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Eric Metcalf

Eric Quinn Metcalf

Position: RB-WR
Height: 5-10    Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: January 23, 1968 in Seattle, WA
College: Texas

Career AV: 63 (786th overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
1989 21 CLE RB 21 16 11 31 718 0 49 23.2 1748 7
1990 22 CLE RB 21 16 10 52 1052 2 101 20.2 1752 6
1991 23 CLE RET 21 8 3 12 100 0 30 8.3 23 351 0 24 15.3 852 4
1992 24 CLE rb 21 16 5 44 429 1 75 9.8 9 157 0 30 17.4 1501 9
1993*+ 25 CLE RB 21 16 9 36 464 2 91 12.9 15 318 0 47 21.2 1932 11
1994* 26 CLE RB 21 16 8 35 348 2 92 9.9 9 210 0 32 23.3 1323 9
1995 27 ATL WR 21 16 15 39 383 1 66 9.8 12 278 0 47 23.2 1983 13
1996 28 ATL WR 21 16 11 27 296 0 39 11.0 49 1034 0 55 21.1 1937 5
1997*+ 29 SDG RET 21 16 1 45 489 3 85 10.9 16 355 0 63 22.2 1415 7
1998 30 ARI RET 21 16 3 43 295 0 24 6.9 57 1218 0 59 21.4 1837 3
1999 31 CAR RET 82 16 1 34 238 0 30 7.0 4 56 0 31 14.0 447 2
2001 33 WAS RET 34 10 0 33 412 1 89 12.5 1 25 0 25 25.0 456 1
2002 34 GNB 22 1 0 3 -1 0 0 -0.3 2 41 0 21 20.5 47 0
Career 179 77 351 3453 10 92 9.8 280 5813 2 101 20.8 17230 77
6 yrs CLE 88 46 127 1341 5 92 10.6 139 2806 2 101 20.2 9108 46
2 yrs ATL 32 26 66 679 1 66 10.3 61 1312 0 55 21.5 3920 18
1 yr CAR 16 1 34 238 0 30 7.0 4 56 0 31 14.0 447 2
1 yr CRD 16 3 43 295 0 24 6.9 57 1218 0 59 21.4 1837 3
1 yr GNB 1 0 3 -1 0 0 -0.3 2 41 0 21 20.5 47 0
1 yr SDG 16 1 45 489 3 85 10.9 16 355 0 63 22.2 1415 7
1 yr WAS 10 0 33 412 1 89 12.5 1 25 0 25 25.0 456 1

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
1989 21 CLE RB 21 16 11 187 633 6 43 3.4 39.6 11.7 54 397 7.4 4 68 3.4 24.8 1030 10 5
1990 22 CLE RB 21 16 10 80 248 1 17 3.1 15.5 5.0 57 452 7.9 1 35 3.6 28.3 700 2 8
1991 23 CLE RET 21 8 3 30 107 0 15 3.6 13.4 3.8 29 294 10.1 0 45 3.6 36.8 401 0 1
1992 24 CLE rb 21 16 5 73 301 1 31 4.1 18.8 4.6 47 614 13.1 5 69 2.9 38.4 915 6 6
1993*+ 25 CLE RB 21 16 9 129 611 1 55 4.7 38.2 8.1 63 539 8.6 2 49 3.9 33.7 1150 3 4
1994* 26 CLE RB 21 16 8 93 329 2 37 3.5 20.6 5.8 47 436 9.3 3 57 2.9 27.3 765 5 6
1995 27 ATL WR 21 16 15 28 133 1 23 4.8 8.3 1.8 104 1189 11.4 8 62 6.5 74.3 1322 9 4
1996 28 ATL WR 21 16 11 3 8 0 4 2.7 0.5 0.2 54 599 11.1 6 67 3.4 37.4 607 6 3
1997*+ 29 SDG RET 21 16 1 3 -5 0 2 -1.7 -0.3 0.2 40 576 14.4 2 62 2.5 36.0 571 2 4
1998 30 ARI RET 21 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 324 10.5 0 29 1.9 20.3 324 0 5
1999 31 CAR RET 82 16 1 2 20 0 17 10.0 1.3 0.1 11 133 12.1 0 33 0.7 8.3 153 0 2
2001 33 WAS RET 34 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 19 4.8 0 9 0.4 1.9 19 0 4
2002 34 GNB 22 1 0 2 7 0 5 3.5 7.0 2.0 7 0 1
Career 179 77 630 2392 12 55 3.8 13.4 3.5 541 5572 10.3 31 69 3.0 31.1 7964 43 53
6 yrs CLE 88 46 592 2229 11 55 3.8 25.3 6.7 297 2732 9.2 15 69 3.4 31.0 4961 26 30
2 yrs ATL 32 26 31 141 1 23 4.5 4.4 1.0 158 1788 11.3 14 67 4.9 55.9 1929 15 7
1 yr CAR 16 1 2 20 0 17 10.0 1.3 0.1 11 133 12.1 0 33 0.7 8.3 153 0 2
1 yr CRD 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 324 10.5 0 29 1.9 20.3 324 0 5
1 yr GNB 1 0 2 7 0 5 3.5 7.0 2.0 7 0 1
1 yr SDG 16 1 3 -5 0 2 -1.7 -0.3 0.2 40 576 14.4 2 62 2.5 36.0 571 2 4
1 yr WAS 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 19 4.8 0 9 0.4 1.9 19 0 4

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
1989 21 CLE RB 21 16 11 5 0 0 0
1990 22 CLE RB 21 16 10 8 1 0 0
1991 23 CLE RET 21 8 3 1 0 0 0
1992 24 CLE rb 21 16 5 6 2 0 0
1993*+ 25 CLE RB 21 16 9 4 0 0 0
1994* 26 CLE RB 21 16 8 6 0 0 0
1995 27 ATL WR 21 16 15 4 2 0 0
1996 28 ATL WR 21 16 11 3 0 0 0
1997*+ 29 SDG RET 21 16 1 4 2 0 0
1998 30 ARI RET 21 16 3 5 2 0 0
1999 31 CAR RET 82 16 1 2 0 0 0
2001 33 WAS RET 34 10 0 4 1 0 0
2002 34 GNB 22 1 0 1 1 0 0
Career 179 77 53 11 0 0
6 yrs CLE 88 46 30 3 0 0
2 yrs ATL 32 26 7 2 0 0
1 yr CAR 16 1 2 0 0 0
1 yr CRD 16 3 5 2 0 0
1 yr GNB 1 0 1 1 0 0
1 yr SDG 16 1 4 2 0 0
1 yr WAS 10 0 4 1 0 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%
1989 21 CLE RB 21 16 11 1 2 50.0 32 1 50.0 0 0.0 32 16.0 26.0 32.0 2.0 135.4 0 0 16.0 26.0 0.0
1992 24 CLE rb 21 16 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994* 26 CLE RB 21 16 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 27 ATL WR 21 16 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 179 77 1 5 20.0 32 1 20.0 0 0.0 32 6.4 10.4 32.0 0.2 93.3 2 13 2.7 5.6 28.6
6 yrs CLE 88 46 1 4 25.0 32 1 25.0 0 0.0 32 8.0 13.0 32.0 0.4 100.0 1 11 4.2 8.2 20.0
2 yrs ATL 32 26 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 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
1989 21 CLE RB 21 16 11 6 4 10 60
1990 22 CLE RB 21 16 10 1 1 2 4 24
1992 24 CLE rb 21 16 5 1 5 1 7 42
1993*+ 25 CLE RB 21 16 9 1 2 2 5 30
1994* 26 CLE RB 21 16 8 2 3 2 7 42
1995 27 ATL WR 21 16 15 1 8 1 10 60
1996 28 ATL WR 21 16 11 6 6 36
1997*+ 29 SDG RET 21 16 1 2 3 5 30
2001 33 WAS RET 34 10 0 1 1 6
Career 179 77 12 31 10 2 55 330
6 yrs CLE 88 46 11 15 5 2 33 198
2 yrs ATL 32 26 1 14 1 16 96
1 yr SDG 16 1 2 3 5 30
1 yr WAS 10 0 1 1 6

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Bob Gresham, Woody Green, Tiki Barber, Clarence Peaks, Dick Hoak, Ronnie Harmon, Bobby Anderson, Ron Springs, Errict Rhett, Garry James
4 Tony Nathan, Fred Willis, Bam Morris, Ricky Ervins, Johnny Roland, Brad Muster, Johnny Olszewski, Randy McMillan, Ronnie Bull, Karim Abdul-Jabbar
5 Tony Nathan, George Rogers, Gerry Ellis, Johnny Johnson, Julius Jones, Curtis Dickey, Marion Butts, Tiki Barber, Ken Carpenter, Ernie Green
6 George Rogers, Tony Nathan, Terry Kirby, Ernie Green, Joe Washington, Gerry Ellis, Curtis McClinton, Carl Garrett, Keith Byars, Earnest Byner
7 Rodney Hampton, Mike Garrett, Tony Nathan, Tiki Barber, Rickey Young, Ken Willard, Jon Arnett, Joe Washington, Gerald Riggs, Earnest Byner
8 Jon Arnett, Rodney Hampton, Gerald Riggs, Mike Garrett, Ken Willard, Rick Casares, Tony Galbreath, Tony Nathan, Joe Washington, Ed Podolak
9 Ken Willard, Ed Podolak, Ronnie Harmon, Tony Nathan, Gerald Riggs, Rick Casares, Keith Byars, Alex Webster, Jon Arnett, Tony Galbreath
10 Ken Willard, Ronnie Harmon, Tony Galbreath, Gerald Riggs, Ed Podolak, Keith Byars, John David Crow, Tony Nathan, Rick Casares, Larry Centers
11 Ken Willard, Tony Galbreath, John Henry Johnson*, John David Crow, Gerald Riggs, Keith Byars, Ronnie Harmon, Chris Warren, Rick Casares, Ed Podolak
12 Ken Willard, Tony Galbreath, John David Crow, John Henry Johnson*, Gerald Riggs, Chris Warren, Ed Podolak, Tony Nathan, Bill Brown, Keith Byars
13 Ken Willard, Tony Galbreath, John Henry Johnson*, John David Crow, Gerald Riggs, Rick Casares, Ronnie Harmon, Chris Warren, Ed Podolak, Bill Brown
Career Ken Willard, Tony Galbreath, John Henry Johnson*, John David Crow, Gerald Riggs, Rick Casares, Ronnie Harmon, Chris Warren, Ed Podolak, Tony Nathan

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1993
1994
1997

First-Team All-Pro

1993
1997

Yds/Rushing Att

1993 NFL 4.7 (6)

Receptions

1995 NFL 104 (7/30)
Career 541 (82)

Receiving Yds

Career 5572 (173)

Touchdowns

Career 55 (154)

Non-Offensive TDs

1990 NFL 2 (3)
1993 NFL 2 (3)
1994 NFL 2 (8)
1997 NFL 3 (2/23)
Career 12 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 7964 (167)

All-Purpose Yds

1989 NFL 1748 (6)
1990 NFL 1752 (4)
1992 NFL 1501 (9)
1993 NFL 1932 (1)
1995 NFL 1983 (5)
1996 NFL 1937 (3)
1998 NFL 1837 (10)
Career 17230 (12)

Touches

Career 1802 (64)

Yds/Touch

1989 NFL 6.4 (10)
1990 NFL 9.3 (4)
1992 NFL 8.7 (7)
1993 NFL 8.0 (9)
1996 NFL 14.6 (3/77)
1997 NFL 13.6 (6)
1998 NFL 14.0 (5)

Kick Returns

1989 NFL 31 (10)
1990 NFL 52 (1/93)
1996 NFL 49 (9)
1998 NFL 57 (4/53)
Career 280 (10)

Kick Return Yds

1989 NFL 718 (6)
1990 NFL 1052 (1)
1998 NFL 1218 (7)
Career 5813 (13)

Kick Return TD

1990 NFL 2 (1/13)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1990 NFL 101 (1/48)

Yds/Kick Return

1989 NFL 23.2 (9)

Punt Returns

1992 NFL 44 (1/86)
1993 NFL 36 (7)
1995 NFL 39 (6)
1997 NFL 45 (7/73)
1998 NFL 43 (6)
2001 NFL 33 (10)
Career 351 (2)

Punt Return Yds

1992 NFL 429 (3)
1993 NFL 464 (3/92)
1994 NFL 348 (8)
1995 NFL 383 (5)
1997 NFL 489 (5/70)
2001 NFL 412 (7)
Career 3453 (4)

Punt Return TD

1992 NFL 1 (5/89)
1993 NFL 2 (1/15)
1994 NFL 2 (1/15)
1995 NFL 1 (1/89)
1997 NFL 3 (1/4)
2001 NFL 1 (2/89)
Career 10 (1)

Long Punt Return

1992 NFL 75 (8)
1993 NFL 91 (1/33)
1994 NFL 92 (2/30)
1995 NFL 66 (9)
1997 NFL 85 (3/98)
2001 NFL 89 (1/51)

Yds/Punt Return

1993 NFL 12.9 (2)
1994 NFL 9.9 (9)
1996 NFL 11.0 (10)
2001 NFL 12.5 (5)
Career 9.8 (94)

Kick & Punt Returns

1990 NFL 52 (9)
1992 NFL 53 (9)
1996 NFL 76 (8)
1998 NFL 100 (3/14)
Career 631 (6)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1990 NFL 1052 (4)
1996 NFL 1330 (7)
1998 NFL 1513 (6/79)
Career 9266 (9)

Fumbles

Career 53 (100)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1993Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1994Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1997Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1989 21 16 RB 170 50 13 33
1990 22 16 RB 82 45
1991 23 8 RB 40 78
1992 24 16 RB 128 18 20 54
1993 25 16 RB 133 19 20 49
1994 26 16 RB 107 33
1995 27 16 WR 186 66 11 27
1996 28 16 WR 97 45
1997 29 16 WR 69 56
1998 30 16 WR 32 90
1999 31 16 WR 15 117
2001 33 10 WR 2 162
2002 34 1 WR 1 160
1062 153