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Alex Karras

Alexander George Karras

Position: DT
Height: 6-2    Weight: 248 lbs.
Born: July 15, 1935 in Gary, IN
College: Iowa

Career AV: 112 (60th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

71

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
1958 23 DET LDT 71 12 0 0 1 3 0 7
1959 24 DET LDT 71 12 0 0 1 0 0 7
1960*+ 25 DET LDT 71 12 0 16
1961*+ 26 DET LDT 71 14 0 0 2 0 0 16
1962* 27 DET LDT 71 14 0 1 28 0 28 0 1 0 0 1 16
1964 29 DET LDT 71 14 0 2 7 0 5 0 1 0 0 13
1965*+ 30 DET LDT 71 14 0 15
1966 31 DET LDT 71 14 0 0 4 0 0 11
1967 32 DET LDT 71 14 0 0 2 0 0 16
1968 33 DET LDT 71 14 0 8
1969 34 DET LDT 71 14 0 1 22 0 22 0 2 0 0 10
1970 35 DET LDT 71 13 0 0 2 0 0 10
Career 161 0 4 57 0 28 0 16 3 0 1 145

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
1958 23 DET LDT 71 12 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Career 161 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16

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
1962* 27 DET LDT 71 14 0 1 2
Career 161 0 1 2

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Haloti Ngata, Bruce Smith*, Mike Reid, Bill Maas, Julius Peppers, Warren Sapp, John Henderson, Richard Seymour, Tommie Harris, Roger Brown
4 Bruce Smith*, Mike Reid, Roger Brown, Jack Youngblood*, Warren Sapp, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Leonard Marshall, Louie Kelcher, Rosey Grier
5 Bruce Smith*, Julius Peppers, Rosey Grier, Charlie Johnson, Warren Sapp, Roger Brown, Richard Seymour, John Henderson, Bob Lilly*, Kevin Williams
6 John Randle, Rosey Grier, Gene Brito, Chester McGlockton, Bob Lilly*, Henry Jordan*, Jevon Kearse, Kevin Williams, Michael Carter, Jerome Brown
7 John Randle, Bruce Smith*, Gene Brito, Rosey Grier, Kevin Williams, Bob Lilly*, Richard Seymour, La'Roi Glover, Buck Buchanan*, Doug Atkins*
8 John Randle, Bruce Smith*, Bob Lilly*, Gene Brito, Rosey Grier, La'Roi Glover, Henry Jordan*, Julius Peppers, Don Colo, Richard Dent
9 John Randle, Bruce Smith*, Bob Baumhower, Bob Lilly*, Randy White*, Ray Childress, Rosey Grier, Don Colo, La'Roi Glover, Cortez Kennedy
10 John Randle, Bob Lilly*, Bruce Smith*, Willie Davis*, Randy White*, Bob Baumhower, Michael Strahan, Henry Jordan*, Jack Youngblood*, Warren Sapp
11 John Randle, Doug Atkins*, Bob Lilly*, Michael Strahan, Willie Davis*, Bruce Smith*, Henry Jordan*, Jack Youngblood*, Warren Sapp, Dan Hampton*
12 John Randle, Michael Strahan, Bob Lilly*, Doug Atkins*, Willie Davis*, Henry Jordan*, Randy White*, Cortez Kennedy, Gino Marchetti*, Warren Sapp
Career John Randle, Randy White*, Henry Jordan*, Willie Davis*, Jason Taylor, Michael Strahan, Cortez Kennedy, Ernie Stautner*, Warren Sapp, Bob Lilly*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1960
1961
1962
1965

First-Team All-Pro

1960
1961
1965

Fumbles Recovered

1966 NFL 4 (3)
Career 16 (193)

Safeties

1962 NFL 1 (2/18)
Career 1 (69)

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

All-Pro Teams

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1960Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1961Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1964Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1965Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1966Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1969Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL