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Eric Dickerson

Eric Demetric Dickerson

Position: RB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 2, 1960 in Sealy, TX
College: SMU

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999

6-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1983 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 16 16 390 1808 18 85 4.6 113.0 24.4 51 404 7.9 2 37 3.2 25.3 2212 20 13
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 16 16 379 2105 14 66 5.6 131.6 23.7 21 139 6.6 0 19 1.3 8.7 2244 14 14
1985 25 RAM RB 14 14 292 1234 12 43 4.2 88.1 20.9 20 126 6.3 0 33 1.4 9.0 1360 12 10
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 404 1821 11 42 4.5 113.8 25.3 26 205 7.9 0 28 1.6 12.8 2026 11 12
1987*+ 27 2TM RB/ 12 10 283 1288 6 57 4.6 107.3 23.6 18 171 9.5 0 28 1.5 14.3 1459 6 7
RAM 3 2 60 277 1 57 4.6 92.3 20.0 5 38 7.6 0 13 1.7 12.7 315 1 2
IND RB 9 8 223 1011 5 53 4.5 112.3 24.8 13 133 10.2 0 28 1.4 14.8 1144 5 5
1988*+ 28 IND RB 16 16 388 1659 14 41 4.3 103.7 24.3 36 377 10.5 1 50 2.3 23.6 2036 15 5
1989* 29 IND RB 15 14 314 1311 7 21 4.2 87.4 20.9 30 211 7.0 1 22 2.0 14.1 1522 8 10
1990 30 IND RB 11 8 166 677 4 43 4.1 61.5 15.1 18 92 5.1 0 17 1.6 8.4 769 4 0
1991 31 IND RB 10 9 167 536 2 28 3.2 53.6 16.7 41 269 6.6 1 26 4.1 26.9 805 3 6
1992 32 RAI RB 16 15 187 729 2 40 3.9 45.6 11.7 14 85 6.1 1 15 0.9 5.3 814 3 1
1993 33 ATL 4 2 26 91 0 10 3.5 22.8 6.5 6 58 9.7 0 30 1.5 14.5 149 0 0
Career 146 136 2996 13259 90 85 4.4 90.8 20.5 281 2137 7.6 6 50 1.9 14.6 15396 96 78
5 yrs IND 61 55 1258 5194 32 53 4.1 85.1 20.6 138 1082 7.8 3 50 2.3 17.7 6276 35 26
5 yrs STL 65 64 1525 7245 56 85 4.8 111.5 23.5 123 912 7.4 2 37 1.9 14.0 8157 58 51
1 yr ATL 4 2 26 91 0 10 3.5 22.8 6.5 6 58 9.7 0 30 1.5 14.5 149 0 0
1 yr OAK 16 15 187 729 2 40 3.9 45.6 11.7 14 85 6.1 1 15 0.9 5.3 814 3 1

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
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 16 16 13 1 0 0
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 16 16 14 4 15 0
1985 25 RAM RB 14 14 10 3 0 0
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 12 2 0 0
1987*+ 27 2TM RB/ 12 10 7 3 0 0
RAM 3 2 2 0 0 0
IND RB 9 8 5 3 0 0
1988*+ 28 IND RB 16 16 5 1 0 0
1989* 29 IND RB 15 14 10 0 0 0
1991 31 IND RB 10 9 6 1 0 0
1992 32 RAI RB 16 15 1 0 0 0
1993 33 ATL 4 2 0 1 0 0
Career 146 136 78 16 15 0
5 yrs IND 61 55 26 5 0 0
5 yrs STL 65 64 51 10 15 0
1 yr ATL 4 2 0 1 0 0
1 yr OAK 16 15 1 0 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 15 1 100.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 25.0 15.0 0.9 158.3 0 0 15.0 25.0 0.0
Career 146 136 1 2 50.0 15 1 50.0 1 50.0 15 7.5 -10.0 15.0 0.1 75.0 1 6 3.0 -8.7 33.3

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 16 16 18 2 120
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 16 16 14 84
1985 25 RAM RB 14 14 12 72
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 11 66
1987*+ 27 2TM RB/ 12 10 6 36
RAM 3 2 1 6
IND RB 9 8 5 30
1988*+ 28 IND RB 16 16 14 1 90
1989* 29 IND RB 15 14 7 1 48
1990 30 IND RB 11 8 4 24
1991 31 IND RB 10 9 2 1 18
1992 32 RAI RB 16 15 2 1 18
Career 146 136 90 6 576
5 yrs IND 61 55 32 3 210
5 yrs STL 65 64 56 2 348
1 yr OAK 16 15 2 1 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1983
1984
1986
1987
1988
1989

1st-team All-Pro

1983
1984
1986
1987
1988

Rushing Att

1983 NFL 390 (1-- 9)
1984 NFL 379 (3-- 17)
1985 NFL 292 (8)
1986 NFL 404 (1-- 4)
1987 NFL 283 (2)
1988 NFL 388 (1-- 11)
1989 NFL 314 (4)
Career 2996 (7)

Rushing Yds

1983 NFL 1808 (1-- 18)
1984 NFL 2105 (1-- 1)
1985 NFL 1234 (8)
1986 NFL 1821 (1-- 15)
1987 NFL 1288 (2)
1988 NFL 1659 (1-- 37)
1989 NFL 1311 (3)
Career 13259 (6)

Rushing TD

1983 NFL 18 (2-- 15)
1984 NFL 14 (1-- 47)
1985 NFL 12 (2)
1986 NFL 11 (5)
1987 NFL 6 (10)
1988 NFL 14 (3-- 47)
1989 NFL 7 (10)
Career 90 (12)

Long Rush

1983 NFL 85 (1-- 39)
1984 NFL 66 (6)
1987 NFL 57 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1983 NFL 4.6 (10)
1984 NFL 5.6 (2-- 56)
1986 NFL 4.5 (7)
1987 NFL 4.5 (3)
1989 NFL 4.2 (7)
Career 4.4 (88)

Rushing Yds/Game

1983 NFL 113.0 (1-- 22)
1984 NFL 131.6 (1-- 4)
1985 NFL 88.1 (5)
1986 NFL 113.8 (1-- 20)
1987 NFL 112.3 (1-- 35)
1988 NFL 103.7 (1-- 51)
1989 NFL 87.4 (3)
Career 90.8 (6)

Touchdowns

1983 NFL 20 (2-- 20)
1984 NFL 14 (3)
1985 NFL 12 (7)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
1988 NFL 15 (2-- 95)
Career 96 (21)

Points Scored

1983 NFL 120 (6)
Career 576 (110)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1983 NFL 20 (2-- 19)
1984 NFL 14 (3)
1985 NFL 12 (7)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
1988 NFL 15 (2-- 93)
Career 96 (21)

Yds From Scrimmage

1983 NFL 2212 (1-- 18)
1984 NFL 2244 (1-- 12)
1986 NFL 2026 (1-- 53)
1987 NFL 1459 (3)
1988 NFL 2036 (1-- 46)
1989 NFL 1522 (7)
Career 15396 (11)

All-Purpose Yds

1983 NFL 2212 (1-- 39)
1984 NFL 2244 (1-- 31)
1986 NFL 2026 (1-- 95)
1987 NFL 1459 (4)
1988 NFL 2036 (3-- 89)
Career 15396 (18)

Touches

1983 NFL 441 (1-- 8)
1984 NFL 400 (3-- 39)
1985 NFL 312 (9)
1986 NFL 430 (1-- 14)
1987 NFL 301 (2)
1988 NFL 424 (1-- 19)
1989 NFL 344 (5)
Career 3277 (10)

Fumbles

1983 NFL 13 (2-- 64)
1984 NFL 14 (4-- 41)
1985 NFL 10 (8)
1986 NFL 12 (2)
1989 NFL 10 (7)
Career 78 (35)

Fumbles Recovered

1984 NFL 4 (5)
Career 16 (191)

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
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1983 23 16 RB 341 254 1 1
1984 24 16 RB 306 241 2 3
1985 25 14 RB 208 77 11 20
1986 26 16 RB 275 183 1 3
1987 27 12 RB 182 66 3 12
1988 28 16 RB 294 154 1 2
1989 29 15 RB 200 80 9 19
1990 30 11 RB 101 32
1991 31 10 RB 99 33
1992 32 16 RB 99 33
1993 33 4 RB 15 104
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