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Jim Otis

James Lloyd Otis

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: April 29, 1948 in Celina, OH
College: Ohio State

Career AV: 37 (2319th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 9th round (218th overall) of the 1970 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
1970 22 NOR FB 35 13 0 71 211 0 15 3.0 16.2 5.5 20 124 6.2 0 22 1.5 9.5 335 0 4 2
1971 23 KAN 35 13 0 49 184 0 14 3.8 14.2 3.8 13 81 6.2 2 26 1.0 6.2 265 2 1 3
1972 24 KAN 35 10 0 29 92 0 12 3.2 9.2 2.9 12 76 6.3 0 13 1.2 7.6 168 0 1 2
1973 25 STL FB 35 10 0 55 234 1 19 4.3 23.4 5.5 2 19 9.5 0 14 0.2 1.9 253 1 3 2
1974 26 STL FB 35 14 10 158 664 1 23 4.2 47.4 11.3 19 109 5.7 0 13 1.4 7.8 773 1 2 8
1975* 27 STL FB 35 14 0 269 1076 5 30 4.0 76.9 19.2 12 69 5.8 1 12 0.9 4.9 1145 6 5 11
1976 28 STL FB 35 14 0 233 891 2 23 3.8 63.6 16.6 2 15 7.5 0 8 0.1 1.1 906 2 7 7
1977 29 STL fb 35 13 6 99 334 2 25 3.4 25.7 7.6 2 18 9.0 0 9 0.2 1.4 352 2 2 3
1978 30 STL FB 35 15 0 197 664 8 17 3.4 44.3 13.1 8 38 4.8 0 12 0.5 2.5 702 8 4 4
Career 116 16 1160 4350 19 30 3.8 37.5 10.0 90 549 6.1 3 26 0.8 4.7 4899 22 29 42
6 yrs STL 80 16 1011 3863 19 30 3.8 48.3 12.6 45 268 6.0 1 14 0.6 3.4 4131 20 23 35
2 yrs KAN 23 0 78 276 0 14 3.5 12.0 3.4 25 157 6.3 2 26 1.1 6.8 433 2 2 5
1 yr NOR 13 0 71 211 0 15 3.0 16.2 5.5 20 124 6.2 0 22 1.5 9.5 335 0 4 2

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
1970 22 NOR FB 35 13 0 2 22 0 19 11.0 357
1977 29 STL fb 35 13 6 1 16 0 16 16.0 368
Career 116 16 3 38 0 19 12.7 4937
6 yrs STL 80 16 1 16 0 16 16.0 4147
1 yr NOR 13 0 2 22 0 19 11.0 357

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
1970 22 NOR FB 35 13 0 4 0 0 0
1971 23 KAN 35 13 0 1 0 0 0
1972 24 KAN 35 10 0 1 0 0 0
1973 25 STL FB 35 10 0 3 2 0 0
1974 26 STL FB 35 14 10 2 0 0 0
1975* 27 STL FB 35 14 0 5 1 0 0
1976 28 STL FB 35 14 0 7 1 0 0
1977 29 STL fb 35 13 6 2 0 0 0
1978 30 STL FB 35 15 0 4 0 0 0
Career 116 16 29 4 0 0
6 yrs STL 80 16 23 4 0 0
2 yrs KAN 23 0 2 0 0 0
1 yr NOR 13 0 4 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
1971 23 KAN 35 13 0 2 2 12
1973 25 STL FB 35 10 0 1 1 6
1974 26 STL FB 35 14 10 1 1 6
1975* 27 STL FB 35 14 0 5 1 6 36
1976 28 STL FB 35 14 0 2 2 12
1977 29 STL fb 35 13 6 2 2 12
1978 30 STL FB 35 15 0 8 8 48
Career 116 16 19 3 22 132
6 yrs STL 80 16 19 1 20 120
2 yrs KAN 23 0 2 2 12

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975

Rushing Att

1975 NFL 269 (4)
1976 NFL 233 (10)
Career 1160 (125)

Rushing Yds

1975 NFL 1076 (4)
Career 4350 (144)

Rushing TD

1978 NFL 8 (9)

Rushing Yds/Game

1975 NFL 76.9 (4)

Touches

1975 NFL 281 (6)
Career 1253 (168)

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 22 13 RB 34 73
1971 23 13 RB 39 70
1972 24 10 RB 17 96
1973 25 10 RB 31 82
1974 26 14 RB 83 37
1975 27 14 RB 151 40 12 37
1976 28 14 RB 103 33
1977 29 13 RB 47 74
1978 30 15 RB 118 32
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