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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

Career AV: 68 (618th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
1975 22 NWE TE 81 14 11 35 636 18.2 4 48 2.5 45.4 636 4 1 7
1976* 23 NWE TE 81 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 10
1977* 24 NWE TE 81 10 10 16 229 14.3 4 31 1.6 22.9 229 4 0 8
1978* 25 NWE TE 81 15 15 39 543 13.9 4 53 2.6 36.2 543 4 1 10
1979 26 NWE TE 81 12 12 39 557 14.3 5 44 3.3 46.4 557 5 0 7
1980 27 NWE TE 81 15 15 41 664 16.2 8 39 2.7 44.3 664 8 0 10
1982 29 SFO 81 9 3 23 278 12.1 2 26 2.6 30.9 278 2 2 6
1983 30 SFO TE 81 16 16 33 357 10.8 4 25 2.1 22.3 357 4 2 7
1984 31 SFO te 81 10 8 23 285 12.4 2 32 2.3 28.5 285 2 1 5
1985 32 SFO TE 81 16 16 44 478 10.9 3 25 2.8 29.9 478 3 2 7
1986 33 SFO TE 81 16 14 41 505 12.3 1 52 2.6 31.6 505 1 0 6
1987 34 2TM /TE 9 7 22 202 9.2 0 19 2.4 22.4 202 0 0 4
SFO TE 81 8 7 22 202 9.2 0 19 2.8 25.3 202 0 0 4
NWE 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1988 35 NWE TE 81 12 8 11 161 14.6 0 51 0.9 13.4 161 0 0 3
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 90
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 55
6 yrs SFO 75 64 186 2105 11.3 12 52 2.5 28.1 2105 12 7 35

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1975 22 NWE TE 81 14 11 1 0 0 0
1976* 23 NWE TE 81 13 12 1 1 0 0
1977* 24 NWE TE 81 10 10 0 1 3 0
1978* 25 NWE TE 81 15 15 1 1 0 0
1982 29 SFO 81 9 3 2 0 0 0
1983 30 SFO TE 81 16 16 2 0 0 0
1984 31 SFO te 81 10 8 1 2 0 0
1985 32 SFO TE 81 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

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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%
1982 29 SFO 81 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

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 22 NWE TE 81 14 11 4 4 24
1976* 23 NWE TE 81 13 12 3 3 18
1977* 24 NWE TE 81 10 10 4 4 24
1978* 25 NWE TE 81 15 15 4 4 24
1979 26 NWE TE 81 12 12 5 5 30
1980 27 NWE TE 81 15 15 8 8 48
1982 29 SFO 81 9 3 2 2 12
1983 30 SFO TE 81 16 16 4 4 24
1984 31 SFO te 81 10 8 2 2 12
1985 32 SFO TE 81 16 16 3 3 18
1986 33 SFO TE 81 16 14 1 1 6
Career 167 147 40 40 240
8 yrs NWE 92 83 28 28 168
6 yrs SFO 75 64 12 12 72

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jim R. Mitchell, Walter White, John Mackey*, Junior Miller, Pete Lammons, Jeremy Shockey, Heath Miller, Dallas Clark, Randy McMichael, Raymond Chester
4 Raymond Chester, Fred Arbanas, Jim R. Mitchell, Jerome Barkum, Bob Trumpy, Ozzie Newsome*, Jeremy Shockey, Alvin Reed, Jason Witten, Alge Crumpler
5 Raymond Chester, Dallas Clark, Jim R. Mitchell, Alge Crumpler, Bob Trumpy, Alvin Reed, Jeremy Shockey, Randy McMichael, Dan Ross, Ozzie Newsome*
6 Raymond Chester, Alge Crumpler, Dallas Clark, Bob Trumpy, Keith Jackson, Jeremy Shockey, Jim R. Mitchell, Billy Joe DuPree, Milt Morin, Jimmie Giles
7 Milt Morin, Jerome Barkum, Dallas Clark, Paul Coffman, Jim R. Mitchell, Raymond Chester, Alge Crumpler, Billy Joe DuPree, Willie Frazier, Mark Bavaro
8 Milt Morin, Jerome Barkum, Paul Coffman, Frank Wycheck, Jeremy Shockey, Billy Joe DuPree, Alge Crumpler, Jim R. Mitchell, Pete Retzlaff, Dallas Clark
9 Milt Morin, Jerome Barkum, Pete Retzlaff, Frank Wycheck, Alge Crumpler, Paul Coffman, Billy Joe DuPree, Rodney Holman, Raymond Chester, Jimmie Giles
10 Jerome Barkum, Milt Morin, Frank Wycheck, Rodney Holman, Jimmie Giles, Bob Trumpy, Billy Joe DuPree, Steve Jordan, Alge Crumpler, Keith Jackson
11 Jerome Barkum, Bob Trumpy, Frank Wycheck, Milt Morin, Rodney Holman, Steve Jordan, Jimmie Giles, Ken Dilger, Raymond Chester, Jay Novacek
12 Jerome Barkum, Bob Trumpy, Steve Jordan, Rodney Holman, Pete Retzlaff, Frank Wycheck, Raymond Chester, Milt Morin, Jackie Smith*, Billy Joe DuPree
13 Jerome Barkum, Rodney Holman, Steve Jordan, Bob Trumpy, Raymond Chester, Pete Retzlaff, Jackie Smith*, Frank Wycheck, Jimmie Giles, Charle Young
Career Jerome Barkum, Steve Jordan, Bob Trumpy, Rodney Holman, Raymond Chester, Pete Retzlaff, Frank Wycheck, Wesley Walls, Jimmie Giles, Charle Young

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1976
1977
1978

Receptions

Career 393 (188)

Receiving TD

1980 NFL 8 (8)
Career 40 (162)

Yds/Reception

1975 NFL 18.2 (9)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1976Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1977Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1978UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1980UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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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 14 8 55
1979 26 12 TE 86 13 8 62
1980 27 15 TE 114 39 2 27
1982 29 9 TE 42 2 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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