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Michael Irvin

Michael Jerome Irvin

Position: WR
Height: 6-2    Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: March 5, 1966 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
College: Miami (FL)

Career AV: 105 (93rd overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007

5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1988 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
1988 22 DAL WR 88 14 10 32 654 20.4 5 61 2.3 46.7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 656 5 0 5
1989 23 DAL wr 88 6 6 26 378 14.5 2 65 4.3 63.0 1 6 0 6 6.0 1.0 0.2 384 2 0 2
1990 24 DAL WR 88 12 7 20 413 20.7 5 61 1.7 34.4 413 5 0 4
1991*+ 25 DAL WR 88 16 16 93 1523 16.4 8 66 5.8 95.2 1523 8 3 17
1992* 26 DAL WR 88 16 14 78 1396 17.9 7 87 4.9 87.3 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 -0.6 0.1 1387 7 1 18
1993* 27 DAL WR 88 16 16 88 1330 15.1 7 61 5.5 83.1 2 6 0 9 3.0 0.4 0.1 1336 7 0 17
1994* 28 DAL WR 88 16 16 79 1241 15.7 6 65 4.9 77.6 1241 6 0 15
1995* 29 DAL WR 88 16 16 111 1603 14.4 10 50 6.9 100.2 1603 10 1 19
1996 30 DAL WR 88 11 11 64 962 15.0 2 61 5.8 87.5 962 2 1 8
1997 31 DAL WR 88 16 16 75 1180 15.7 9 55 4.7 73.8 1180 9 0 10
1998 32 DAL WR 88 16 15 74 1057 14.3 1 51 4.6 66.1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1058 1 1 11
1999 33 DAL 88 4 4 10 167 16.7 3 37 2.5 41.8 167 3 0 2
Career 159 147 750 11904 15.9 65 87 4.7 74.9 6 6 0 9 1.0 0.0 0.0 11910 65 7 128

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
1989 23 DAL wr 88 6 6 0 1 0 0
1991*+ 25 DAL WR 88 16 16 3 1 0 0
1992* 26 DAL WR 88 16 14 1 1 0 0
1995* 29 DAL WR 88 16 16 1 0 0 0
1996 30 DAL WR 88 11 11 1 0 0 0
1998 32 DAL WR 88 16 15 1 0 0 0
Career 159 147 7 3 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
1988 22 DAL WR 88 14 10 5 5 30
1989 23 DAL wr 88 6 6 2 2 12
1990 24 DAL WR 88 12 7 5 5 30
1991*+ 25 DAL WR 88 16 16 8 8 48
1992* 26 DAL WR 88 16 14 7 7 42
1993* 27 DAL WR 88 16 16 7 7 42
1994* 28 DAL WR 88 16 16 6 6 36
1995* 29 DAL WR 88 16 16 10 10 60
1996 30 DAL WR 88 11 11 2 2 1 14
1997 31 DAL WR 88 16 16 9 9 54
1998 32 DAL WR 88 16 15 1 1 6
1999 33 DAL 88 4 4 3 3 18
Career 159 147 65 65 1 392

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Dedric Ward, Ray Pelfrey, Arthur Marshall, Willie Jackson, Dick Gordon, Kelvin Martin, Kenny Jackson, Rocket Ismail, Floyd Dixon, Horace Copeland
4 Wes Welker, Roger Carr, Homer Jones, John Gilliam, Mike Furrey, John Stallworth*, Germane Crowell, Wesley Walker, Robert Brooks, Eric Moulds
5 Wes Welker, Rod Smith, Cliff Branch, Steve Smith, Roger Carr, Charlie Brown, Herman Moore, Isaac Bruce, Robert Brooks, John Stallworth*
6 Rod Smith, Cliff Branch, Reggie Wayne, Herman Moore, Isaac Bruce, Marvin Harrison, Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Mark Duper, Torry Holt
7 Rod Smith, Reggie Wayne, Isaac Bruce, Marvin Harrison, Cliff Branch, Terrell Owens, Herman Moore, Chad Johnson, Raymond Berry*, Randy Moss
8 Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison, Rod Smith, Chad Johnson, Isaac Bruce, Randy Moss, Del Shofner, Terrell Owens, Torry Holt, Herman Moore
9 Reggie Wayne, Randy Moss, Rod Smith, Isaac Bruce, Chad Johnson, Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, Herman Moore, Del Shofner, Bob Hayes*
10 Randy Moss, Reggie Wayne, Rod Smith, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, Herman Moore, Terrell Owens, Marvin Harrison, Bob Hayes*, Raymond Berry*
11 Randy Moss, Rod Smith, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne, Raymond Berry*, Marvin Harrison, Paul Warfield*, Andre Reed
12 Randy Moss, Rod Smith, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison, Terrell Owens, Raymond Berry*, Paul Warfield*, Cliff Branch
Career Randy Moss, Rod Smith, Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne, Herman Moore, Del Shofner, Jimmy Smith, Cliff Branch, Marvin Harrison, Bob Hayes*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1991
1992
1993
1994
1995

First-Team All-Pro

1991

Receptions

1991 NFL 93 (2/98)
1992 NFL 78 (7)
1993 NFL 88 (3)
1995 NFL 111 (5/18)
Career 750 (27)

Receiving Yds

1991 NFL 1523 (1/22)
1992 NFL 1396 (2/62)
1993 NFL 1330 (2/100)
1994 NFL 1241 (8)
1995 NFL 1603 (4/11)
1997 NFL 1180 (8)
Career 11904 (17)

Receiving TD

1991 NFL 8 (9)
1992 NFL 7 (8)
1993 NFL 7 (9)
1995 NFL 10 (10)
1997 NFL 9 (6)
Career 65 (40)

Long Reception

1992 NFL 87 (2)

Yds/Reception

1988 NFL 20.4 (3)
1991 NFL 16.4 (9)
1992 NFL 17.9 (4)
Career 15.9 (173)

Receiving Yds/Game

1991 NFL 95.2 (1/45)
1992 NFL 87.3 (2)
1993 NFL 83.1 (2)
1994 NFL 77.6 (8)
1995 NFL 100.2 (4/29)
1996 NFL 87.5 (1/97)
1997 NFL 73.8 (8)
Career 74.9 (8)

Touchdowns

Career 65 (99)

Rushing/Receiving TD

Career 65 (92)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (139)

Yds From Scrimmage

1991 NFL 1523 (4)
1992 NFL 1387 (10)
1993 NFL 1336 (8)
1995 NFL 1603 (9)
Career 11910 (44)

All-Purpose Yds

1991 NFL 1523 (5)
Career 11910 (72)

Yds/Touch

1995 NFL 14.4 (5/84)
Career 15.8 (50)

Playoff Games

Career 16 (156)

Playoff Games Started

Career 16 (80)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1992Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1993Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1988 22 14 WR 96 38
1989 23 6 WR 50 69
1990 24 12 WR 71 53
1991 25 16 WR 200 96 2 9
1992 26 16 WR 181 88 3 15
1993 27 16 WR 176 70 4 12
1994 28 16 WR 160 51 11 29
1995 29 16 WR 220 101 7 15
1996 30 11 WR 108 37
1997 31 16 WR 172 57 9 27
1998 32 16 WR 112 37
1999 33 4 WR 35 92
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