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Russ Francis

Russell Ross Francis

Position: TE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1953 in Seattle, WA
College: Oregon

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1975 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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
1975 22 NWE TE 14 11 35 636 18.2 4 48 2.5 45.4 636 4 1
1976* 23 NWE TE 13 12 26 367 14.1 3 48 2.0 28.2 2 12 0 8 6.0 0.9 0.2 379 3 1
1977* 24 NWE TE 10 10 16 229 14.3 4 31 1.6 22.9 229 4 0
1978* 25 NWE TE 15 15 39 543 13.9 4 53 2.6 36.2 543 4 1
1979 26 NWE TE 12 12 39 557 14.3 5 44 3.3 46.4 557 5 0
1980 27 NWE TE 15 15 41 664 16.2 8 39 2.7 44.3 664 8 0
1982 29 SFO 9 3 23 278 12.1 2 26 2.6 30.9 278 2 2
1983 30 SFO TE 16 16 33 357 10.8 4 25 2.1 22.3 357 4 2
1984 31 SFO te 10 8 23 285 12.4 2 32 2.3 28.5 285 2 1
1985 32 SFO TE 16 16 44 478 10.9 3 25 2.8 29.9 478 3 2
1986 33 SFO TE 16 14 41 505 12.3 1 52 2.6 31.6 505 1 0
1987 34 2TM /TE 9 7 22 202 9.2 0 19 2.4 22.4 202 0 0
NWE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
SFO TE 8 7 22 202 9.2 0 19 2.8 25.3 202 0 0
1988 35 NWE TE 12 8 11 161 14.6 0 51 0.9 13.4 161 0 0
Career 167 147 393 5262 13.4 40 53 2.4 31.5 2 12 0 8 6.0 0.1 0.0 5274 40 10
8 yrs NWE 92 83 207 3157 15.3 28 53 2.3 34.3 2 12 0 8 6.0 0.1 0.0 3169 28 3
6 yrs SFO 75 64 186 2105 11.3 12 52 2.5 28.1 2105 12 7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1975 22 NWE TE 14 11 1 0 0 0
1976* 23 NWE TE 13 12 1 1 0 0
1977* 24 NWE TE 10 10 0 1 3 0
1978* 25 NWE TE 15 15 1 1 0 0
1982 29 SFO 9 3 2 0 0 0
1983 30 SFO TE 16 16 2 0 0 0
1984 31 SFO te 10 8 1 2 0 0
1985 32 SFO TE 16 16 2 0 0 0
Career 167 147 10 5 3 0
8 yrs NWE 92 83 3 3 3 0
6 yrs SFO 75 64 7 2 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%
1982 29 SFO 9 3 1 1 100.0 45 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 45.0 45.0 45.0 5.0 118.7 0 0 45.0 45.0 0.0
Career 167 147 1 1 100.0 45 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 45.0 45.0 45.0 0.3 118.7 0 0 45.0 45.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 22 NWE TE 14 11 4 24
1976* 23 NWE TE 13 12 3 18
1977* 24 NWE TE 10 10 4 24
1978* 25 NWE TE 15 15 4 24
1979 26 NWE TE 12 12 5 30
1980 27 NWE TE 15 15 8 48
1982 29 SFO 9 3 2 12
1983 30 SFO TE 16 16 4 24
1984 31 SFO te 10 8 2 12
1985 32 SFO TE 16 16 3 18
1986 33 SFO TE 16 14 1 6
Career 167 147 40 240
8 yrs NWE 92 83 28 168
6 yrs SFO 75 64 12 72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1976
1977
1978

Receptions

Career 393 (181)

Receiving Yds

Career 5262 (198)

Receiving TD

1980 NFL 8 (8)
Career 40 (157)

Yds/Reception

1975 NFL 18.2 (9)

     

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
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1980 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1975 22 14 TE 88 31 2 41
1976 23 13 TE 56 11 74
1977 24 10 TE 47 15
1978 25 15 TE 78 18 8 55
1979 26 12 TE 86 18 8 62
1980 27 15 TE 114 52 2 27
1982 29 9 TE 42 1 11 73
1983 30 16 TE 60 19
1984 31 10 TE 41 30
1985 32 16 TE 66 16
1986 33 16 TE 57 13
1987 34 9 TE 20 39
1988 35 12 TE 16 35
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