John Brockington

John Stanley Brockington

Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 7, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY
College: Ohio State

Career AV: 53 (1204th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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							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*+	23	GNB	FB	42	14	0	216	1105	4	52	5.1	78.9	15.4	14	98	7.0	1	29	1.0	7.0	1203	5	4	13
1972*	24	GNB	FB	42	14	0	274	1027	8	30	3.7	73.4	19.6	19	243	12.8	1	48	1.4	17.4	1270	9	4	14
1973*	25	GNB	FB	42	14	0	265	1144	3	53	4.3	81.7	18.9	16	128	8.0	0	37	1.1	9.1	1272	3	4	11
1974	26	GNB	FB	42	14	0	266	883	5	33	3.3	63.1	19.0	43	314	7.3	0	29	3.1	22.4	1197	5	6	8
1975	27	GNB	FB	42	14	0	144	434	7	19	3.0	31.0	10.3	33	242	7.3	1	21	2.4	17.3	676	8	2	6
1976	28	GNB	FB	42	14	9	117	406	2	29	3.5	29.0	8.4	11	49	4.5	0	20	0.8	3.5	455	2	3	4
1977	29	2TM	/FB		11	0	65	186	1	12	2.9	16.9	5.9	21	223	10.6	1	48	1.9	20.3	409	2	0	3
		GNB		42	1	0	11	25	0	8	2.3	25.0	11.0	2	1	0.5	0	6	2.0	1.0	26	0	0	0
		KAN	FB	43	10	0	54	161	1	12	3.0	16.1	5.4	19	222	11.7	1	48	1.9	22.2	383	2	0	3
Career					95	9	1347	5185	30	53	3.8	54.6	14.2	157	1297	8.3	4	48	1.7	13.7	6482	34	23	59
7 yrs		GNB			85	9	1293	5024	29	53	3.9	59.1	15.2	138	1075	7.8	3	48	1.6	12.6	6099	32	23	56
1 yr		KAN			10	0	54	161	1	12	3.0	16.1	5.4	19	222	11.7	1	48	1.9	22.2	383	2	0	3

Defense & Fumbles

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								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*+	23	GNB	FB	42	14	0								4	2	0	0
1972*	24	GNB	FB	42	14	0								4	0	0	0
1973*	25	GNB	FB	42	14	0								4	2	0	0
1974	26	GNB	FB	42	14	0								6	0	0	0
1975	27	GNB	FB	42	14	0								2	2	0	0
1976	28	GNB	FB	42	14	9								3	0	0	0
1977	29	2TM	/FB		11	0								0	1	0	0
		KAN	FB	43	10	0								0	1	0	0
Career					95	9								23	7	0	0
7 yrs		GNB			85	9								23	6	0	0
1 yr		KAN			10	0								0	1	0	0

Passing

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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%
1973*	25	GNB	FB	42	14	0		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career					95	9		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · · ·

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1971*+	23	GNB	FB	42	14	0	4	1	5	30
1972*	24	GNB	FB	42	14	0	8	1	9	54
1973*	25	GNB	FB	42	14	0	3		3	18
1974	26	GNB	FB	42	14	0	5		5	30
1975	27	GNB	FB	42	14	0	7	1	8	48
1976	28	GNB	FB	42	14	9	2		2	12
1977	29	2TM	/FB		11	0	1	1	2	12
		KAN	FB	43	10	0	1	1	2	12
Career					95	9	30	4	34	204
7 yrs		GNB			85	9	29	3	32	192
1 yr		KAN			10	0	1	1	2	12

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Ottis Anderson, Alan Ameche, Terry Metcalf, Curtis Martin, Earl Campbell*, Herschel Walker, Eddie George, Joe Cribbs, Warrick Dunn, Domanick Williams
4	Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Sherman Smith, Terry Metcalf, Franco Harris*, Marshall Faulk, Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Herschel Walker, Calvin Hill
5	John Riggins, Sam Cunningham, Larry Csonka, Jerome Bettis, Jim Kiick, Brian Westbrook, Greg Pruitt, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Freeman McNeil
6	Jerome Bettis, John Riggins, Larry Csonka, Tiki Barber, Sherman Smith, Sam Cunningham, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Chuck Muncie, Terry Allen
7	John Riggins*, Sherman Smith, Joe Cribbs, Earnest Byner, Terry Allen, Delvin Williams, Sam Cunningham, Mike Pruitt, Jerome Bettis, Tiki Barber
Career	Sherman Smith, Joe Cribbs, Delvin Williams, Rudi Johnson, Marv Hubbard, Terry Metcalf, Edgar Bennett, Mike Thomas, Mercury Morris, Doak Walker*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards 1971 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year	Pro Bowls 1971 1972 1973	First-Team All-Pro 1971	Rushing Att 1971 NFL 216 (5) 1972 NFL 274 (4) 1973 NFL 265 (4) 1974 NFL 266 (2) Career 1347 (84)
Rushing Yds 1971 NFL 1105 (2) 1972 NFL 1027 (9) 1973 NFL 1144 (2) 1974 NFL 883 (6) Career 5185 (97)	Rushing TD 1972 NFL 8 (7) Career 30 (167)	Long Rush 1973 NFL 53 (10)	Yds/Rushing Att 1971 NFL 5.1 (2)
Rushing Yds/Game 1971 NFL 78.9 (2) 1973 NFL 81.7 (3) 1974 NFL 63.1 (9) Career 54.6 (88)	Yds From Scrimmage 1971 NFL 1203 (4) 1972 NFL 1270 (7) 1973 NFL 1272 (10) 1974 NFL 1197 (9)	All-Purpose Yds 1971 NFL 1203 (10)	Touches 1971 NFL 230 (10) 1972 NFL 293 (5) 1973 NFL 281 (8) 1974 NFL 309 (3) Career 1504 (107)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary

1971 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: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1972 Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1973 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: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy
Glossary · CSV · PRE

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank

1971 23 14 RB 150 34 9 36

1972 24 14 RB 181 61 9 18

1973 25 14 RB 145 23 14 41

1974 26 14 RB 150 52 12 26

1975 27 14 RB 116 24 78

1976 28 14 RB 58 67

1977 29 11 RB 53 66

853 170

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1971	23	14	RB	150	34	9	36
1972	24	14	RB	181	61	9	18
1973	25	14	RB	145	23	14	41
1974	26	14	RB	150	52	12	26
1975	27	14	RB	116		24	78
1976	28	14	RB	58		67
1977	29	11	RB	53		66
				853	170

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1971	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: 1st Team All-NFL
	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1972	Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
	UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1973	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: 2nd Team All-NFL
	Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL