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LeRoy Irvin

LeRoy Irvin Jr.

Position: DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 184 lbs.

Born: September 15, 1957 in Fort Dix, NJ
College: Kansas   (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 71 (609th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #718. Bill Thompson… #719. Roy Foster… #720. Carl Banks… #721. LEROY IRVIN… #722. Antoine Winfield… #723. Brent Jones… #724. Ben Coates… 

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 AV
1980 23 RAM PR 47 16 2 42 296 0 26 7.0 1 5 0 5 5.0 301 2
1981+ 24 RAM lcb/PR 47 16 7 46 615 3 84 13.4 615 12
1982 25 RAM PR 47 9 0 22 242 1 63 11.0 242 2
1983 26 RAM PR/RCB 47 15 13 25 212 0 20 8.5 1 22 0 22 22.0 234 7
1984 27 RAM RCB 47 16 16 9 83 0 22 9.2 2 33 0 22 16.5 116 8
1985* 28 RAM RCB 47 16 16 0 14
1986*+ 29 RAM RCB 47 16 15 0 17
1987 30 RAM RCB 47 10 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 4
1988 31 RAM RCB 47 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 2 8
1989 32 RAM RCB 47 13 13 1 7 0 7 7.0 7 5
1990 33 DET RCB 47 16 16 0 5
Career 159 123 147 1457 4 84 9.9 4 60 0 22 15.0 1517 84

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
1980 23 RAM PR 47 16 2 2 80 0 80 0 0 5 3 0 0
1981+ 24 RAM lcb/PR 47 16 7 3 18 0 18 0 0 3 3 14 0
1982 25 RAM PR 47 9 0 0 4 2 0 0
1983 26 RAM PR/RCB 47 15 13 1.0 4 42 0 22 0 0 4 2 0 0
1984 27 RAM RCB 47 16 16 5 166 2 81 0
1985* 28 RAM RCB 47 16 16 6 83 1 34 0
1986*+ 29 RAM RCB 47 16 15 6 150 1 50 0 0 1 3 55 1
1987 30 RAM RCB 47 10 9 2 47 1 47 0
1988 31 RAM RCB 47 16 16 0.5 3 25 0 22 0 0 1 0 0 0
1989 32 RAM RCB 47 13 13 3 43 0 18 0
1990 33 DET RCB 47 16 16 1 22 0 22 0
Career 159 123 1.5 35 676 5 81 0 0 18 13 69 1
10 yrs RAM 143 107 1.5 34 654 5 81 0 0 18 13 69 1
1 yr DET 16 16 1 22 0 22 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
1981+ 24 RAM lcb/PR 47 16 7 3 3 18
1982 25 RAM PR 47 9 0 1 1 6
1984 27 RAM RCB 47 16 16 2 2 12
1985* 28 RAM RCB 47 16 16 1 1 6
1986*+ 29 RAM RCB 47 16 15 1 1 1 3 18
1987 30 RAM RCB 47 10 9 1 1 6
Career 159 123 4 1 5 1 11 66

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5 Pat Fischer, Patrick Surtain, Antonio Cromartie, Dean Derby, Scott Case, Jim Hudson, Fred Marion, Rodney Harrison, Pat Thomas, Jerry Azumah
6 Asante Samuel, Patrick Surtain, Jesse Whittenton, Terrence McGee, Jim Marsalis, Doug Evans, Willie Brown*, Dick LeBeau*, Kent McCloughan, Robert James
7 Miller Farr, Troy Polamalu, Willie Brown*, Asante Samuel, Ronde Barber, Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green, Patrick Surtain, Frank Minnifield, Robert James
8 Miller Farr, Charles Woodson, Asante Samuel, LeRoy Butler, Willie Brown*, John Lynch, Jesse Whittenton, Jerry Gray, Frank Minnifield, Mark Haynes
9 Frank Minnifield, Miller Farr, Albert Lewis, Ty Law, Jesse Whittenton, Brian Dawkins, Charles Woodson, Johnny Robinson, Chris McAlister, Donnie Shell
10 Miller Farr, Ty Law, Frank Minnifield, Albert Lewis, Chris McAlister, Charles Woodson, Jimmy Johnson*, Darrell Green*, Jesse Whittenton, Hanford Dixon
11 Albert Lewis, Miller Farr, Ty Law, Troy Vincent, Chris McAlister, Hanford Dixon, Frank Minnifield, Rodney Harrison, Darrell Green*, Jimmy Johnson*
Career Miller Farr, Chris McAlister, Hanford Dixon, Frank Minnifield, Dave Grayson, Patrick Surtain, George Saimes, Jerry Norton, Lester Hayes, Jesse Whittenton

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
Pro Football Reference 2nd team All-1980s Team

Pro Bowls
1985
1986

First-Team All-Pro
1981
1986

Approximate Value
1986 NFL 17 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs
1981 NFL 3 (1/26)
1982 NFL 1 (4)
1984 NFL 2 (1)
1985 NFL 1 (7)
1986 NFL 3 (2/26)
1987 NFL 1 (6)
Career 11 (14)

Punt Returns
1980 NFL 42 (6)
1981 NFL 46 (5/68)
1982 NFL 22 (9)
Career 147 (84)

Punt Return Yds
1981 NFL 615 (1/16)
1982 NFL 242 (5)
Career 1457 (74)

Punt Return TD
1981 NFL 3 (1/5)
1982 NFL 1 (2/97)
Career 4 (19)

Long Punt Return
1981 NFL 84 (4)
1982 NFL 63 (4)

Yds/Punt Return
1981 NFL 13.4 (1)
1982 NFL 11.0 (5)
Career 9.9 (94)

Fumble Return Yds
1986 NFL 55 (4)

Fumble Return TD
1986 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions
1985 NFL 6 (10)
Career 35 (125)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1984 NFL 166 (4)
1986 NFL 150 (4)
Career 676 (56)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1984 NFL 2 (1/28)
1985 NFL 1 (1)
1986 NFL 1 (4)
1987 NFL 1 (2)
Career 5 (25)

Long Intercep. Return
1980 NFL 80 (5)
1984 NFL 81 (6)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19811st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19811st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19811st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19811st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19811st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19821st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19852nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19852nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19861st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19861st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19861st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19862nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19861st TeamAll-NFLSporting News