Mel Blount

Melvin Cornell Blount

Position: DB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 lbs.

Born: April 10, 1948 in Vidalia, GA
College: Southern (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (53rd overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 110 (82nd overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1989

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All-Time Rank: #236. Mike Curtis… #237. Stan Jones… #238. Cornelius Bennett… #239. MEL BLOUNT… #240. Karl Mecklenburg… #241. Terrell Owens… #242. Ron Mix…

All-Time Rank: #236. Mike Curtis… #237. Stan Jones… #238. Cornelius Bennett… #239. MEL BLOUNT… #240. Karl Mecklenburg… #241. Terrell Owens… #242. Ron Mix…

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	AV
1970	22	PIT	KR/LCB	47	14	9		1	4	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0				6
1971	23	PIT	RCB	47	14	9		2	16	0	16	0	0	1	0	0	0				6
1972	24	PIT	RCB	47	14	14		3	75	0	34	0	0	0	2	35	1				13
1973	25	PIT	RCB	47	14	14		4	82	0	24	0	0	0	2	0	0				9
1974	26	PIT	RCB	47	13	13		2	74	1	52	0	0	0	3	5	0				9
1975*+	27	PIT	RCB	47	14	14		11	121	0	47	0	0	1	0	0	0				19
1976*	28	PIT	RCB	47	14	14		6	75	0	28	0	0	1	1	0	0				14
1977	29	PIT	RCB	47	14	13		6	65	0	37	0	0	0	1	15	0				7
1978*	30	PIT	RCB	47	16	16		4	55	0	35	0									14
1979*	31	PIT	RCB	47	16	16		3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	15	0				13
1980	32	PIT	RCB	47	16	16		4	28	0	17	0	0	0	1	32	0				7
1981*+	33	PIT	RCB	47	16	16		6	106	1	50	0									15
1982	34	PIT	RCB	47	9	9		1	2	0	2	0									7
1983	35	PIT	RCB	47	16	16		4	32	0	21	0	0	0	1	3	1				8
Career					200	189		57	736	2	52	0	0	3	13	105	2				147

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1970	22	PIT	KR/LCB	47	14	9	1	52	0	52	52.0	18	535	0	91	29.7	587
1971	23	PIT	RCB	47	14	9						4	76	0	35	19.0	76
1974	26	PIT	RCB	47	13	13						5	152	0	60	30.4	152
1975*+	27	PIT	RCB	47	14	14						8	139	0	23	17.4	139
1980	32	PIT	RCB	47	16	16						1	9	0	9	9.0	9
Career					200	189	1	52	0	52	52.0	36	911	0	91	25.3	963

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	Pts
1972	24	PIT	RCB	47	14	14	1		1	6
1974	26	PIT	RCB	47	13	13		1	1	6
1981*+	33	PIT	RCB	47	16	16		1	1	6
1983	35	PIT	RCB	47	16	16	1		1	6
Career					200	189	2	2	4	24

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Billy Stacy, Bobby Dillon, Nathan Vasher, Roynell Young, Ken Konz, Milt Davis, Erich Barnes, Miller Farr, Bruce Taylor, Joe Scudero
4	Roynell Young, Aaron Glenn, Michael Downs, Milt Davis, Jerry Stovall, Eric Wright, Nate Clements, Chris McAlister, Kenny Johnson, Mike Reinfeldt
5	Aaron Glenn, Mike Reinfeldt, Jerry Norton, Darrell Green*, Jerry Stovall, Michael Downs, Mark A. Carrier, Chris McAlister, Donnie Abraham, Louis Breeden
6	Chris McAlister, Aeneas Williams, Bobby Boyd, Rick Volk, Dale Carter, Andy Nelson, Robert James, Richie Petitbon, Rosey Taylor, Cornell Green
7	Aeneas Williams, Chris McAlister, Erich Barnes, Bobby Boyd, Cornell Green, Eric Allen, Louis Wright, Miller Farr, Rick Volk, Andy Nelson
8	Aeneas Williams, Chris McAlister, Bobby Boyd, Hanford Dixon, Erich Barnes, Richie Petitbon, Louis Wright, Ronde Barber, Rick Volk, Sam Madison
9	Aeneas Williams, Eric Allen, Cornell Green, Darrell Green, Erich Barnes, Chris McAlister, Roger Wehrli, Richie Petitbon, Willie Brown*, Sam Madison
10	Eric Allen, Willie Brown, Jake Scott, Cornell Green, Aeneas Williams, Roger Wehrli, Louis Wright, Ronde Barber, Erich Barnes, Cliff Harris
11	Eric Allen, Aeneas Williams, Eddie Meador, Erich Barnes, Willie Brown, Louis Wright, Cornell Green, Roger Wehrli, Jake Scott, Ronde Barber
12	Willie Brown, Ronde Barber, Herb Adderley, Night Train Lane, Ronnie Lott, Eddie Meador, Aeneas Williams, Roger Wehrli, Deion Sanders, Mel Renfro*
13	Willie Brown, Aeneas Williams, Ronde Barber, Ronnie Lott, Mel Renfro, Eric Allen, Herb Adderley, Roger Wehrli, Night Train Lane, Mike Haynes*
14	Willie Brown, Ronnie Lott, Aeneas Williams, Eric Allen, Mel Renfro, Ronde Barber, Jimmy Johnson, Night Train Lane, Brian Dawkins, Mike Haynes
Career	Willie Brown, Ronde Barber, Mel Renfro, Aeneas Williams, Ronnie Lott, Herb Adderley, Jimmy Johnson, Mike Haynes, Eric Allen, Deion Sanders*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards 1975 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year	Pro Bowls 1975 1976 1978 1979 1981	First-Team All-Pro 1975 1981	Approximate Value 1975 NFL 19 (6) Career 147 (76)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 110 (82)	Non-Offensive TDs 1972 NFL 1 (7) 1974 NFL 1 (9) 1981 NFL 1 (10) Career 4 (196)	Yds/Kick Return 1970 NFL 29.7 (4/54)	Games Started Career 189 (105)
Playoff Games Career 19 (75)	Playoff Games Started Career 19 (23)	Fumble Return Yds 1972 NFL 35 (8) Career 105 (110)	Fumble Return TD 1972 NFL 1 (1/41) 1983 NFL 1 (3/41) Career 2 (39)
Interceptions 1975 NFL 11 (1/14) 1977 NFL 6 (7) Career 57 (12)	Intercept. Ret. Yds Career 736 (41)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1974 NFL 1 (4) 1981 NFL 1 (5)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1975	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1976	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1976	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1977	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1978	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1978	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1979	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1979	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1979	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1981	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1981	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1981	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1981	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers

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