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

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 90 (249th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 21, 2013 7:25AM
All-Time Rank: #76. Art Shell… #77. Earl Campbell… #78. Chris Doleman… #79. ERIC DICKERSON… #80. Roger Staubach… #81. Jack Lambert… #82. Jim Taylor… 

Rushing & Receiving

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
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 29 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 15
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 29 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 17
1985 25 RAM RB 29 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 9
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 29 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 13
1987 27 2TM 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 10
IND RB 29 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 8
RAM rb 29 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 2
1988*+ 28 IND RB 29 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 19
1989* 29 IND RB 29 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 10
1990 30 IND RB 29 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 6
1991 31 IND RB 29 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 4
1992 32 RAI RB 29 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 5
1993 33 ATL rb 29 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
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 78 109
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 47
5 yrs RAM 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 56
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
1 yr RAI 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 5

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

Passing

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% 4QC GWD
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 29 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 -45.00 0.0
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 29 16 16 1 1 100.0 15 1 100.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 35.0 15.0 0.9 158.3 0 0 15.00 35.00 0.0
1989* 29 IND RB 29 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 6 -6.00 -6.00 100.0
Career 146 136 1 2 50.0 15 1 50.0 1 50.0 15 7.5 -5.0 15.0 0.1 75.0 1 6 3.00 -5.33 33.3

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 29 16 16 18 2 20 120
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 29 16 16 14 14 84
1985 25 RAM RB 29 14 14 12 12 72
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 29 16 16 11 11 66
1987 27 2TM 12 10 6 6 36
IND RB 29 9 8 5 5 30
RAM rb 29 3 2 1 1 6
1988*+ 28 IND RB 29 16 16 14 1 15 90
1989* 29 IND RB 29 15 14 7 1 8 48
1990 30 IND RB 29 11 8 4 4 24
1991 31 IND RB 29 10 9 2 1 3 18
1992 32 RAI RB 29 16 15 2 1 3 18
Career 146 136 90 6 96 576
5 yrs IND 61 55 32 3 35 210
5 yrs RAM 65 64 56 2 58 348
1 yr RAI 16 15 2 1 3 18

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 John L. Williams, Clinton Portis, William Andrews, Roger Craig, LaDainian Tomlinson, Marshall Faulk*, Barry Sanders*, Jim Brown*, Tony Dorsett*, Adrian Peterson
4 Clinton Portis, William Andrews, Barry Sanders*, Lenny Moore*, Billy Sims, Tony Dorsett*, John L. Williams, Franco Harris*, Marshall Faulk*, Roger Craig
5 John L. Williams, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore*, Barry Sanders*, Calvin Hill, Marshall Faulk*, Warrick Dunn, Terry Metcalf, Franco Harris*, Earl Campbell*
6 Marcus Allen*, Ricky Watters, Roger Craig, Chuck Foreman, Barry Sanders*, Jim Brown*, Larry Brown, John L. Williams, Lawrence McCutcheon, Lenny Moore*
7 Roger Craig, Marcus Allen*, Ricky Watters, Chuck Foreman, Barry Sanders*, Larry Brown, Jim Brown*, Walter Payton*, Lenny Moore*, Curtis Martin*
8 Roger Craig, Marcus Allen*, Walter Payton*, Ricky Watters, John L. Williams, Eddie George, Hugh McElhenny*, Chuck Foreman, Chuck Muncie, Larry Brown
9 Marcus Allen*, Roger Craig, Tiki Barber, John L. Williams, Eddie George, Hugh McElhenny*, Walter Payton*, James Brooks, Ahman Green, Fred Taylor
10 Roger Craig, Marcus Allen*, Hugh McElhenny*, Tiki Barber, John L. Williams, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Ahman Green, Lenny Moore*, Eddie George
11 Roger Craig, Marcus Allen*, Hugh McElhenny*, Tiki Barber, John L. Williams, James Brooks, Ahman Green, Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters, Leroy Kelly*
Career Roger Craig, Tiki Barber, John L. Williams, Hugh McElhenny*, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Ottis Anderson, Ahman Green, Eddie George, Leroy Kelly*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1983 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
1986 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls
1983
1984
1986
1987
1988
1989

First-Team All-Pro
1983
1984
1986
1987
1988

Approximate Value
1983 NFL 15 (10)
1984 NFL 17 (6)
1988 NFL 19 (3)

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 (9)

Rushing Yds
1983 NFL 1808 (1/20)
1984 NFL 2105 (1/1)
1985 NFL 1234 (8)
1986 NFL 1821 (1/17)
1987 NFL 1288 (2)
1988 NFL 1659 (1/41)
1989 NFL 1311 (3)
Career 13259 (7)

Rushing TD
1983 NFL 18 (2/15)
1984 NFL 14 (1/56)
1985 NFL 12 (2)
1986 NFL 11 (5)
1987 NFL 6 (10)
1988 NFL 14 (3/56)
1989 NFL 7 (10)
Career 90 (12)

Long Rush
1983 NFL 85 (1/44)
1984 NFL 66 (6)
1987 NFL 57 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att
1983 NFL 4.6 (10)
1984 NFL 5.6 (2/64)
1986 NFL 4.5 (7)
1987 NFL 4.5 (3)
1989 NFL 4.2 (7)
Career 4.4 (102)

Rushing Yds/Game
1983 NFL 113.0 (1/24)
1984 NFL 131.6 (1/4)
1985 NFL 88.1 (5)
1986 NFL 113.8 (1/22)
1987 NFL 112.3 (1/38)
1988 NFL 103.7 (1/55)
1989 NFL 87.4 (3)
Career 90.8 (5)

Touchdowns
1983 NFL 20 (2/20)
1984 NFL 14 (3)
1985 NFL 12 (7)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
1988 NFL 15 (2)
Career 96 (22)

Points Scored
1983 NFL 120 (6)
Career 576 (124)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1983 NFL 20 (2/19)
1984 NFL 14 (3)
1985 NFL 12 (7)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
1988 NFL 15 (2)
Career 96 (22)

Yds From Scrimmage
1983 NFL 2212 (1/21)
1984 NFL 2244 (1/14)
1986 NFL 2026 (1/58)
1987 NFL 1459 (3)
1988 NFL 2036 (1/51)
1989 NFL 1522 (7)
Career 15396 (15)

All-Purpose Yds
1983 NFL 2212 (1/52)
1984 NFL 2244 (1/43)
1986 NFL 2026 (1)
1987 NFL 1459 (4)
1988 NFL 2036 (3)
Career 15396 (26)

Total Offense
Career 13268 (123)

Touches
1983 NFL 441 (1/8)
1984 NFL 400 (3/40)
1985 NFL 312 (9)
1986 NFL 430 (1/14)
1987 NFL 301 (2)
1988 NFL 424 (1/19)
1989 NFL 344 (5)
Career 3277 (12)

Fumbles
1983 NFL 13 (2/72)
1984 NFL 14 (4/42)
1985 NFL 10 (8)
1986 NFL 12 (2)
1989 NFL 10 (7)
Career 78 (38)

Fumbles Recovered
1984 NFL 4 (5)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19831st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19831st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19831st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19831st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19831st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19831st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19831st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19841st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19841st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19841st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19841st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19841st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19841st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19841st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19861st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19861st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19861st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19861st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19861st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19861st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19861st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19871st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19871st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19871st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19871st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19871st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19871st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19871st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19881st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19881st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19881st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19881st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19881st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19881st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19881st TeamAll-NFLSporting News

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1983 23 16 RB 341 191 1 1
1984 24 16 RB 306 184 2 3
1985 25 14 RB 208 57 11 20
1986 26 16 RB 275 137 1 3
1987 27 12 RB 182 88 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 32
1993 33 4 RB 15 99
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