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Freeman McNeil

Freeman McNeil

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 216 lbs.
Born: April 22, 1959 in Jackson, MS
College: UCLA

Career AV: 78 (389th overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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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
1981 22 NYJ RB 24 11 6 137 623 2 43 4.5 56.6 12.5 18 171 9.5 1 18 1.6 15.5 794 3 5 6
1982*+ 23 NYJ RB 24 9 9 151 786 6 48 5.2 87.3 16.8 16 187 11.7 1 32 1.8 20.8 973 7 7 16
1983 24 NYJ RB 24 9 9 160 654 1 19 4.1 72.7 17.8 21 172 8.2 3 21 2.3 19.1 826 4 4 5
1984* 25 NYJ RB 24 12 12 229 1070 5 53 4.7 89.2 19.1 25 294 11.8 1 32 2.1 24.5 1364 6 4 11
1985* 26 NYJ RB 24 14 13 294 1331 3 69 4.5 95.1 21.0 38 427 11.2 2 25 2.7 30.5 1758 5 9 14
1986 27 NYJ RB 24 12 11 214 856 5 40 4.0 71.3 17.8 49 410 8.4 1 26 4.1 34.2 1266 6 8 11
1987 28 NYJ RB 24 9 8 121 530 0 30 4.4 58.9 13.4 24 262 10.9 1 57 2.7 29.1 792 1 1 7
1988 29 NYJ RB 24 16 16 219 944 6 28 4.3 59.0 13.7 34 288 8.5 1 25 2.1 18.0 1232 7 3 11
1989 30 NYJ rb 24 11 7 80 352 2 19 4.4 32.0 7.3 31 310 10.0 1 25 2.8 28.2 662 3 1 4
1990 31 NYJ 24 16 4 99 458 6 29 4.6 28.6 6.2 16 230 14.4 0 59 1.0 14.4 688 6 1 6
1991 32 NYJ 24 13 1 51 300 2 58 5.9 23.1 3.9 7 56 8.0 0 13 0.5 4.3 356 2 1 3
1992 33 NYJ 24 12 1 43 170 0 18 4.0 14.2 3.6 16 154 9.6 0 32 1.3 12.8 324 0 1 2
Career 144 97 1798 8074 38 69 4.5 56.1 12.5 295 2961 10.0 12 59 2.0 20.6 11035 50 45 96

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
1981 22 NYJ RB 24 11 6 5 0 0 0
1982*+ 23 NYJ RB 24 9 9 7 0 0 0
1983 24 NYJ RB 24 9 9 4 1 0 0
1984* 25 NYJ RB 24 12 12 4 1 0 0
1985* 26 NYJ RB 24 14 13 9 0 0 0
1986 27 NYJ RB 24 12 11 8 0 -17 0
1987 28 NYJ RB 24 9 8 1 0 0 0
1988 29 NYJ RB 24 16 16 3 0 0 0
1989 30 NYJ rb 24 11 7 1 0 0 0
1990 31 NYJ 24 16 4 1 0 0 0
1991 32 NYJ 24 13 1 1 1 0 0
1992 33 NYJ 24 12 1 1 1 0 0
Career 144 97 45 4 -17 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1983 24 NYJ RB 24 9 9 1 1 100.0 5 1 100.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 25.0 5.0 0.6 127.1 0 0 5.0 25.0 0.0
Career 144 97 1 1 100.0 5 1 100.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 25.0 5.0 0.0 127.1 0 0 5.0 25.0 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
1981 22 NYJ RB 24 11 6 2 1 3 18
1982*+ 23 NYJ RB 24 9 9 6 1 7 42
1983 24 NYJ RB 24 9 9 1 3 4 24
1984* 25 NYJ RB 24 12 12 5 1 6 36
1985* 26 NYJ RB 24 14 13 3 2 5 30
1986 27 NYJ RB 24 12 11 5 1 6 36
1987 28 NYJ RB 24 9 8 1 1 6
1988 29 NYJ RB 24 16 16 6 1 7 42
1989 30 NYJ rb 24 11 7 2 1 3 18
1990 31 NYJ 24 16 4 6 6 36
1991 32 NYJ 24 13 1 2 2 12
Career 144 97 38 12 50 300

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Tony Reed, Mike Anderson, DeAngelo Williams, Natrone Means, Michael Bennett, Mack Herron, Frank Gore, Barry Foster, Don Perkins, Calvin Hill
4 James Wilder, Don Perkins, Larry Csonka*, Gerald Riggs, Chuck Muncie, Paul Hornung*, Mike Garrett, Eddie Price, Mark van Eeghen, Frank Gore
5 Paul Hornung*, Mark van Eeghen, Clinton Portis, Sam Cunningham, Larry Csonka*, Greg Pruitt, Delvin Williams, Jim Kiick, Ricky Williams, Jerome Bettis
6 Mark van Eeghen, Clinton Portis, Larry Csonka*, Paul Hornung*, Greg Pruitt, Sam Cunningham, John Riggins*, Jim Taylor*, Chuck Muncie, James Brooks
7 Mark van Eeghen, Sam Cunningham, Don Perkins, Jim Kiick, Jerome Bettis, Larry Csonka*, Tiki Barber, Delvin Williams, Greg Pruitt, Clinton Portis
8 Don Perkins, Floyd Little, Jim Taylor*, John L. Williams, Clinton Portis, Jerome Bettis, Shaun Alexander, Eddie George, Greg Pruitt, Earl Campbell*
9 Floyd Little, Jim Taylor*, Greg Pruitt, Don Perkins, James Brooks, Eddie George, Jerome Bettis, John Riggins*, John L. Williams, Earnest Byner
10 Jim Taylor*, James Brooks, Jerome Bettis, John L. Williams, Floyd Little, Leroy Kelly*, Greg Pruitt, Eddie George, Don Perkins, Earnest Byner
11 James Brooks, Jim Taylor*, Jerome Bettis, John L. Williams, Floyd Little, Calvin Hill, Greg Pruitt, John Riggins*, Leroy Kelly*, Earnest Byner
12 James Brooks, Larry Csonka*, Jim Taylor*, Earnest Byner, Calvin Hill, John L. Williams, Floyd Little, John Riggins*, Greg Pruitt, Jerome Bettis
Career James Brooks, Larry Csonka*, Jim Taylor*, Calvin Hill, John L. Williams, Floyd Little, Greg Pruitt, Leroy Kelly*, Ollie Matson*, Ottis Anderson

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1982
1984
1985

First-Team All-Pro

1982

Rushing Att

1982 NFL 151 (9)
1985 NFL 294 (6)
Career 1798 (43)

Rushing Yds

1982 NFL 786 (1)
1985 NFL 1331 (5)
Career 8074 (38)

Rushing TD

1982 NFL 6 (8)
Career 38 (106)

Long Rush

1982 NFL 48 (9)
1985 NFL 69 (4)

Yds/Rushing Att

1982 NFL 5.2 (1)
1984 NFL 4.7 (7)
1987 NFL 4.4 (6)
Career 4.5 (73)

Rushing Yds/Game

1982 NFL 87.3 (3)
1984 NFL 89.2 (5)
1985 NFL 95.1 (4)
1986 NFL 71.3 (8)
Career 56.1 (80)

Touchdowns

1982 NFL 7 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1982 NFL 7 (9)
Career 50 (195)

Yds From Scrimmage

1982 NFL 973 (5)
1985 NFL 1758 (5)
Career 11035 (56)

All-Purpose Yds

1982 NFL 973 (8)
1985 NFL 1758 (8)
Career 11035 (85)

Touches

1985 NFL 332 (7)
Career 2093 (43)

Fumbles

1982 NFL 7 (7)
1985 NFL 9 (10)
Career 45 (136)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1982UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1984UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1985UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1981 22 11 RB 97 41
1982 23 9 RB 139 106 5 11
1983 24 9 RB 113 39
1984 25 12 RB 172 46 15 36
1985 26 14 RB 206 55 13 23
1986 27 12 RB 163 25 18 54
1987 28 9 RB 85 34
1988 29 16 RB 165 25 14 41
1989 30 11 RB 84 42
1990 31 16 RB 105 31
1991 32 13 RB 48 65
1992 33 12 RB 32 80
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