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Cliff Branch

Clifford Branch Jr.

Position: WR
Height: 5-11    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 1, 1948 in Houston, TX
College: Colorado

4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1972 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1972 24 OAK RET 14 1 3 41 13.7 0 19 0.2 2.9 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 46 0 2
1973 25 OAK 13 0 19 290 15.3 3 54 1.5 22.3 290 3 0
1974*+ 26 OAK WR 14 14 60 1092 18.2 13 67 4.3 78.0 1092 13 1
1975*+ 27 OAK WR 14 14 51 893 17.5 9 53 3.6 63.8 2 18 0 15 9.0 1.3 0.1 911 9 0
1976*+ 28 OAK WR 14 0 46 1111 24.2 12 88 3.3 79.4 3 12 0 10 4.0 0.9 0.2 1123 12 0
1977* 29 OAK WR 13 13 33 540 16.4 6 43 2.5 41.5 540 6 0
1978 30 OAK WR 16 16 49 709 14.5 1 41 3.1 44.3 709 1 2
1979 31 OAK WR 14 13 59 844 14.3 6 66 4.2 60.3 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 848 6 1
1980 32 OAK WR 16 15 44 858 19.5 7 86 2.8 53.6 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 859 7 0
1981 33 OAK WR 16 15 41 635 15.5 1 53 2.6 39.7 635 1 0
1982 34 RAI WR 9 9 30 575 19.2 4 51 3.3 63.9 2 10 0 7 5.0 1.1 0.2 585 4 0
1983 35 RAI WR 12 12 39 696 17.8 5 99 3.3 58.0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1.7 0.1 716 5 0
1984 36 RAI WR 14 14 27 401 14.9 0 47 1.9 28.6 401 0 0
1985 37 RAI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 183 136 501 8685 17.3 67 99 2.7 47.5 11 70 0 20 6.4 0.4 0.1 8755 67 6

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1972 24 OAK RET 14 1 12 21 0 14 1.8 9 191 0 31 21.2 258
Career 183 136 12 21 0 14 1.8 9 191 0 31 21.2 8967

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1972 24 OAK RET 14 1 2 0 0 0
1974*+ 26 OAK WR 14 14 1 1 0 0
1978 30 OAK WR 16 16 2 0 0 0
1979 31 OAK WR 14 13 1 0 0 0
1984 36 RAI WR 14 14 0 2 2 0
Career 183 136 6 3 2 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1973 25 OAK 13 0 3 18
1974*+ 26 OAK WR 14 14 13 78
1975*+ 27 OAK WR 14 14 9 54
1976*+ 28 OAK WR 14 0 12 72
1977* 29 OAK WR 13 13 6 36
1978 30 OAK WR 16 16 1 6
1979 31 OAK WR 14 13 6 36
1980 32 OAK WR 16 15 7 42
1981 33 OAK WR 16 15 1 6
1982 34 RAI WR 9 9 4 24
1983 35 RAI WR 12 12 5 30
Career 183 136 67 402

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1974
1975
1976
1977

1st-team All-Pro

1974
1975
1976

Receptions

1974 NFL 60 (4)
1975 NFL 51 (9)
Career 501 (100)

Receiving Yds

1974 NFL 1092 (1)
1975 NFL 893 (4)
1976 NFL 1111 (2)
1982 NFL 575 (10)
Career 8685 (55)

Receiving TD

1974 NFL 13 (1-- 46)
1975 NFL 9 (3)
1976 NFL 12 (1-- 77)
1977 NFL 6 (9)
1982 NFL 4 (10)
Career 67 (36)

Long Reception

1976 NFL 88 (1)
1980 NFL 86 (4)
1983 NFL 99 (1-- 1)

Yds/Reception

1974 NFL 18.2 (8)
1976 NFL 24.2 (2-- 20)
1980 NFL 19.5 (3)
1982 NFL 19.2 (9)
1983 NFL 17.8 (8)
Career 17.3 (62)

Receiving Yds/Game

1974 NFL 78.0 (1)
1975 NFL 63.8 (4)
1976 NFL 79.4 (1)
Career 47.5 (159)

Touchdowns

1974 NFL 13 (2)
1976 NFL 12 (5)
Career 67 (90)

Points Scored

1974 NFL 78 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1974 NFL 13 (2)
1976 NFL 12 (4)
Career 67 (84)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 8755 (119)

All-Purpose Yds

Career 8967 (159)

Yds/Touch

Career 16.8 (32)

Playoff Games

Career 22 (13)

Playoff Games Started

Career 18 (42)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1974 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1974 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1972 24 14 WR 5 86
1973 25 13 WR 47 41
1974 26 14 WR 187 141 1 2
1975 27 14 WR 145 84 4 17
1976 28 14 WR 184 126 1 3
1977 29 13 WR 90 24 20 49
1978 30 16 WR 77 34
1979 31 14 WR 121 28 20 55
1980 32 16 WR 128 36 16 44
1981 33 16 WR 70 50
1982 34 9 WR 83 39 7 28
1983 35 12 WR 102 15 25 64
1984 36 14 WR 40 72
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