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James Brooks

James Robert Brooks

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1958 in Warner Robins, GA
College: Auburn

Career AV: 84 (291st overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1981 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
1981 23 SDG RET 21 14 2 109 525 3 28 4.8 37.5 7.8 46 329 7.2 3 29 3.3 23.5 854 6 7 8
1982 24 SDG RET 21 9 0 87 430 6 48 4.9 47.8 9.7 13 66 5.1 0 12 1.4 7.3 496 6 4 8
1983 25 SDG rb 21 15 5 127 516 3 61 4.1 34.4 8.5 25 215 8.6 0 36 1.7 14.3 731 3 8 5
1984 26 CIN RB 21 15 11 103 396 2 33 3.8 26.4 6.9 34 268 7.9 2 27 2.3 17.9 664 4 4 5
1985 27 CIN RB 21 16 16 192 929 7 39 4.8 58.1 12.0 55 576 10.5 5 57 3.4 36.0 1505 12 7 14
1986* 28 CIN RB 21 16 16 205 1087 5 56 5.3 67.9 12.8 54 686 12.7 4 54 3.4 42.9 1773 9 2 16
1987 29 CIN RB 21 9 7 94 290 1 18 3.1 32.2 10.4 22 272 12.4 2 46 2.4 30.2 562 3 0 4
1988* 30 CIN RB 21 15 15 182 931 8 51 5.1 62.1 12.1 29 287 9.9 6 28 1.9 19.1 1218 14 1 12
1989* 31 CIN RB 21 16 14 221 1239 7 65 5.6 77.4 13.8 37 306 8.3 2 25 2.3 19.1 1545 9 9 14
1990* 32 CIN RB 21 16 15 195 1004 5 56 5.1 62.8 12.2 26 269 10.3 4 35 1.6 16.8 1273 9 3 11
1991 33 CIN RB 21 15 12 152 571 2 25 3.8 38.1 10.1 40 348 8.7 2 40 2.7 23.2 919 4 5 6
1992 34 2TM 6 2 18 44 0 13 2.4 7.3 3.0 2 -1 -0.5 0 4 0.3 -0.2 43 0 1 0
TAM 20 2 0 5 6 0 4 1.2 3.0 2.5 6 0 0 0
CLE 28 4 2 13 38 0 13 2.9 9.5 3.3 2 -1 -0.5 0 4 0.5 -0.3 37 0 1 0
Career 162 115 1685 7962 49 65 4.7 49.1 10.4 383 3621 9.5 30 57 2.4 22.4 11583 79 51 103
8 yrs CIN 118 106 1344 6447 37 65 4.8 54.6 11.4 297 3012 10.1 27 57 2.5 25.5 9459 64 31 82
3 yrs SDG 38 7 323 1471 12 61 4.6 38.7 8.5 84 610 7.3 3 36 2.2 16.1 2081 15 19 21
1 yr CLE 4 2 13 38 0 13 2.9 9.5 3.3 2 -1 -0.5 0 4 0.5 -0.3 37 0 1 0
1 yr TAM 2 0 5 6 0 4 1.2 3.0 2.5 6 0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1981 23 SDG RET 21 14 2 22 290 0 42 13.2 40 949 0 47 23.7 2093
1982 24 SDG RET 21 9 0 12 138 0 29 11.5 33 749 0 47 22.7 1383
1983 25 SDG rb 21 15 5 18 137 0 30 7.6 32 607 0 34 19.0 1475
1984 26 CIN RB 21 15 11 7 144 0 37 20.6 808
1985 27 CIN RB 21 16 16 3 38 0 15 12.7 1543
1987 29 CIN RB 21 9 7 2 42 0 23 21.0 604
1988* 30 CIN RB 21 15 15 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 1212
1991 33 CIN RB 21 15 12 11 190 0 35 17.3 1109
1992 34 2TM 6 2 3 49 0 24 16.3 92
TAM 20 2 0 3 49 0 24 16.3 55
Career 162 115 52 565 0 42 10.9 132 2762 0 47 20.9 14910
8 yrs CIN 118 106 24 408 0 37 17.0 9867
3 yrs SDG 38 7 52 565 0 42 10.9 105 2305 0 47 22.0 4951
1 yr TAM 2 0 3 49 0 24 16.3 55

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
1981 23 SDG RET 21 14 2 7 2 0 0
1982 24 SDG RET 21 9 0 4 1 0 0
1983 25 SDG rb 21 15 5 8 3 0 0
1984 26 CIN RB 21 15 11 4 0 0 0
1985 27 CIN RB 21 16 16 7 1 0 0
1986* 28 CIN RB 21 16 16 2 0 0 0
1988* 30 CIN RB 21 15 15 1 0 0 0
1989* 31 CIN RB 21 16 14 9 1 0 0
1990* 32 CIN RB 21 16 15 3 1 0 0
1991 33 CIN RB 21 15 12 5 0 0 0
1992 34 2TM 6 2 1 0 0 0
CLE 28 4 2 1 0 0 0
Career 162 115 51 9 0 0
8 yrs CIN 118 106 31 3 0 0
3 yrs SDG 38 7 19 6 0 0
1 yr CLE 4 2 1 0 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%
1985 27 CIN RB 21 16 16 1 1 100.0 8 1 100.0 0 0.0 8 8.0 28.0 8.0 0.5 139.6 0 0 8.0 28.0 0.0
1986* 28 CIN RB 21 16 16 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 162 115 1 2 50.0 8 1 50.0 0 0.0 8 4.0 14.0 8.0 0.0 100.0 0 0 4.0 14.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981 23 SDG RET 21 14 2 3 3 6 36
1982 24 SDG RET 21 9 0 6 6 36
1983 25 SDG rb 21 15 5 3 3 18
1984 26 CIN RB 21 15 11 2 2 4 24
1985 27 CIN RB 21 16 16 7 5 12 72
1986* 28 CIN RB 21 16 16 5 4 9 54
1987 29 CIN RB 21 9 7 1 2 3 18
1988* 30 CIN RB 21 15 15 8 6 14 84
1989* 31 CIN RB 21 16 14 7 2 9 54
1990* 32 CIN RB 21 16 15 5 4 9 54
1991 33 CIN RB 21 15 12 2 2 4 24
Career 162 115 49 30 79 474
8 yrs CIN 118 106 37 27 64 384
3 yrs SDG 38 7 12 3 15 90

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Archie Griffin, Karim Abdul-Jabbar, William Floyd, Curtis Dickey, Tatum Bell, Fred Willis, Johnny Olszewski, Bam Morris, Greg Bell, Leroy Harris
4 Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Smith, Jess Phillips, Leroy Harris, Clarence Davis, Kevin Jones, Bo Jackson, Fred Willis, Bam Morris, William Floyd
5 Tiki Barber, Mike Garrett, Pete Johnson, Johnny Johnson, Boobie Clark, Dalton Hilliard, Tony Reed, Napoleon Kaufman, Natrone Means, Kevan Barlow
6 Paul Hornung*, Jim Kiick, Pete Johnson, Tiki Barber, Don Perkins, Freeman McNeil, Chuck Muncie, Jerome Bettis, John Brockington, Dorsey Levens
7 Jim Kiick, Pete Johnson, Paul Hornung*, Tiki Barber, MacArthur Lane, Dorsey Levens, John Brockington, Delvin Williams, Freeman McNeil, Gerald Riggs
8 Paul Hornung*, Tiki Barber, Greg Pruitt, Delvin Williams, Calvin Hill, John Riggins*, Shaun Alexander, Floyd Little, James Wilder, Jim Kiick
9 Chuck Muncie, Freeman McNeil, Floyd Little, Calvin Hill, Earl Campbell*, John L. Williams, John Riggins*, Greg Pruitt, Jamal Lewis, Marcus Allen*
10 John L. Williams, Freeman McNeil, Eddie George, Marcus Allen*, Leroy Kelly*, Chuck Muncie, Jerome Bettis, Floyd Little, Earnest Byner, Eric Dickerson*
11 Freeman McNeil, John L. Williams, Marcus Allen*, Jerome Bettis, Warrick Dunn, Roger Craig, Eddie George, Leroy Kelly*, Chuck Muncie, Ottis Anderson
12 Freeman McNeil, John L. Williams, Ottis Anderson, John Riggins*, Calvin Hill, Roger Craig, Eddie George, Leroy Kelly*, Chuck Muncie, Earnest Byner
Career Freeman McNeil, John L. Williams, Ottis Anderson, Roger Craig, Eddie George, Leroy Kelly*, Calvin Hill, Chuck Muncie, Fred Taylor, Larry Csonka*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1986
1988
1989
1990

Rushing Att

Career 1685 (50)

Rushing Yds

1986 NFL 1087 (8)
1989 NFL 1239 (7)
1990 NFL 1004 (8)
Career 7962 (43)

Rushing TD

1982 NFL 6 (8)
1989 NFL 7 (10)
Career 49 (62)

Long Rush

1982 NFL 48 (9)
1983 NFL 61 (10)
1986 NFL 56 (10)
1989 NFL 65 (4)
1990 NFL 56 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1981 NFL 4.8 (5)
1982 NFL 4.9 (3)
1985 NFL 4.8 (8)
1986 NFL 5.3 (1)
1988 NFL 5.1 (2)
1989 NFL 5.6 (2/58)
1990 NFL 5.1 (3)
Career 4.7 (46)

Rushing Yds/Game

1986 NFL 67.9 (10)
1989 NFL 77.4 (8)
1990 NFL 62.8 (10)
Career 49.1 (126)

Touchdowns

1985 NFL 12 (7)
1988 NFL 14 (4)
Career 79 (49)

Points Scored

Career 474 (173)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1985 NFL 12 (7)
1988 NFL 14 (4)
Career 79 (48)

Yds From Scrimmage

1986 NFL 1773 (3)
1989 NFL 1545 (5)
1990 NFL 1273 (10)
Career 11583 (51)

All-Purpose Yds

1981 NFL 2093 (1/78)
1982 NFL 1383 (1)
1986 NFL 1773 (4)
Career 14910 (28)

Touches

Career 2252 (35)

Yds/Touch

1981 NFL 9.6 (4)
1982 NFL 9.5 (3)
1983 NFL 7.3 (7)

Kick Returns

1981 NFL 40 (4)
1982 NFL 33 (1)
Career 132 (96)

Kick Return Yds

1981 NFL 949 (5)
1982 NFL 749 (1)
Career 2762 (125)

Yds/Kick Return

1981 NFL 23.7 (8)

Yds/Punt Return

1981 NFL 13.2 (2)
1982 NFL 11.5 (2)

Kick & Punt Returns

1981 NFL 62 (10)
1982 NFL 45 (2)
Career 184 (150)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1981 NFL 1239 (4)
1982 NFL 887 (1)
Career 3327 (129)

Fumbles

Career 51 (114)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1986Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1988UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1989UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1990UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1981 23 14 RB 121 29
1982 24 9 RB 86 11 22 59
1983 25 15 RB 91 46
1984 26 15 RB 90 42
1985 27 16 RB 229 78 7 12
1986 28 16 RB 231 93 6 11
1987 29 9 RB 74 46
1988 30 15 RB 206 66 8 18
1989 31 16 RB 209 88 8 12
1990 32 16 RB 181 53 9 16
1991 33 15 RB 116 27
1992 34 6 RB 4 114
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