E.J. Junior

Ester James Junior III

Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 238 lbs.

Born: December 8, 1959 in Salisbury, MD
College: Alabama (school history)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 57 (1135th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #841. Jim Osborne… #842. Tom Addison… #843. Len Rohde… #844. E.J. JUNIOR… #845. Billy Cannon… #846. Mike Johnson… #847. Terance Mathis…

All-Time Rank: #841. Jim Osborne… #842. Tom Addison… #843. Len Rohde… #844. E.J. JUNIOR… #845. Billy Cannon… #846. Mike Johnson… #847. Terance Mathis…

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	AV
1981	22	STL	RLB	54	16	13		1	5	0	5	0									5
1982	23	STL	LLB	54	9	9	1.5						0	0	1	0	0				8
1983	24	STL	llb/MLB	54	12	11	7.5	3	27	0	19	0	0	0	1	1	0				6
1984*+	25	STL	mlb/RLB	54	16	16	9.5	1	18	0	18	0									15
1985*	26	STL	MLB	54	16	16	2.0	5	109	0	53	0									9
1986	27	STL	LILB	54	13	13							0	0	1	0	0				5
1987	28	STL	RLB	54	13	13	2.0	1	25	0	25	0	0	1	2	5	0				6
1988	29	PHO	RLB	54	16	16	2.0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	36	1				7
1989	30	MIA	LOLB	54	16	12	1.0														4
1990	31	MIA		54	16	0	6.0														2
1991	32	MIA		54	16	0	5.0														1
1992	33	2TM			7	0															0
		TAM		50	2	0															0
		SEA		53	5	0															0
1993	34	SEA		93	4	0							0	0	1	0	0				1
Career					170	119	36.5	12	186	0	53	0	0	1	7	42	1				69
8 yrs		STL-PHO			111	107	24.5	12	186	0	53	0	0	1	6	42	1				61
3 yrs		MIA			48	12	12.0														7
2 yrs		SEA			9	0							0	0	1	0	0				1

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
1991	32	MIA		54	16	0	1	0	0	0	0.0						0
Career					170	119	1	0	0	0	0.0						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
1988	29	PHO	RLB	54	16	16					1			1					6
Career					170	119					1			1					6

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Steve Stonebreaker, Takeo Spikes, Dale Meinert, Rob Fredrickson, Carl Brettschneider, Eric D. Williams, John Skorupan, Don Shinnick, Bob Brudzinski, John Bramlett
4	Kevin Hardy, Duane Bickett, Willie McGinest, Chad Brown, Carl Banks, Cornelius Bennett, Tom Cousineau, Mike Stratton, Dave Wilcox*, E.J. Holub
5	Kevin Hardy, Duane Bickett, Chris Slade, Chad Brown, Joey Porter, Stan West, Ray Nitschke*, Willie McGinest, George Koonce, Levon Kirkland
6	Kevin Hardy, Seth Joyner, Carl Banks, Chris Slade, Duane Bickett, Ray Nitschke*, Willie McGinest, Ken Norton, Takeo Spikes, Lance Mehl
7	Duane Bickett, Kevin Hardy, Carl Banks, Chuck Drazenovich, Marcus Washington, Al Smith, Vincent Brown, Lance Mehl, Chris Slade, Lee Woodall
8	Kevin Hardy, Carl Banks, Marcus Washington, Bill Forester, Duane Bickett, Vincent Brown, Al Smith, Chris Slade, Willie McGinest, Dale Meinert
9	Carl Banks, Marcus Washington, Larry Morris, Willie McGinest, Duane Bickett, Kevin Hardy, Terry Wooden, Mike Peterson, Takeo Spikes, Eddie Robinson
10	Carl Banks, Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Mike Peterson, Duane Bickett, Kevin Hardy, Jack Del Rio, Bryan Hinkle, Terry Wooden, Jack Pardee
11	Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Pete Barnes, Duane Bickett, Carl Banks, Jack Pardee, Kevin Hardy, Mike Vrabel, Jack Del Rio, Bryan Hinkle
12	Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Pete Barnes, Duane Bickett, Mike Vrabel, Kevin Hardy, Jack Del Rio, Terry Wooden, Carlos Emmons, Bryan Hinkle
13	Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Duane Bickett, Pete Barnes, Mike Vrabel, Kevin Hardy, Bryan Hinkle, Jack Del Rio, Bill Pellington, Carl Banks
Career	Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Duane Bickett, Pete Barnes, Mike Vrabel, Kevin Hardy, Bryan Hinkle, Jack Del Rio, Bill Pellington, Carl Banks

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1984 1985	First-Team All-Pro 1984	Non-Offensive TDs 1988 NFL 1 (6)	Fumble Return Yds 1988 NFL 36 (6)
Fumble Return TD 1988 NFL 1 (1)	Intercept. Ret. Yds 1985 NFL 109 (8)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1985	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI

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