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Jim Braxton

James Robert Braxton

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 243 lbs.

Born: May 23, 1949 in Vanderbilt, PA
Died: July 28, 1986 in Buffalo, NY
College: West Virginia   (school history)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 3rd round (57th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 37 (2578th overall since 1950)

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1971 22 BUF 34 13 0 21 84 0 14 4.0 6.5 1.6 18 141 7.8 0 25 1.4 10.8 225 0 2 2
1972 23 BUF FB 34 14 0 116 453 5 21 3.9 32.4 8.3 24 232 9.7 1 25 1.7 16.6 685 6 2 6
1973 24 BUF 34 6 108 494 4 36 4.6 82.3 18.0 6 101 16.8 0 37 1.0 16.8 595 4 2 6
1974 25 BUF FB 34 12 146 543 4 21 3.7 45.3 12.2 18 171 9.5 0 15 1.5 14.3 714 4 5 8
1975 26 BUF FB 34 14 0 186 823 9 29 4.4 58.8 13.3 26 282 10.8 4 32 1.9 20.1 1105 13 7 12
1976 27 BUF 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0
1977 28 BUF FB 34 14 14 113 372 1 12 3.3 26.6 8.1 43 461 10.7 1 27 3.1 32.9 833 2 7 5
1978 29 2TM 16 2 50 121 2 15 2.4 7.6 3.1 9 85 9.4 0 19 0.6 5.3 206 2 1 2
BUF 34 6 0 30 73 0 5 2.4 12.2 5.0 5 38 7.6 0 12 0.8 6.3 111 0 1 1
MIA rb 34 10 2 20 48 2 15 2.4 4.8 2.0 4 47 11.8 0 19 0.4 4.7 95 2 0 1
Career 90 16 741 2890 25 36 3.9 32.1 8.2 144 1473 10.2 6 37 1.6 16.4 4363 31 26 41
8 yrs BUF 80 14 721 2842 23 36 3.9 35.5 9.0 140 1426 10.2 6 37 1.8 17.8 4268 29 26 40
1 yr MIA 10 2 20 48 2 15 2.4 4.8 2.0 4 47 11.8 0 19 0.4 4.7 95 2 0 1

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
1971 22 BUF 34 13 0 5 90 0 28 18.0 315
1972 23 BUF FB 34 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 697
1973 24 BUF 34 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 595
Career 90 16 7 102 0 28 14.6 4465

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1971 22 BUF 34 13 0 1 3 33.3 49 0 0.0 0 0.0 49 16.3 16.3 49.0 3.8 81.9 0 0 16.33 16.33 0.0
Career 90 16 1 3 33.3 49 0 0.0 0 0.0 49 16.3 16.3 49.0 0.5 81.9 0 0 16.33 16.33 0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

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
1971 22 BUF 34 13 0 0 2 1 0 0
1972 23 BUF FB 34 14 0 0 2 1 0 0
1973 24 BUF 34 6 0 2 1 0 0
1974 25 BUF FB 34 12 0 5 1 0 0
1975 26 BUF FB 34 14 0 0 7 1 0 0
1977 28 BUF FB 34 14 14 0 7 0 0 0
1978 29 2TM 16 2 0 1 0 0 0
BUF 34 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career 90 16 0 26 5 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1972 23 BUF FB 34 14 0 5 1 6 36
1973 24 BUF 34 6 4 4 24
1974 25 BUF FB 34 12 4 4 24
1975 26 BUF FB 34 14 0 9 4 13 78
1977 28 BUF FB 34 14 14 1 1 2 12
1978 29 2TM 16 2 2 2 12
MIA rb 34 10 2 2 2 12
Career 90 16 25 6 31 186
8 yrs BUF 80 14 23 6 29 174
1 yr MIA 10 2 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Rushing TD
1975 NFL 9 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att
1973 NFL 4.6 (8)
1975 NFL 4.4 (9)

Touchdowns
1975 NFL 13 (5)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1975 NFL 13 (5)

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1971 22 13 RB 24 85
1972 23 14 RB 105 32
1973 24 6 RB 84 38
1974 25 12 RB 95 30
1975 26 14 RB 189 83 8 19
1976 27 1 RB 159
1977 28 14 RB 95 34
1978 29 16 RB 33 92
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