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Pete Johnson

Pete Johnson

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 252 lbs.
Born: March 2, 1954 in Fort Valley, GA
College: Ohio State

Career AV: 53 (1204th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round (49th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1977 23 CIN FB 46 14 9 153 585 4 65 3.8 41.8 10.9 5 49 9.8 0 21 0.4 3.5 634 4 1 6
1978 24 CIN FB 46 16 11 180 762 7 50 4.2 47.6 11.3 31 236 7.6 0 34 1.9 14.8 998 7 4 6
1979 25 CIN FB 46 16 13 243 865 14 35 3.6 54.1 15.2 24 154 6.4 1 15 1.5 9.6 1019 15 6 8
1980 26 CIN FB 46 12 8 186 747 6 57 4.0 62.3 15.5 21 172 8.2 1 28 1.8 14.3 919 7 2 5
1981* 27 CIN FB 46 16 16 274 1077 12 39 3.9 67.3 17.1 46 320 7.0 4 33 2.9 20.0 1397 16 4 13
1982 28 CIN FB 46 9 9 156 622 7 21 4.0 69.1 17.3 31 267 8.6 0 25 3.4 29.7 889 7 1 15
1983 29 CIN FB 46 11 8 210 763 14 16 3.6 69.4 19.1 15 129 8.6 0 18 1.4 11.7 892 14 2 6
1984 30 2TM 16 0 87 205 12 9 2.4 12.8 5.4 2 7 3.5 0 7 0.1 0.4 212 12 1 1
SDG 42 3 0 19 46 3 7 2.4 15.3 6.3 2 7 3.5 0 7 0.7 2.3 53 3 0 0
MIA 46 13 0 68 159 9 9 2.3 12.2 5.2 159 9 1 1
Career 110 74 1489 5626 76 65 3.8 51.1 13.5 175 1334 7.6 6 34 1.6 12.1 6960 82 21 60
7 yrs CIN 94 74 1402 5421 64 65 3.9 57.7 14.9 173 1327 7.7 6 34 1.8 14.1 6748 70 20 59
1 yr MIA 13 0 68 159 9 9 2.3 12.2 5.2 159 9 1 1
1 yr SDG 3 0 19 46 3 7 2.4 15.3 6.3 2 7 3.5 0 7 0.7 2.3 53 3 0 0

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
1977 23 CIN FB 46 14 9 1 1 0 0
1978 24 CIN FB 46 16 11 4 2 -2 0
1979 25 CIN FB 46 16 13 6 1 0 0
1980 26 CIN FB 46 12 8 2 1 0 0
1981* 27 CIN FB 46 16 16 4 1 0 0
1982 28 CIN FB 46 9 9 1 1 0 0
1983 29 CIN FB 46 11 8 2 1 0 0
1984 30 2TM 16 0 1 2 0 0
MIA 46 13 0 1 2 0 0
Career 110 74 21 10 -2 0
7 yrs CIN 94 74 20 8 -2 0
1 yr MIA 13 0 1 2 0 0

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
1977 23 CIN FB 46 14 9 1 11 0 11 11.0 645
Career 110 74 1 11 0 11 11.0 6971

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 23 CIN FB 46 14 9 4 4 24
1978 24 CIN FB 46 16 11 7 7 42
1979 25 CIN FB 46 16 13 14 1 15 90
1980 26 CIN FB 46 12 8 6 1 7 42
1981* 27 CIN FB 46 16 16 12 4 16 96
1982 28 CIN FB 46 9 9 7 7 42
1983 29 CIN FB 46 11 8 14 14 84
1984 30 2TM 16 0 12 12 72
MIA 46 13 0 9 9 54
SDG 42 3 0 3 3 18
Career 110 74 76 6 82 492
7 yrs CIN 94 74 64 6 70 420
1 yr MIA 13 0 9 9 54
1 yr SDG 3 0 3 3 18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1981

Rushing Att

1979 NFL 243 (10)
1981 NFL 274 (9)
1982 NFL 156 (8)
Career 1489 (69)

Rushing Yds

1982 NFL 622 (8)
Career 5626 (82)

Rushing TD

1979 NFL 14 (2/51)
1981 NFL 12 (5)
1982 NFL 7 (5)
1983 NFL 14 (3/51)
1984 NFL 12 (6)
Career 76 (21)

Long Rush

1977 NFL 65 (10)
1980 NFL 57 (7)

Rushing Yds/Game

1980 NFL 62.3 (10)
1982 NFL 69.1 (10)
Career 51.1 (112)

Touchdowns

1979 NFL 15 (3/97)
1981 NFL 16 (3/68)
1982 NFL 7 (9)
1983 NFL 14 (3)
1984 NFL 12 (7)
Career 82 (46)

Points Scored

Career 492 (155)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1979 NFL 15 (3/95)
1981 NFL 16 (3/67)
1982 NFL 7 (9)
1983 NFL 14 (3)
1984 NFL 12 (7)
Career 82 (44)

Yds From Scrimmage

1982 NFL 889 (10)

Touches

1981 NFL 320 (10)
1982 NFL 187 (4)
Career 1665 (79)

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

All-Pro Teams

1981UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 23 14 RB 87 36
1978 24 16 RB 142 25
1979 25 16 RB 192 46 13 31
1980 26 12 RB 134 6 23 70
1981 27 16 RB 236 89 8 14
1982 28 9 RB 131 91 7 16
1983 29 11 RB 173 23 17 51
1984 30 16 RB 93 40
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