Fred Dryer

John Frederick Dryer

Position: DE
Height: 6-6 Weight: 240 lbs.

Born: July 6, 1946 in Hawthorne, CA
College: San Diego St. (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 87 (296th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated Jun 19, 2013 12:25AM

All-Time Rank: #332. Bob Vogel… #333. Lawrence McCutcheon… #334. Lomas Brown… #335. FRED DRYER… #336. Randy Cross… #337. Russ Grimm… #338. Marvin Powell…

All-Time Rank: #332. Bob Vogel… #333. Lawrence McCutcheon… #334. Lomas Brown… #335. FRED DRYER… #336. Randy Cross… #337. Russ Grimm… #338. Marvin Powell…

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	AV
1969	23	NYG	RDE	89	14	14							0	0	2	0	0				7
1970	24	NYG	RDE	89	14	14							0	0	2	0	0				8
1971	25	NYG	RDE	89	14	14							0	0	2	0	0				7
1972	26	RAM	de	89	14	3							0	0	2	0	0				4
1973	27	RAM	RDE	89	14	14							0	0	3	0	0			2	11
1974	28	RAM	RDE	89	14	14															14
1975*	29	RAM	RDE	89	14	14		1	20	1	20	0	0	0	2	0	0				16
1976	30	RAM	RDE	89	14	14															9
1977	31	RAM	RDE	89	14	14							0	0	3	0	0				11
1978	32	RAM	RDE	89	16	16							0	0	3	5	0				9
1979	33	RAM	RDE	89	16	16							0	0	1	0	0				8
1980	34	RAM	RDE	89	16	16															8
1981	35	RAM		89	2	0															0
Career					176	163		1	20	1	20	0	0	0	20	5	0			2	112
10 yrs		RAM			134	121		1	20	1	20	0	0	0	14	5	0			2	90
3 yrs		NYG			42	42							0	0	6	0	0				22

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
1971	25	NYG	RDE	89	14	14						1	0	0	0	0.0	0
Career					176	163						1	0	0	0	0.0	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	IntTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1973	27	RAM	RDE	89	14	14			2	4
1975*	29	RAM	RDE	89	14	14	1	1		6
Career					176	163	1	1	2	10

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Kyle Williams, Simeon Rice, Walt Patulski, Mark Lomas, Larry Cole, Barry Cofield, Ray Childress, Marion Campbell, Doug Atkins*, Lyle Alzado
4	Hollis Thomas, Doug Atkins, Walt Patulski, Jim Marshall, Raheem Brock, Garin Veris, Chris Mims, Hugh Douglas, Willie Davis, Chet Ostrowski
5	Will Smith, Simeon Rice, Ty Warren, Vonnie Holliday, Barney Chavous, Gary Johnson, Volney Peters, Russell Maryland, Hollis Thomas, Larry Cole
6	Gary Johnson, Tim Krumrie, Jim Dunaway, Rulon Jones, Aaron Schobel, Bill Glass, Charles Mann, Bill Maas, Jerry Ball, Aaron Kampman
7	Willie Davis, Rulon Jones, Doug Atkins, Gary Johnson, John Henderson, Claude Humphrey, Fred Dean*, Dana Stubblefield, Dexter Manley, Neil Smith
8	Rulon Jones, Art Still, John Henderson, Charles Mann, Al Baker, Fred Dean*, Fred Smerlas, Dana Stubblefield, Gary Johnson, Claude Humphrey
9	Charles Mann, Claude Humphrey, Jerry Mays, Bryant Young, Harvey Martin, Richard Seymour, Doug Atkins*, Art Still, Gary Johnson, Chester McGlockton
10	Charles Mann, Jerry Mays, Larry Brooks, Bryant Young, Harvey Martin, Curley Culp, George Andrie, Doug Atkins, Fred Smerlas, Neil Smith
11	Charles Mann, Jerry Mays, Harvey Martin, Fred Smerlas, Neil Smith, Bryant Young, Ray Childress, George Andrie, Too Tall Jones, Art Still
12	Jim Marshall, Neil Smith, Charles Mann, Too Tall Jones, Jerry Mays, Art Still, Bryant Young, Harvey Martin, La'Roi Glover, Elvin Bethea*
13	Neil Smith, Jim Marshall, Too Tall Jones, Charles Mann, La'Roi Glover, Jerry Mays, Art Still, Leslie O'Neal, Harvey Martin, Jacob Green
Career	Neil Smith, Charles Mann, La'Roi Glover, Jerry Mays, Art Still, Leslie O'Neal, Harvey Martin, Jacob Green, Trevor Pryce, Fred Miller

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1975	Non-Offensive TDs 1975 NFL 1 (4)	Playoff Games Started Career 14 (131)	Fumbles Recovered Career 20 (94)
Intercept. Ret. TD 1975 NFL 1 (2)	Safeties 1973 NFL 2 (1/1) Career 2 (22)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1974	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1974	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1974	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1975	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI

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