Alex Karras

Alexander George Karras

Position: DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 248 lbs.

Born: July 15, 1935 in Gary, IN
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 112 (64th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM

All-Time Rank: #108. Howie Long… #109. Brian Urlacher… #110. Tony Dorsett… #111. ALEX KARRAS… #112. Ken Houston… #113. Warren Moon… #114. Warren Sapp…

All-Time Rank: #108. Howie Long… #109. Brian Urlacher… #110. Tony Dorsett… #111. ALEX KARRAS… #112. Ken Houston… #113. Warren Moon… #114. Warren Sapp…

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
1958	23	DET	LDT	71	12	0							0	0	1	3	0				7
1959	24	DET	LDT	71	12	0							0	0	1	0	0				7
1960*+	25	DET	LDT	71	12	0															15
1961*+	26	DET	LDT	71	14	0							0	0	2	0	0				15
1962*	27	DET	LDT	71	14	0		1	28	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0			1	15
1964	29	DET	LDT	71	14	0		2	7	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0				13
1965*+	30	DET	LDT	71	14	0															14
1966	31	DET	LDT	71	14	0							0	0	4	0	0				12
1967	32	DET	LDT	71	14	0							0	0	2	0	0				15
1968	33	DET	LDT	71	14	0															9
1969	34	DET	LDT	71	14	0		1	22	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	0				12
1970	35	DET	LDT	71	13	0							0	0	2	0	0				9
Career					161	0		4	57	0	28	0	0	0	16	3	0			1	143

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
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

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

What does "similar" mean?

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, Haloti Ngata, Mike Reid, Roger Brown, Jack Youngblood, Warren Sapp, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Leonard Marshall, Louie Kelcher
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, Jared Allen, Bob Lilly, Richard Seymour, La'Roi Glover, Kevin Williams, Buck Buchanan
8	John Randle, Bruce Smith, Kevin Williams, Bob Lilly, Gene Brito, Rosey Grier, La'Roi Glover, Henry Jordan, Don Colo, Richard Dent*
9	John Randle, Julius Peppers, Bruce Smith, Bob Baumhower, Bob Lilly, Randy White, Ray Childress, Rosey Grier, Don Colo, La'Roi Glover
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, Michael Strahan, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Ernie Stautner, Warren Sapp, Bob Lilly

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1960 1961 1962 1965	First-Team All-Pro 1960 1961 1965	Approximate Value 1961 NFL 15 (10) Career 143 (85)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 112 (64)
Fumbles Recovered 1966 NFL 4 (3) Career 16 (199)	Safeties 1962 NFL 1 (2/19) Career 1 (72)

All-Pro Teams

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

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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, Haloti Ngata, Mike Reid, Roger Brown, Jack Youngblood, Warren Sapp, Richard Seymour, Julius Peppers, Leonard Marshall, Louie Kelcher
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, Jared Allen, Bob Lilly, Richard Seymour, La'Roi Glover, Kevin Williams, Buck Buchanan
8	John Randle, Bruce Smith, Kevin Williams, Bob Lilly, Gene Brito, Rosey Grier, La'Roi Glover, Henry Jordan, Don Colo, Richard Dent*
9	John Randle, Julius Peppers, Bruce Smith, Bob Baumhower, Bob Lilly, Randy White, Ray Childress, Rosey Grier, Don Colo, La'Roi Glover
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, Michael Strahan, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Ernie Stautner, Warren Sapp, Bob Lilly