John Niland

John Hugh Niland

Position: G
Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 lbs.

Born: February 29, 1944 in Quincy, MA
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 13th round (116th overall) of the 1966 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 76 (484th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #291. Billy Howton… #292. Erich Barnes… #293. Roger Craig… #294. JOHN NILAND… #295. Louis Wright… #296. Randall Cunningham… #297. James Brooks…

All-Time Rank: #291. Billy Howton… #292. Erich Barnes… #293. Roger Craig… #294. JOHN NILAND… #295. Louis Wright… #296. Randall Cunningham… #297. James Brooks…

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	FGM	Sfty	Pts
1972*+	28	DAL	LG	76	14	0					1			1					6
Career					138	13					1			1					6

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Kent Hull, Red Stephens, Harry Schuh, Doug Crusan, Kent Hill, John Nisby, Dan Alexander, Russ Washington, Leon Gray, Nick Kaczur
4	Kent Hull, Russ Washington, Leon Gray, Bryant McKinnie, Harry Schuh, Doug Crusan, Randall McDaniel*, Steve Hutchinson, Andrew Whitworth, Kent Hill
5	Bill Fralic, Kent Hull, Bob Vogel, Brian Holloway, Harry Schuh, Russ Washington, Doug France, Randall McDaniel*, Steve Hutchinson, Alan Faneca
6	Joe DeLamielleure, Mike Kenn, Gene Upshaw, Kent Hull, George Kunz, Randall McDaniel, Russ Grimm, Bob Vogel, Steve Hutchinson, Rocky Freitas
7	Joe DeLamielleure, Gene Upshaw, Mike Kenn, Steve Hutchinson, Randall McDaniel, Bob Vogel, Russ Grimm, Larry Allen*, Duane Putnam, Ed Budde
8	Joe DeLamielleure, Randall McDaniel, Steve Hutchinson, Gene Upshaw, Mike Kenn, Larry Allen, Alan Faneca, Duane Putnam, Bob Vogel, Tom Mack*
9	Joe DeLamielleure, Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson, Mike Kenn, Tom Mack, Larry Allen, Randall McDaniel, Art Shell*, Bob Vogel, Ed Budde
10	Joe DeLamielleure, Ed Budde, Mike Kenn, Mike Munchak, Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson, Larry Allen, Bob Vogel, Dermontti Dawson, Jim Otto*
Career	Steve Hutchinson, Jerry Kramer, Leon Gray, Duane Putnam, Bob Vogel, Steve Wallace, Joe DeLamielleure, Jim Lachey, Mike McCormack, Harry Schuh

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

Pro Bowls 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973	First-Team All-Pro 1971 1972	Approximate Value 1971 NFL 16 (10)	Non-Offensive TDs 1972 NFL 1 (7)
Playoff Games Started Career 14 (131)	Fumble Return TD 1972 NFL 1 (1)

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Hall of Fame
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1969	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1969	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1969	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1970	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1970	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1971	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1971	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1971	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1972	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1972	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1973	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1974	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1974	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI