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Larry Brunson

Lawrence Rudolph Brunson

Position: WR
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 11, 1949 in Little Rock, AR
College: Colorado, Mesa

Career AV: 19 (4509th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 11th round (263rd overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.

83 82 82

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 AV
1974 25 KAN RET 83 14 0 19 111 0 29 5.8 12 280 0 57 23.3 732 4
1975 26 KAN WR 83 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 1 8 0 8 8.0 499 5
1976 27 KAN WR 83 14 14 31 387 0 48 12.5 1042 7
1977 28 KAN WR 83 11 0 20 108 0 19 5.4 11 216 0 32 19.6 627 3
1978 29 OAK 82 2 0 6 154 0 47 25.7 154 0
1979 30 OAK 82 11 0 2 8 0 7 4.0 17 441 0 89 25.9 498 1
1980 31 DEN RET 82 13 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 40 923 0 53 23.1 950 0
Career 79 14 75 630 0 48 8.4 87 2022 0 89 23.2 4502 20
4 yrs KAN 53 14 71 610 0 48 8.6 24 504 0 57 21.0 2900 19
2 yrs RAI 13 0 2 8 0 7 4.0 23 595 0 89 25.9 652 1
1 yr DEN 13 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 40 923 0 53 23.1 950 0

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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
1974 25 KAN RET 83 14 0 22 374 17.0 2 84 1.6 26.7 5 -33 0 0 -6.6 -2.4 0.4 341 2 3
1975 26 KAN WR 83 14 0 23 398 17.3 2 36 1.6 28.4 2 89 0 65 44.5 6.4 0.1 487 2 0
1976 27 KAN WR 83 14 14 33 656 19.9 1 57 2.4 46.9 3 -1 0 5 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 655 1 2
1977 28 KAN WR 83 11 0 20 295 14.8 0 63 1.8 26.8 2 8 0 11 4.0 0.7 0.2 303 0 1
1979 30 OAK 82 11 0 5 49 9.8 1 17 0.5 4.5 49 1 1
1980 31 DEN RET 82 13 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.2 15 0 0
Career 79 14 104 1787 17.2 6 84 1.3 22.6 12 63 0 65 5.3 0.8 0.2 1850 6 7
4 yrs KAN 53 14 98 1723 17.6 5 84 1.8 32.5 12 63 0 65 5.3 1.2 0.2 1786 5 6
2 yrs RAI 13 0 5 49 9.8 1 17 0.4 3.8 49 1 1
1 yr DEN 13 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.2 15 0 0

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
1974 25 KAN RET 83 14 0 3 2 2 0
1976 27 KAN WR 83 14 14 2 1 0 0
1977 28 KAN WR 83 11 0 1 0 0 0
1979 30 OAK 82 11 0 1 0 0 0
Career 79 14 7 3 2 0
4 yrs KAN 53 14 6 3 2 0
2 yrs RAI 13 0 1 0 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
1974 25 KAN RET 83 14 0 2 2 12
1975 26 KAN WR 83 14 0 2 2 12
1976 27 KAN WR 83 14 14 1 1 6
1979 30 OAK 82 11 0 1 1 6
Career 79 14 6 6 36
4 yrs KAN 53 14 5 5 30
2 yrs RAI 13 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Long Rush

1975 NFL 65 (5)

Long Reception

1974 NFL 84 (2)

Yds/Reception

1976 NFL 19.9 (6)

Kick Returns

1980 NFL 40 (7)

Kick Return Yds

1980 NFL 923 (6)

Long Kick Return

1979 NFL 89 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1979 NFL 25.9 (1)

1980 NFL 23.1 (7)
Career 23.2 (141)

Punt Return Yds

1976 NFL 387 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1976 NFL 12.5 (5)
Career 8.4 (189)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 162 (174)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1980 NFL 935 (10)
Career 2652 (197)

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

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1974 25 14 WR 46 45
1975 26 14 WR 61 40
1976 27 14 WR 72 32
1977 28 11 WR 30 57
1979 30 11 WR 11 96
1980 31 13 WR 2 119
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