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Jimmie Giles

Jimmie Giles Jr.

Position: TE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 239 lbs.
Born: November 8, 1954 in Natchez, MS
College: Alcorn State

Career AV: 56 (1053rd overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

88 88 81 83

Receiving & Rushing

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
1977 23 HOU 88 14 3 17 147 8.6 0 17 1.2 10.5 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -0.7 0.1 137 0 0 4
1978 24 TAM TE 88 16 10 23 324 14.1 2 38 1.4 20.3 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 323 2 1 5
1979 25 TAM TE 88 16 16 40 579 14.5 7 66 2.5 36.2 2 7 0 9 3.5 0.4 0.1 586 7 0 7
1980* 26 TAM TE 88 16 15 33 602 18.2 4 51 2.1 37.6 602 4 2 8
1981* 27 TAM TE 88 16 16 45 786 17.5 6 81 2.8 49.1 786 6 0 9
1982* 28 TAM TE 88 9 9 28 499 17.8 3 48 3.1 55.4 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 500 3 2 10
1983 29 TAM TE 88 11 9 25 349 14.0 1 80 2.3 31.7 349 1 1 3
1984 30 TAM TE 88 14 14 24 310 12.9 2 38 1.7 22.1 310 2 0 5
1985* 31 TAM TE 88 16 16 43 673 15.7 8 44 2.7 42.1 673 8 3 8
1986 32 2TM TE 16 15 37 376 10.2 4 30 2.3 23.5 376 4 0 5
DET TE 81 9 8 19 198 10.4 3 30 2.1 22.0 198 3 0 3
TAM te 88 7 7 18 178 9.9 1 20 2.6 25.4 178 1 0 2
1987 33 2TM 12 1 13 157 12.1 1 40 1.1 13.1 157 1 0 2
PHI 83 8 0 7 95 13.6 1 40 0.9 11.9 95 1 0 1
DET 81 4 1 6 62 10.3 0 25 1.5 15.5 62 0 0 1
1988 34 PHI 83 16 1 6 57 9.5 1 17 0.4 3.6 57 1 0 2
1989 35 PHI te 83 16 5 16 225 14.1 2 66 1.0 14.1 225 2 0 3
Career 188 130 350 5084 14.5 41 81 1.9 27.0 5 -3 0 9 -0.6 0.0 0.0 5081 41 9 71
9 yrs TAM 121 112 279 4300 15.4 34 81 2.3 35.5 4 7 0 9 1.8 0.1 0.0 4307 34 9 57
3 yrs PHI 40 6 29 377 13.0 4 66 0.7 9.4 377 4 0 6
2 yrs DET 13 9 25 260 10.4 3 30 1.9 20.0 260 3 0 4
1 yr OTI 14 3 17 147 8.6 0 17 1.2 10.5 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -0.7 0.1 137 0 0 4

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
1978 24 TAM TE 88 16 10 5 60 0 17 12.0 383
Career 188 130 5 60 0 17 12.0 5141

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
1978 24 TAM TE 88 16 10 1 0 0 0
1979 25 TAM TE 88 16 16 0 1 0 0
1980* 26 TAM TE 88 16 15 2 1 0 0
1982* 28 TAM TE 88 9 9 2 1 0 0
1983 29 TAM TE 88 11 9 1 0 0 0
1985* 31 TAM TE 88 16 16 3 0 0 0
1989 35 PHI te 83 16 5 0 1 0 0
Career 188 130 9 4 0 0
9 yrs TAM 121 112 9 3 0 0
3 yrs PHI 40 6 0 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978 24 TAM TE 88 16 10 2 2 12
1979 25 TAM TE 88 16 16 7 7 42
1980* 26 TAM TE 88 16 15 4 4 24
1981* 27 TAM TE 88 16 16 6 6 36
1982* 28 TAM TE 88 9 9 3 3 18
1983 29 TAM TE 88 11 9 1 1 6
1984 30 TAM TE 88 14 14 2 2 12
1985* 31 TAM TE 88 16 16 8 8 48
1986 32 2TM TE 16 15 4 4 24
DET TE 81 9 8 3 3 18
TAM te 88 7 7 1 1 6
1987 33 2TM 12 1 1 1 6
PHI 83 8 0 1 1 6
1988 34 PHI 83 16 1 1 1 6
1989 35 PHI te 83 16 5 2 2 12
Career 188 130 41 41 246
9 yrs TAM 121 112 34 34 204
3 yrs PHI 40 6 4 4 24
2 yrs DET 13 9 3 3 18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1980
1981
1982
1985

Receiving TD

1985 NFL 8 (8)
Career 41 (156)

Long Reception

1981 NFL 81 (7)
1983 NFL 80 (6)

Yds/Reception

1980 NFL 18.2 (7)

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

All-Pro Teams

1980UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1981UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1982UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1985UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 23 14 TE 14 37
1978 24 16 TE 44 23
1979 25 16 TE 101 28 4 47
1980 26 16 TE 84 9 9 66
1981 27 16 TE 115 39 6 39
1982 28 9 TE 68 49 6 30
1983 29 11 TE 41 25
1984 30 14 TE 43 28
1985 31 16 TE 115 36 4 37
1986 32 16 TE 62 2 11 73
1987 33 12 TE 22 36
1988 34 16 TE 12 45
1989 35 16 TE 35 22
756 163