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Willie Gault

Willie James Gault

Position: WR
Height: 6-0    Weight: 181 lbs.
Born: September 5, 1960 in Griffin, GA
College: Tennessee

Career AV: 55 (1109th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 1983 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
1983 23 CHI WR 83 16 13 40 836 20.9 8 87 2.5 52.3 4 31 0 22 7.8 1.9 0.3 867 8 1 7
1984 24 CHI WR 83 16 15 34 587 17.3 6 61 2.1 36.7 587 6 1 6
1985 25 CHI WR 83 16 16 33 704 21.3 1 70 2.1 44.0 5 18 0 11 3.6 1.1 0.3 722 1 0 9
1986 26 CHI WR 83 16 16 42 818 19.5 5 53 2.6 51.1 8 79 0 33 9.9 4.9 0.5 897 5 1 8
1987 27 CHI WR 83 12 12 35 705 20.1 7 56 2.9 58.8 2 16 0 9 8.0 1.3 0.2 721 7 0 7
1988 28 RAI wr 83 15 6 16 392 24.5 2 57 1.1 26.1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 396 2 1 3
1989 29 RAI WR 83 16 16 28 690 24.6 4 84 1.8 43.1 690 4 0 6
1990 30 RAI WR 83 16 16 50 985 19.7 3 68 3.1 61.6 985 3 1 12
1991 31 RAI WR 83 16 15 20 346 17.3 4 59 1.3 21.6 346 4 0 4
1992 32 RAI WR 83 16 16 27 508 18.8 4 53 1.7 31.8 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 514 4 0 4
1993 33 RAI 83 15 0 8 64 8.0 0 12 0.5 4.3 64 0 0 1
Career 170 141 333 6635 19.9 44 87 2.0 39.0 21 154 0 33 7.3 0.9 0.1 6789 44 5 67
6 yrs RAI 94 69 149 2985 20.0 17 84 1.6 31.8 2 10 0 6 5.0 0.1 0.0 2995 17 2 30
5 yrs CHI 76 72 184 3650 19.8 27 87 2.4 48.0 19 144 0 33 7.6 1.9 0.3 3794 27 3 37

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1983 23 CHI WR 83 16 13 9 60 0 12 6.7 13 276 0 38 21.2 1203
1984 24 CHI WR 83 16 15 1 12 0 12 12.0 599
1985 25 CHI WR 83 16 16 22 577 1 99 26.2 1299
1986 26 CHI WR 83 16 16 1 20 0 20 20.0 917
1989 29 RAI WR 83 16 16 1 16 0 16 16.0 706
1993 33 RAI 83 15 0 7 187 0 60 26.7 251
Career 170 141 9 60 0 12 6.7 45 1088 1 99 24.2 7937
6 yrs RAI 94 69 8 203 0 60 25.4 3198
5 yrs CHI 76 72 9 60 0 12 6.7 37 885 1 99 23.9 4739

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
1983 23 CHI WR 83 16 13 1 1 0 0
1984 24 CHI WR 83 16 15 1 0 0 0
1986 26 CHI WR 83 16 16 1 0 0 0
1987 27 CHI WR 83 12 12 0 1 0 0
1988 28 RAI wr 83 15 6 1 0 0 0
1990 30 RAI WR 83 16 16 1 0 0 0
Career 170 141 5 2 0 0
6 yrs RAI 94 69 2 0 0 0
5 yrs CHI 76 72 3 2 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
1983 23 CHI WR 83 16 13 8 8 48
1984 24 CHI WR 83 16 15 6 6 36
1985 25 CHI WR 83 16 16 1 1 2 12
1986 26 CHI WR 83 16 16 5 5 30
1987 27 CHI WR 83 12 12 7 7 42
1988 28 RAI wr 83 15 6 2 2 12
1989 29 RAI WR 83 16 16 4 4 24
1990 30 RAI WR 83 16 16 3 3 18
1991 31 RAI WR 83 16 15 4 4 24
1992 32 RAI WR 83 16 16 4 4 24
Career 170 141 44 1 45 270
6 yrs RAI 94 69 17 17 102
5 yrs CHI 76 72 27 1 28 168

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Chris Sanders, Mike Pritchard, Gary Garrison, Jerry Butler, Ken Burrow, Rob Moore, Oronde Gadsden, Billy Wilson, Ike Harris, Jacquez Green
4 Art Monk*, Rob Moore, Jerry Butler, Brian Blades, Ricky Proehl, Antwaan Randle El, Paul Flatley, Oronde Gadsden, Sammy White, Kevin Johnson
5 Darnay Scott, Rob Moore, Sammy White, Sean Dawkins, Ricky Proehl, Antwaan Randle El, James Scott, Frank Sanders, Bert Emanuel, Bill Brooks
6 Sean Dawkins, Vance Johnson, Charley Hennigan, Boyd Dowler, Mark Jackson, Donte Stallworth, Rick Upchurch, Art Powell, Freddie Solomon, Calvin Williams
7 Sean Dawkins, Boyd Dowler, Charley Hennigan, Mark Jackson, Stephone Paige, Donte Stallworth, Freddie Solomon, Rick Upchurch, Henry Marshall, Vance Johnson
8 Wayne Chrebet, Sammy White, Bill Brooks, Terry Glenn, Johnny Morris, Ricky Sanders, Cris Carter, Jim Mutscheller, Sean Dawkins, Pat Tilley
9 Wayne Chrebet, Sammy White, Bill Brooks, Terry Glenn, Mark Carrier, Michael Haynes, Ricky Sanders, Pat Tilley, Henry Marshall, Stephone Paige
10 Mark Carrier, Wayne Chrebet, Sammy White, Bill Brooks, Charlie Joiner*, Henry Marshall, Johnny Morris, Pat Tilley, Gary Garrison, Terry Glenn
11 Wayne Chrebet, Mark Carrier, Charlie Joiner*, Frank Lewis, Sammy White, Irving Fryar, Bill Brooks, Bobby Joe Conrad, Johnny Morris, Ahmad Rashad
Career Wayne Chrebet, Sammy White, Mark Carrier, J.T. Smith, Johnny Morris, Ahmad Rashad, Jeff Graham, Bob Chandler, Pat Tilley, Bill Brooks

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Receiving Yds

Career 6635 (122)

Receiving TD

1983 NFL 8 (7)
1987 NFL 7 (7)
Career 44 (137)

Long Reception

1983 NFL 87 (2)
1989 NFL 84 (3)

Yds/Reception

1983 NFL 20.9 (3)
1985 NFL 21.3 (2)
1986 NFL 19.5 (7)
1987 NFL 20.1 (5)
1990 NFL 19.7 (4)
Career 19.9 (13)

Non-Offensive TDs

1985 NFL 1 (7)

Yds/Touch

Career 19.5 (2)

Kick Return TD

1985 NFL 1 (2/58)
Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1985 NFL 99 (1)
1993 NFL 60 (9)

Yds/Kick Return

1985 NFL 26.2 (3)

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1983 23 16 WR 135 44 12 34
1984 24 16 WR 95 37
1985 25 16 WR 78 48
1986 26 16 WR 120 18 21 58
1987 27 12 WR 114 33 16 40
1988 28 15 WR 52 66
1989 29 16 WR 93 38
1990 30 16 WR 117 7 22 64
1991 31 16 WR 59 63
1992 32 16 WR 75 52
1993 33 15 WR 6 123
944 102