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Rich Caster

Richard C. Caster

Position: TE-WR
Height: 6-5    Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1948 in Mobile, AL
College: Jackson State

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 1970 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · 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
1970 22 NYJ 14 0 19 393 20.7 3 72 1.4 28.1 393 3 0
1971 23 NYJ WR 14 0 26 454 17.5 6 57 1.9 32.4 2 10 0 17 5.0 0.7 0.1 464 6 0
1972* 24 NYJ TE 14 0 39 833 21.4 10 80 2.8 59.5 2 6 0 6 3.0 0.4 0.1 839 10 0
1973 25 NYJ TE 14 0 35 593 16.9 4 49 2.5 42.4 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 -0.6 0.1 584 4 1
1974* 26 NYJ TE 13 0 38 745 19.6 7 89 2.9 57.3 745 7 2
1975* 27 NYJ TE 14 0 47 820 17.4 4 91 3.4 58.6 820 4 0
1976 28 NYJ TE 14 0 31 391 12.6 1 41 2.2 27.9 6 73 0 60 12.2 5.2 0.4 464 1 1
1977 29 NYJ WR 10 0 10 205 20.5 1 58 1.0 20.5 2 -15 0 -6 -7.5 -1.5 0.2 190 1 1
1978 30 HOU wr 14 0 20 316 15.8 5 47 1.4 22.6 5 32 0 11 6.4 2.3 0.4 348 5 1
1979 31 HOU WR 16 0 18 239 13.3 1 36 1.1 14.9 4 25 0 10 6.3 1.6 0.3 264 1 1
1980 32 HOU 16 1 27 341 12.6 3 68 1.7 21.3 341 3 1
1981 33 2TM 7 1 12 185 15.4 0 31 1.7 26.4 1 -3 0 0 -3.0 -0.4 0.1 182 0 2
NOR 4 0 7 108 15.4 0 31 1.8 27.0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.8 0.3 105 0 2
WAS 3 1 5 77 15.4 0 26 1.7 25.7 77 0 0
1982 34 WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 161 2 322 5515 17.1 45 91 2.0 34.3 23 119 0 60 5.2 0.7 0.1 5634 45 10
8 yrs NYJ 107 0 245 4434 18.1 36 91 2.3 41.4 13 65 0 60 5.0 0.6 0.1 4499 36 5
3 yrs TEN 46 1 65 896 13.8 9 68 1.4 19.5 9 57 0 11 6.3 1.2 0.2 953 9 3
2 yrs WAS 4 1 5 77 15.4 0 26 1.3 19.3 77 0 0
1 yr NOR 4 0 7 108 15.4 0 31 1.8 27.0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.8 0.3 105 0 2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1971 23 NYJ WR 14 0 0 1 7 0
1972* 24 NYJ TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
1973 25 NYJ TE 14 0 1 1 0 0
1974* 26 NYJ TE 13 0 2 0 0 0
1976 28 NYJ TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
1977 29 NYJ WR 10 0 1 1 0 0
1978 30 HOU wr 14 0 1 0 0 0
1979 31 HOU WR 16 0 1 0 0 0
1980 32 HOU 16 1 1 0 0 0
1981 33 2TM 7 1 2 0 0 0
NOR 4 0 2 0 0 0
Career 161 2 10 4 7 0
8 yrs NYJ 107 0 5 4 7 0
3 yrs TEN 46 1 3 0 0 0
1 yr NOR 4 0 2 0 0 0

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
1970 22 NYJ 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 393
1979 31 HOU WR 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 264
Career 161 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 5634
8 yrs NYJ 107 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 4499
3 yrs TEN 46 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 953

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
1970 22 NYJ 14 0 3 18
1971 23 NYJ WR 14 0 6 36
1972* 24 NYJ TE 14 0 10 60
1973 25 NYJ TE 14 0 4 24
1974* 26 NYJ TE 13 0 7 42
1975* 27 NYJ TE 14 0 4 24
1976 28 NYJ TE 14 0 1 6
1977 29 NYJ WR 10 0 1 6
1978 30 HOU wr 14 0 5 30
1979 31 HOU WR 16 0 1 6
1980 32 HOU 16 1 3 18
Career 161 2 45 270
8 yrs NYJ 107 0 36 216
3 yrs TEN 46 1 9 54

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1972
1974
1975

Long Rush

1976 NFL 60 (8)

Receiving Yds

1972 NFL 833 (4)
1974 NFL 745 (6)
1975 NFL 820 (6)
Career 5515 (171)

Receiving TD

1971 NFL 6 (9)
1972 NFL 10 (2)
1974 NFL 7 (4)
Career 45 (128)

Long Reception

1972 NFL 80 (9)
1974 NFL 89 (1-- 92)
1975 NFL 91 (2-- 64)

Yds/Reception

1972 NFL 21.4 (2-- 94)
1974 NFL 19.6 (6)
Career 17.1 (70)

Receiving Yds/Game

1972 NFL 59.5 (4)
1974 NFL 57.3 (5)
1975 NFL 58.6 (6)

Touchdowns

1972 NFL 10 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1972 NFL 10 (8)

     

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
1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 22 14 TE 57 16
1971 23 14 WR 82 13 26 64
1972 24 14 TE 144 101 1 5
1973 25 14 TE 82 31 5 39
1974 26 13 TE 117 68 1 17
1975 27 14 TE 106 52 1 28
1976 28 14 TE 52 14
1977 29 10 WR 25 63
1978 30 14 TE 65 12 75
1979 31 16 WR 32 67
1980 32 16 TE 52 18
1981 33 7 TE 18 37
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