Joe Morris

Joseph Edward Morris

Position: RB
Height: 5-7 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: September 15, 1960 in Fort Bragg, NC
College: Syracuse

Career AV: 46 (1632nd overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the 1982 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
1982	22	NYG		20	5	0	15	48	1	7	3.2	9.6	3.0	8	34	4.3	0	13	1.6	6.8	82	1	1	1
1983	23	NYG		20	15	0	35	145	0	16	4.1	9.7	2.3	2	1	0.5	1	6	0.1	0.1	146	1	2	1
1984	24	NYG	RB	20	16	8	133	510	4	28	3.8	31.9	8.3	12	124	10.3	0	26	0.8	7.8	634	4	1	4
1985*	25	NYG	RB	20	16	16	294	1336	21	65	4.5	83.5	18.4	22	212	9.6	0	17	1.4	13.3	1548	21	6	12
1986*+	26	NYG	RB	20	15	15	341	1516	14	54	4.4	101.1	22.7	21	233	11.1	1	23	1.4	15.5	1749	15	6	15
1987	27	NYG	RB	20	11	10	193	658	3	34	3.4	59.8	17.5	11	114	10.4	0	25	1.0	10.4	772	3	2	5
1988	28	NYG	RB	20	16	15	307	1083	5	27	3.5	67.7	19.2	22	166	7.5	0	24	1.4	10.4	1249	5	7	9
1991	31	CLE		20	16	4	93	289	2	15	3.1	18.1	5.8	13	76	5.8	0	13	0.8	4.8	365	2	2	3
Career					110	68	1411	5585	50	65	4.0	50.8	12.8	111	960	8.6	2	26	1.0	8.7	6545	52	27	50
7 yrs		NYG			94	64	1318	5296	48	65	4.0	56.3	14.0	98	884	9.0	2	26	1.0	9.4	6180	50	25	47
1 yr		CLE			16	4	93	289	2	15	3.1	18.1	5.8	13	76	5.8	0	13	0.8	4.8	365	2	2	3

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ·

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1983	23	NYG		20	15	0						14	255	0	26	18.2	401
1984	24	NYG	RB	20	16	8						6	69	0	14	11.5	703
1985*	25	NYG	RB	20	16	16						2	25	0	18	12.5	1573
1991	31	CLE		20	16	4						18	310	0	36	17.2	675
Career					110	68						40	659	0	36	16.5	7204
7 yrs		NYG			94	64						22	349	0	26	15.9	6529
1 yr		CLE			16	4						18	310	0	36	17.2	675

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
1982	22	NYG		20	5	0								1	1	0	0
1983	23	NYG		20	15	0								2	1	0	0
1984	24	NYG	RB	20	16	8								1	0	0	0
1985*	25	NYG	RB	20	16	16								6	2	0	0
1986*+	26	NYG	RB	20	15	15								6	2	0	0
1987	27	NYG	RB	20	11	10								2	0	0	0
1988	28	NYG	RB	20	16	15								7	1	0	0
1991	31	CLE		20	16	4								2	1	0	0
Career					110	68								27	8	0	0
7 yrs		NYG			94	64								25	7	0	0
1 yr		CLE			16	4								2	1	0	0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ·

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1982	22	NYG		20	5	0	1		1	6
1983	23	NYG		20	15	0		1	1	6
1984	24	NYG	RB	20	16	8	4		4	24
1985*	25	NYG	RB	20	16	16	21		21	126
1986*+	26	NYG	RB	20	15	15	14	1	15	90
1987	27	NYG	RB	20	11	10	3		3	18
1988	28	NYG	RB	20	16	15	5		5	30
1991	31	CLE		20	16	4	2		2	12
Career					110	68	50	2	52	312
7 yrs		NYG			94	64	48	2	50	300
1 yr		CLE			16	4	2		2	12

Similar Players

Glossary · What does "similar" mean? · ·

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Mark Smolinski, Emil Sitko, Fran Rogel, Brian Piccolo, Tom Nowatzke, Sam Horner, Charlie Flowers, Bo Dickinson, Billy Cross, Louis Carter
4	Ickey Woods, Dominic Rhodes, Terry Miller, Tom Moore, Dave Hampton, Kevin Long, Bill Brown, Erric Pegram, Terdell Middleton, Clarence Williams
5	Mike Pruitt, Dave Hampton, MacArthur Lane, Joseph Addai, Marv Hubbard, Art Malone, Stephen Davis, Chris Warren, Bill Brown, Travis Henry
6	Robert Smith, Hewritt Dixon, Mike Anderson, Chris Warren, Essex Johnson, Dave Hampton, Art Malone, Willie Ellison, Vic Washington, Mercury Morris
7	Robert Smith, Mike Pruitt, Essex Johnson, Boobie Clark, Dorsey Levens, Dave Hampton, Marv Hubbard, Hewritt Dixon, Chris Warren, MacArthur Lane
8	Essex Johnson, Boobie Clark, Marv Hubbard, Dorsey Levens, Eddie Price, Dave Hampton, Travis Henry, Rudi Johnson, Mike Anderson, Hewritt Dixon
Career	Boobie Clark, Eddie Price, Essex Johnson, Marv Hubbard, Frank Gore, Jim Bertelsen, Willie Parker, Dave Hampton, Tom Sullivan, Travis Henry

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls 1985 1986	First-Team All-Pro 1986	Rushing Att 1985 NFL 294 (6) 1986 NFL 341 (3/71) 1988 NFL 307 (4) Career 1411 (76)	Rushing Yds 1985 NFL 1336 (4) 1986 NFL 1516 (2/66) 1988 NFL 1083 (8) Career 5585 (84)
Rushing TD 1985 NFL 21 (1/6) 1986 NFL 14 (2/51) Career 50 (57)	Long Rush 1985 NFL 65 (7)	Yds/Rushing Att 1986 NFL 4.4 (9)	Rushing Yds/Game 1985 NFL 83.5 (6) 1986 NFL 101.1 (2/65) 1988 NFL 67.7 (8) Career 50.8 (115)
Touchdowns 1985 NFL 21 (1/15) 1986 NFL 15 (3/97) Career 52 (182)	Points Scored 1985 NFL 126 (3)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1985 NFL 21 (1/14) 1986 NFL 15 (3/95) Career 52 (174)	Yds From Scrimmage 1985 NFL 1548 (9) 1986 NFL 1749 (4)
All-Purpose Yds 1986 NFL 1749 (5)	Touches 1985 NFL 318 (8) 1986 NFL 362 (3) 1988 NFL 329 (4) Career 1562 (96)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary

1985 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1986 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 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
Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy
Glossary · CSV · PRE

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank

1982 22 5 RB 14 92

1983 23 15 RB 21 104

1984 24 16 RB 87 45

1985 25 16 RB 281 130 3 3

1986 26 15 RB 265 127 2 4

1987 27 11 RB 95 31

1988 28 16 RB 155 15 18 58

1991 31 16 RB 49 64

967 272

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1982	22	5	RB	14		92
1983	23	15	RB	21		104
1984	24	16	RB	87		45
1985	25	16	RB	281	130	3	3
1986	26	15	RB	265	127	2	4
1987	27	11	RB	95		31
1988	28	16	RB	155	15	18	58
1991	31	16	RB	49		64
				967	272

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1985	UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1986	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
	UPI: 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
	Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL