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E.J. Junior

Ester James Junior III

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 238 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1959 in Salisbury, MD
College: Alabama

Career AV: 57 (1009th overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 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
1981 22 STL RLB 54 16 13 1 5 0 5 5
1982 23 STL LLB 54 9 9 1.5 0 1 0 0 8
1983 24 STL MLB/llb 54 12 11 7.5 3 27 0 19 0 1 1 0 6
1984*+ 25 STL RLB/mlb 54 16 16 9.5 1 18 0 18 15
1985* 26 STL MLB 54 16 16 2.0 5 109 0 53 9
1986 27 STL LILB 54 13 13 0 1 0 0 5
1987 28 STL RLB 54 13 13 2.0 1 25 0 25 1 2 5 0 6
1988 29 PHO RLB 54 16 16 2.0 1 2 0 2 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
SEA 53 5 0 0
TAM 50 2 0 0
1993 34 SEA 93 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
Career 170 119 36.5 12 186 0 53 1 7 42 1 69
8 yrs CRD 111 107 24.5 12 186 0 53 1 6 42 1 61
3 yrs MIA 48 12 12.0 7
2 yrs SEA 9 0 0 1 0 0 1

Kick & Punt Returns

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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

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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 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, Mike Peterson, Jack Pardee, Kevin Hardy, Mike Vrabel, Jack Del Rio
12 Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Pete Barnes, Mike Peterson, Duane Bickett, Mike Vrabel, Kevin Hardy, Jack Del Rio, Terry Wooden, Carlos Emmons
13 Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Duane Bickett, Pete Barnes, Mike Vrabel, Mike Peterson, Kevin Hardy, Bryan Hinkle, Jack Del Rio, Bill Pellington
Career Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Duane Bickett, Pete Barnes, Mike Vrabel, Mike Peterson, Kevin Hardy, Bryan Hinkle, Jack Del Rio, Bill Pellington

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1984UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1985UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.