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Jim Jeffcoat

James Wilson Jeffcoat Jr.

Position: DE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 274 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1961 in Long Branch, NJ
College: Arizona State

Career AV: 60 (881st overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
1983 22 DAL 77 16 0 2.0 3 1
1984 23 DAL RDE 77 16 16 11.5 1 0 1 0 1 82 10
1985 24 DAL RDE 77 16 16 12.0 1 65 1 65 1 0 2 0 0 77 9
1986 25 DAL RDE 77 16 16 14.0 1 0 2 8 0 65 9
1987 26 DAL RDE 77 12 12 5.0 1 26 1 26 1 0 2 8 0 44 7
1988 27 DAL RDE 77 16 15 6.5 4 0 0 0 0 80 6
1989 28 DAL RDE 77 16 16 11.5 0 0 3 77 1 100 7
1990 29 DAL RDE 77 16 13 3.5 1 0 1 28 0 65 7
1991 30 DAL RDE 77 16 16 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 70 7
1992 31 DAL 77 16 3 10.5 3 0 0 0 0 42 4
1993 32 DAL 77 16 3 6.0 1 0 0 0 0 41 3
1994 33 DAL 77 16 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 0 21 6 3
1995 34 BUF 77 16 2 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 9 5 2
1996 35 BUF 77 16 0 5.0 8 2 2
1997 36 BUF 77 7 0 0.5 2 2 0
Career 227 129 102.5 2 91 2 65 18 0 11 121 2 709 15 77
12 yrs DAL 188 127 94.5 2 91 2 65 16 0 11 121 2 690 6 73
3 yrs BUF 39 2 8.0 2 0 0 0 0 19 9 4

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
1984 23 DAL RDE 77 16 16 1 1 6
1985 24 DAL RDE 77 16 16 1 1 6
1987 26 DAL RDE 77 12 12 1 1 6
1989 28 DAL RDE 77 16 16 1 1 6
Career 227 129 2 2 4 24

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8 Walter Johnson, Andre Carter, Marion Campbell, Cedrick Hardman, Phillip Daniels, Joe Johnson, Jim Osborne, Joe Krupa, Fred Cook, Larry Hand
9 Justin Smith, Walter Johnson, Cedrick Hardman, Dave Costa, Larry Hand, Ben McGee, Jim Wilks, Trace Armstrong, John Zook, Shaun Ellis
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11 Larry Hand, Cedrick Hardman, Phillip Daniels, Dave Pureifory, Chidi Ahanotu, Trace Armstrong, Ben McGee, Dave Hanner, Vonnie Holliday, Kenard Lang
12 Hollis Thomas, Anthony Pleasant, Larry Hand, Cedrick Hardman, Tony Casillas, Joe Phillips, Chidi Ahanotu, Sean Jones, Trace Armstrong, Julius Adams
13 Larry Hand, Hollis Thomas, Joe Phillips, Chidi Ahanotu, Cedrick Hardman, Trace Armstrong, Anthony Pleasant, Tony Casillas, Orpheus Roye, Dave Pureifory
14 Larry Hand, Joe Phillips, Hollis Thomas, Anthony Pleasant, Chidi Ahanotu, Cedrick Hardman, Tony Casillas, Julius Adams, Trace Armstrong, George Martin
15 Larry Hand, Joe Phillips, Hollis Thomas, Anthony Pleasant, Chidi Ahanotu, Cedrick Hardman, Tony Casillas, George Tarasovic, George Martin, Kimo von Oelhoffen
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1985 NFL 1 (7)
1987 NFL 1 (6)
1989 NFL 1 (8)
Career 4 (176)

Games

Career 227 (79)

Playoff Games

Career 15 (194)

Fumble Return Yds

1989 NFL 77 (3/94)
Career 121 (57)

Fumble Return TD

1984 NFL 1 (1)
1989 NFL 1 (2)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1985 NFL 1 (1)
1987 NFL 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1985 NFL 65 (9)

Sacks

1986 NFL 14.0 (7/92)
Career 102.5 (21)

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