantasy

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 44 9 30
1975 32 11 WR 71 32
1976 33 13 WR 97 27 17 45
1977 34 14 WR 75 7 24 61
1978 35 16 WR 41 57
863 320