Marshall Faulk

Marshall William Faulk (twitter: @marshallfaulk)

Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 211 lbs.

Born: February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, LA
College: San Diego St. (school history)
Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 133 (21st overall since 1950)

Relatives: Cousin of Kevin Faulk and Trev Faulk
7-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2011

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All-Time Rank: #8. Jerry Rice… #9. Bill George… #10. Randall McDaniel… #11. MARSHALL FAULK… #12. Bob Lilly… #13. Herb Adderley… #14. John Hannah…

All-Time Rank: #8. Jerry Rice… #9. Bill George… #10. Randall McDaniel… #11. MARSHALL FAULK… #12. Bob Lilly… #13. Herb Adderley… #14. John Hannah…

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
1994*	21	IND	RB	28	16	16	314	1282	11	52	4.1	80.1	19.6	52	522	10.0	1	85	3.3	32.6	1804	12	5	16
1995*	22	IND	RB	28	16	16	289	1078	11	40	3.7	67.4	18.1	56	475	8.5	3	34	3.5	29.7	1553	14	8	13
1996	23	IND	RB	28	13	13	198	587	7	43	3.0	45.2	15.2	56	428	7.6	0	30	4.3	32.9	1015	7	2	8
1997	24	IND	RB	28	16	16	264	1054	7	45	4.0	65.9	16.5	47	471	10.0	1	58	2.9	29.4	1525	8	5	12
1998*	25	IND	RB	28	16	15	324	1319	6	68	4.1	82.4	20.3	86	908	10.6	4	78	5.4	56.8	2227	10	3	18
1999*+	26	STL	RB	28	16	16	253	1381	7	58	5.5	86.3	15.8	87	1048	12.0	5	57	5.4	65.5	2429	12	2	25
2000*+	27	STL	RB	28	14	14	253	1359	18	36	5.4	97.1	18.1	81	830	10.2	8	72	5.8	59.3	2189	26	0	22
2001*+	28	STL	RB	28	14	14	260	1382	12	71	5.3	98.7	18.6	83	765	9.2	9	65	5.9	54.6	2147	21	3	22
2002*	29	STL	RB	28	14	10	212	953	8	44	4.5	68.1	15.1	80	537	6.7	2	40	5.7	38.4	1490	10	4	9
2003	30	STL	RB	28	11	11	209	818	10	52	3.9	74.4	19.0	45	290	6.4	1	30	4.1	26.4	1108	11	0	9
2004	31	STL	RB	28	14	14	195	774	3	40	4.0	55.3	13.9	50	310	6.2	1	25	3.6	22.1	1084	4	2	7
2005	32	STL	rb	28	16	1	65	292	0	20	4.5	18.3	4.1	44	291	6.6	1	18	2.8	18.2	583	1	2	4
Career					176	156	2836	12279	100	71	4.3	69.8	16.1	767	6875	9.0	36	85	4.4	39.1	19154	136	36	165
7 yrs		STL			99	80	1447	6959	58	71	4.8	70.3	14.6	470	4071	8.7	27	72	4.7	41.1	11030	85	13	98
5 yrs		IND			77	76	1389	5320	42	68	3.8	69.1	18.0	297	2804	9.4	9	85	3.9	36.4	8124	51	23	67

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
1994*	21	IND	RB	28	16	16							0	5	1	0	0
1995*	22	IND	RB	28	16	16							0	8	1	0	0
1996	23	IND	RB	28	13	13							0	2	0	0	0
1997	24	IND	RB	28	16	16							0	5	1	0	0
1998*	25	IND	RB	28	16	15							0	3	2	13	0
1999*+	26	STL	RB	28	16	16							0	2	0	0	0
2000*+	27	STL	RB	28	14	14							0	0	2	0	0
2001*+	28	STL	RB	28	14	14							0	3	2	0	0
2002*	29	STL	RB	28	14	10							0	4	2	5	0
2003	30	STL	RB	28	11	11							0	0	1	0	0
2004	31	STL	RB	28	14	14							0	2	0	0	0
2005	32	STL	rb	28	16	1							0	2	1	0	0
Career					176	156							0	36	13	18	0
7 yrs		STL			99	80							0	13	8	5	0
5 yrs		IND			77	76							0	23	5	13	0

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Rate
1999*+	26	STL	RB	28	16	16	1	39.6
2001*+	28	STL	RB	28	14	14	1	39.6
Career					176	156	2	39.6

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

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
2000*+	27	STL	RB	28	14	14						1	18	0	18	18.0	2207
2004	31	STL	RB	28	14	14						1	0	0	0	0.0	1084
Career					176	156						2	18	0	18	9.0	19172

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	2PM	Pts
1994*	21	IND	RB	28	16	16	11	1	12		72
1995*	22	IND	RB	28	16	16	11	3	14		84
1996	23	IND	RB	28	13	13	7		7		42
1997	24	IND	RB	28	16	16	7	1	8		48
1998*	25	IND	RB	28	16	15	6	4	10		60
1999*+	26	STL	RB	28	16	16	7	5	12	1	74
2000*+	27	STL	RB	28	14	14	18	8	26	2	160
2001*+	28	STL	RB	28	14	14	12	9	21	1	128
2002*	29	STL	RB	28	14	10	8	2	10		60
2003	30	STL	RB	28	11	11	10	1	11		66
2004	31	STL	RB	28	14	14	3	1	4	2	28
2005	32	STL	rb	28	16	1		1	1	1	8
Career					176	156	100	36	136	7	830
7 yrs		STL			99	80	58	27	85	7	524
5 yrs		IND			77	76	42	9	51		306

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	John L. Williams, Clinton Portis, Adrian Peterson, Terry Metcalf, Roger Craig, Joseph Addai, Joe Cribbs, Lenny Moore, William Andrews, Eric Dickerson
4	Franco Harris, Clinton Portis, John Brockington, Lenny Moore, John L. Williams, Terry Metcalf, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Earl Campbell*, Roger Craig
5	Barry Sanders, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, Franco Harris, John L. Williams, Billy Sims, Lenny Moore, Ricky Watters, William Andrews, Earl Campbell
6	Chuck Foreman, Barry Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson, Eric Dickerson, Ricky Watters, Marcus Allen, Thurman Thomas, Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Larry Brown
7	Thurman Thomas, LaDainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders, Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith, Lydell Mitchell, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters, Walter Payton*, Chuck Foreman
8	LaDainian Tomlinson, Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson, Lydell Mitchell, Tony Dorsett, Walter Payton*
9	LaDainian Tomlinson, Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Ricky Watters, Tony Dorsett, O.J. Simpson*
10	Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Walter Payton, Tiki Barber, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters, Tony Dorsett
11	Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Tiki Barber, Tony Dorsett, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters
12	Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett, Tiki Barber, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters
Career	Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Tiki Barber, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters, Tony Dorsett

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Awards 1994 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year 1999 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year 2000 NFL AP MVP 2000 NFL PFWA MVP 2000 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP 2000 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year 2001 NFL PFWA MVP 2001 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) 2001 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year	Pro Bowls 1994 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002	First-Team All-Pro 1999 2000 2001	Approximate Value 1998 NFL 18 (6) 1999 NFL 25 (1/5) 2000 NFL 22 (2/29) 2001 NFL 22 (1/29) Career 165 (34)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 133 (21)	Rushing Att 1994 NFL 314 (7) 1998 NFL 324 (6) Career 2836 (15)	Rushing Yds 1994 NFL 1282 (5) 1998 NFL 1319 (6) 1999 NFL 1381 (5) 2000 NFL 1359 (8) 2001 NFL 1382 (5) Career 12279 (10)	Rushing TD 1994 NFL 11 (3) 1995 NFL 11 (4) 2000 NFL 18 (1/15) 2001 NFL 12 (2) 2003 NFL 10 (9) Career 100 (7)
Long Rush 1994 NFL 52 (6) 1998 NFL 68 (10) 2001 NFL 71 (6)	Yds/Rushing Att 1994 NFL 4.1 (7) 1999 NFL 5.5 (1/80) 2000 NFL 5.4 (1/98) 2001 NFL 5.3 (1) Career 4.3 (122)	Rushing Yds/Game 1994 NFL 80.1 (5) 1998 NFL 82.4 (9) 1999 NFL 86.3 (6) 2000 NFL 97.1 (4/91) 2001 NFL 98.7 (1/82) Career 69.8 (38)	Receptions 1998 NFL 86 (3) 1999 NFL 87 (8) Career 767 (30)
Receiving Yds Career 6875 (123)	Receiving TD 2001 NFL 9 (5)	Long Reception 1994 NFL 85 (4)	Touchdowns 1994 NFL 12 (4) 1995 NFL 14 (7) 1999 NFL 12 (7) 2000 NFL 26 (1/4) 2001 NFL 21 (1/15) 2003 NFL 11 (10) Career 136 (7)
Points Scored 2000 NFL 160 (1/9) 2001 NFL 128 (1) Career 830 (78)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1994 NFL 12 (4) 1995 NFL 14 (7) 1999 NFL 12 (7) 2000 NFL 26 (1/4) 2001 NFL 21 (1/14) 2003 NFL 11 (9) Career 136 (7)	2-pt. Conv. Made Career 7 (1)	Yds From Scrimmage 1994 NFL 1804 (4) 1997 NFL 1525 (8) 1998 NFL 2227 (1/17) 1999 NFL 2429 (1/2) 2000 NFL 2189 (2/23) 2001 NFL 2147 (2/32) Career 19154 (4)
All-Purpose Yds 1994 NFL 1804 (6) 1998 NFL 2227 (2/47) 1999 NFL 2429 (1/13) 2000 NFL 2207 (4/56) 2001 NFL 2147 (2/72) Career 19172 (6)	Total Offense Career 12279 (130)	Touches 1994 NFL 366 (5) 1995 NFL 345 (8) 1998 NFL 410 (4/33) 1999 NFL 340 (8) 2001 NFL 343 (10) Career 3605 (7)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1994	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1994	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1994	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1995	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1995	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1998	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1998	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1999	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1999	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1999	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1999	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
2000	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
2000	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2000	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2000	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
2001	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News

Fantasy

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1994	21	16	RB	252	125	4	7
1995	22	16	RB	239	99	6	16
1996	23	13	RB	144	16	17	54
1997	24	16	RB	201	66	7	18
1998	25	16	RB	283	155	3	4
1999	26	16	RB	315	187	2	2
2000	27	14	RB	375	216	1	1
2001	28	14	RB	341	206	1	1
2002	29	14	RB	209	57	14	25
2003	30	11	RB	177	35	16	38
2004	31	14	RB	132		30
2005	32	16	RB	64		52
				2732	1162

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	John L. Williams, Clinton Portis, Adrian Peterson, Terry Metcalf, Roger Craig, Joseph Addai, Joe Cribbs, Lenny Moore, William Andrews, Eric Dickerson
4	Franco Harris, Clinton Portis, John Brockington, Lenny Moore, John L. Williams, Terry Metcalf, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Earl Campbell*, Roger Craig
5	Barry Sanders, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, Franco Harris, John L. Williams, Billy Sims, Lenny Moore, Ricky Watters, William Andrews, Earl Campbell
6	Chuck Foreman, Barry Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson, Eric Dickerson, Ricky Watters, Marcus Allen, Thurman Thomas, Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Larry Brown
7	Thurman Thomas, LaDainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders, Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith, Lydell Mitchell, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters, Walter Payton*, Chuck Foreman
8	LaDainian Tomlinson, Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson, Lydell Mitchell, Tony Dorsett, Walter Payton*
9	LaDainian Tomlinson, Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Ricky Watters, Tony Dorsett, O.J. Simpson*
10	Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Walter Payton, Tiki Barber, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters, Tony Dorsett
11	Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Tiki Barber, Tony Dorsett, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters
12	Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett, Tiki Barber, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters
Career	Edgerrin James, Emmitt Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Tiki Barber, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Ricky Watters, Tony Dorsett