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Al Denson

Alfred Freddie Denson

Position: FL-TE-SE-WR
Height: 6-2    Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: January 2, 1942 in Jacksonville, FL
College: Florida A&M

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 6th round (47th overall) of the AFL 1964 Draft
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 6th round (72nd overall) of the 1964 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

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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
1964 22 DEN fl 14 0 25 383 15.3 1 82 1.8 27.4 383 1 2
1965 23 DEN te 14 0 9 102 11.3 0 19 0.6 7.3 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 98 0 0
1966 24 DEN TE 14 0 36 725 20.1 3 65 2.6 51.8 725 3 0
1967* 25 DEN FL 14 0 46 899 19.5 11 68 3.3 64.2 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.1 0.1 897 11 0
1968 26 DEN SE 8 7 34 586 17.2 5 44 4.3 73.3 586 5 0
1969* 27 DEN SE 13 13 53 809 15.3 10 62 4.1 62.2 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.7 0.1 818 10 0
1970 28 DEN WR 14 14 47 646 13.7 2 42 3.4 46.1 646 2 0
1971 29 MIN 7 0 10 125 12.5 0 17 1.4 17.9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 125 0 0
Career 98 34 260 4275 16.4 32 82 2.7 43.6 4 3 0 9 0.8 0.0 0.0 4278 32 2
7 yrs DEN 91 34 250 4150 16.6 32 82 2.7 45.6 3 3 0 9 1.0 0.0 0.0 4153 32 2
1 yr MIN 7 0 10 125 12.5 0 17 1.4 17.9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 125 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1964 22 DEN fl 14 0 1 1 8
1966 24 DEN TE 14 0 3 18
1967* 25 DEN FL 14 0 11 66
1968 26 DEN SE 8 7 5 30
1969* 27 DEN SE 13 13 10 60
1970 28 DEN WR 14 14 2 12
Career 98 34 32 1 194

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1967
1969

Receptions

1967 AFL 46 (8)
1969 AFL 53 (3)
1970 NFL 47 (10)

Receiving Yds

1966 AFL 725 (9)
1967 AFL 899 (6)
1969 AFL 809 (7)

Receiving TD

1967 AFL 11 (1)
1969 AFL 10 (3)

Long Reception

1964 AFL 82 (2)
1967 AFL 68 (10)

Yds/Reception

1966 AFL 20.1 (2)
1967 AFL 19.5 (4)
1968 AFL 17.2 (10)
Career 16.4 (120)

Receiving Yds/Game

1966 AFL 51.8 (9)
1967 AFL 64.2 (6)
1968 AFL 73.3 (7)
1969 AFL 62.2 (7)

Touchdowns

1967 AFL 11 (3)
1969 AFL 10 (3)

Points Scored

1967 AFL 66 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1967 AFL 11 (3)
1969 AFL 10 (3)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (134)

 

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
1966 - AFL: 2nd team all-AFL
1966 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL
1966 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL
1966 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL
1967 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-conf.
1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL
1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL
1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL
1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL
1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 28 14 WR 77 14 28 63
77 14