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Mel J. Gray
Melvin Junius Gray
Position: RB-WR
Height: 5-9 Weight: 167 lbs.
Born: March 16, 1961 in Williamsburg, VA
College: Purdue (school history)
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 11 (6360th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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All-Pro
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1986 | 25 | NOR | KR | 37 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 866 | 1 | 101 | 27.9 | 940 | 2 | |||||
| 1987 | 26 | NOR | KR/PR | 37 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 352 | 0 | 80 | 14.7 | 30 | 636 | 0 | 43 | 21.2 | 1055 | 1 |
| 1988 | 27 | NOR | KR/PR | 37 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 305 | 1 | 66 | 12.2 | 32 | 670 | 0 | 39 | 20.9 | 975 | 1 |
| 1989 | 28 | DET | KR | 23 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 15 | 6.9 | 24 | 640 | 0 | 57 | 26.7 | 785 | 1 |
| 1990*+ | 29 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 361 | 0 | 39 | 10.6 | 41 | 939 | 0 | 65 | 22.9 | 1300 | 0 |
| 1991*+ | 30 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 385 | 1 | 78 | 15.4 | 36 | 929 | 0 | 71 | 25.8 | 1367 | 2 |
| 1992* | 31 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 175 | 1 | 58 | 9.7 | 42 | 1006 | 1 | 89 | 24.0 | 1181 | 2 |
| 1993 | 32 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 197 | 0 | 35 | 8.6 | 28 | 688 | 1 | 95 | 24.6 | 885 | 1 |
| 1994*+ | 33 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 233 | 0 | 24 | 11.1 | 45 | 1276 | 3 | 102 | 28.4 | 1509 | 3 |
| 1995 | 34 | HOU | KR/PR | 21 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 303 | 0 | 20 | 10.1 | 53 | 1183 | 0 | 54 | 22.3 | 1486 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | HOU | KR/PR | 21 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 205 | 0 | 40 | 9.3 | 50 | 1224 | 0 | 88 | 24.5 | 1429 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 2TM | 14 | 0 | 19 | 161 | 0 | 30 | 8.5 | 9 | 193 | 0 | 33 | 21.4 | 354 | 0 | ||
| TEN | PR | 21 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 144 | 0 | 30 | 8.5 | 8 | 185 | 0 | 33 | 23.1 | 329 | 0 | ||
| PHI | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 8.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Career | 169 | 2 | 252 | 2753 | 3 | 80 | 10.9 | 421 | 10250 | 6 | 102 | 24.3 | 13266 | 13 | ||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 1 | 132 | 1427 | 2 | 78 | 10.8 | 216 | 5478 | 5 | 102 | 25.4 | 7027 | 9 | |||
| 3 yrs | HOU-TEN | 40 | 0 | 69 | 652 | 0 | 40 | 9.4 | 111 | 2592 | 0 | 88 | 23.4 | 3244 | 0 | |||
| 3 yrs | NOR | 42 | 1 | 49 | 657 | 1 | 80 | 13.4 | 93 | 2172 | 1 | 101 | 23.4 | 2970 | 4 | |||
| 1 yr | PHI | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 8.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1986 | 25 | NOR | KR | 37 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 38 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | NOR | KR/PR | 37 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 12 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 67 | 1 | 3 |
| 1989 | 28 | DET | KR | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 30 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991*+ | 30 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 31 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 53 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 169 | 2 | 19 | 99 | 1 | 14 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 0 | 38 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 263 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | 31 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 122 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 3 yrs | NOR | 42 | 1 | 14 | 66 | 1 | 12 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 38 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 141 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 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 | 26 | NOR | KR/PR | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 27 | NOR | KR/PR | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1990*+ | 29 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1991*+ | 30 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 32 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1994*+ | 33 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 34 | HOU | KR/PR | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 35 | HOU | KR/PR | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 36 | 2TM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| TEN | PR | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 169 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NOR | 42 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | TEN-HOU | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 25 | NOR | KR | 37 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 26 | NOR | KR/PR | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 27 | NOR | KR/PR | 37 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1991*+ | 30 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1992* | 31 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 32 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1994*+ | 33 | DET | KR/PR | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 169 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DET | 84 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NOR | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1987 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1992 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |