Ernest Pastell Givins Jr.
Position: WR
Height: 5-9 Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: September 3, 1964 in St. Petersburg, FL
College: NE Oklahoma A&M, Louisville (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 65 (813th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #1042. Dave Edwards… #1043. Eddie Edwards… #1044. Alex Sandusky… #1045. ERNEST GIVINS… #1046. J.D. Smith… #1047. Fred Williamson… #1048. Samari Rolle… |
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1986 | 22 | HOU | WR | 81 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 1062 | 17.4 | 3 | 60 | 4.1 | 70.8 | 9 | 148 | 1 | 43 | 16.4 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 1210 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 1987 | 23 | HOU | WR | 81 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 933 | 17.6 | 6 | 83 | 4.4 | 77.8 | 1 | -13 | 0 | -13 | -13.0 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 920 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 1988 | 24 | HOU | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 976 | 16.3 | 5 | 46 | 3.8 | 61.0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1002 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 1989 | 25 | HOU | WR | 81 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 794 | 14.4 | 3 | 48 | 3.7 | 52.9 | 794 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1990* | 26 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 72 | 979 | 13.6 | 9 | 80 | 4.5 | 61.2 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 31 | 21.7 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1044 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 1991 | 27 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 70 | 996 | 14.2 | 5 | 49 | 4.4 | 62.3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1026 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 1992* | 28 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 67 | 787 | 11.7 | 10 | 41 | 4.2 | 49.2 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 44 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 862 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 1993 | 29 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 68 | 887 | 13.0 | 4 | 80 | 4.3 | 55.4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 906 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 1994 | 30 | HOU | PR/WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 521 | 14.5 | 1 | 76 | 2.3 | 32.6 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 516 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | 31 | JAX | WR | 84 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 280 | 9.7 | 3 | 18 | 3.2 | 31.1 | 280 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 147 | 147 | 571 | 8215 | 14.4 | 49 | 83 | 3.9 | 55.9 | 35 | 345 | 1 | 44 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 8560 | 50 | 16 | 79 | ||||
| 9 yrs | HOU | 138 | 138 | 542 | 7935 | 14.6 | 46 | 83 | 3.9 | 57.5 | 35 | 345 | 1 | 44 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 8280 | 47 | 15 | 77 | |||
| 1 yr | JAX | 9 | 9 | 29 | 280 | 9.7 | 3 | 18 | 3.2 | 31.1 | 280 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1986 | 22 | HOU | WR | 81 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 17 | 10.0 | 1290 | |||||
| 1991 | 27 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 107 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 1133 | |||||
| 1994 | 30 | HOU | PR/WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 210 | 1 | 78 | 5.7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 753 |
| 1995 | 31 | JAX | WR | 84 | 9 | 9 | 2 | -7 | 0 | -1 | -3.5 | 273 | |||||
| Career | 147 | 147 | 58 | 390 | 1 | 78 | 6.7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 8977 | ||||
| 9 yrs | HOU | 138 | 138 | 56 | 397 | 1 | 78 | 7.1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 8704 | |||
| 1 yr | JAX | 9 | 9 | 2 | -7 | 0 | -1 | -3.5 | 273 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1987 | 23 | HOU | WR | 81 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 24 | HOU | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1989 | 25 | HOU | WR | 81 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1990* | 26 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 27 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1992* | 28 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 29 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 30 | HOU | PR/WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 31 | JAX | WR | 84 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 147 | 147 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | HOU | 138 | 138 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | JAX | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1986 | 22 | HOU | WR | 81 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1987 | 23 | HOU | WR | 81 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 24 | HOU | WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 25 | HOU | WR | 81 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1990* | 26 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 27 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1992* | 28 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 29 | HOU | TE | 81 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 30 | HOU | PR/WR | 81 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 31 | JAX | WR | 84 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 147 | 147 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 51 | 306 | ||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | HOU | 138 | 138 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 48 | 288 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | JAX | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |