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Walter Payton

Walter Jerry Payton

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 25, 1954 in Columbia, MS
College: Jackson State

Career AV: 128 (24th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1993

9-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1975 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
1975 21 CHI RB 34 13 7 196 679 7 54 3.5 52.2 15.1 33 213 6.5 0 40 2.5 16.4 892 7 9 6
1976*+ 22 CHI RB 34 14 14 311 1390 13 60 4.5 99.3 22.2 15 149 9.9 0 34 1.1 10.6 1539 13 10 14
1977*+ 23 CHI RB 34 14 14 339 1852 14 73 5.5 132.3 24.2 27 269 10.0 2 75 1.9 19.2 2121 16 11 20
1978* 24 CHI RB 34 16 16 333 1395 11 76 4.2 87.2 20.8 50 480 9.6 0 61 3.1 30.0 1875 11 5 15
1979* 25 CHI RB 34 16 16 369 1610 14 43 4.4 100.6 23.1 31 313 10.1 2 65 1.9 19.6 1923 16 7 15
1980*+ 26 CHI RB 34 16 16 317 1460 6 69 4.6 91.3 19.8 46 367 8.0 1 54 2.9 22.9 1827 7 5 15
1981 27 CHI RB 34 16 16 339 1222 6 39 3.6 76.4 21.2 41 379 9.2 2 30 2.6 23.7 1601 8 9 8
1982 28 CHI RB 34 9 9 148 596 1 26 4.0 66.2 16.4 32 311 9.7 0 40 3.6 34.6 907 1 3 10
1983* 29 CHI RB 34 16 16 314 1421 6 49 4.5 88.8 19.6 53 607 11.5 2 74 3.3 37.9 2028 8 5 13
1984*+ 30 CHI RB 34 16 16 381 1684 11 72 4.4 105.3 23.8 45 368 8.2 0 31 2.8 23.0 2052 11 5 16
1985*+ 31 CHI RB 34 16 16 324 1551 9 40 4.8 96.9 20.3 49 483 9.9 2 65 3.1 30.2 2034 11 6 18
1986* 32 CHI RB 34 16 16 321 1333 8 41 4.2 83.3 20.1 37 382 10.3 3 57 2.3 23.9 1715 11 6 12
1987 33 CHI RB 34 12 12 146 533 4 17 3.7 44.4 12.2 33 217 6.6 1 16 2.8 18.1 750 5 5 6
Career 190 184 3838 16726 110 76 4.4 88.0 20.2 492 4538 9.2 15 75 2.6 23.9 21264 125 86 168

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%
1975 21 CHI RB 34 13 7 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
1979* 25 CHI RB 34 16 16 1 1 100.0 54 1 100.0 0 0.0 54 54.0 74.0 54.0 3.4 158.3 0 0 54.0 74.0 0.0
1980*+ 26 CHI RB 34 16 16 0 3 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
1981 27 CHI RB 34 16 16 0 2 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
1982 28 CHI RB 34 9 9 1 3 33.3 39 1 33.3 0 0.0 39 13.0 19.7 39.0 4.3 121.5 0 0 13.0 19.7 0.0
1983* 29 CHI RB 34 16 16 3 6 50.0 95 3 50.0 2 33.3 56 15.8 10.8 31.7 5.9 95.8 0 0 15.8 10.8 0.0
1984*+ 30 CHI RB 34 16 16 3 8 37.5 47 2 25.0 1 12.5 42 5.9 5.3 15.7 2.9 57.8 0 0 5.9 5.3 0.0
1985*+ 31 CHI RB 34 16 16 3 5 60.0 96 1 20.0 0 0.0 50 19.2 23.2 32.0 6.0 143.7 0 0 19.2 23.2 0.0
1986* 32 CHI RB 34 16 16 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 -11.3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -11.3 0.0
1987 33 CHI RB 34 12 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Career 190 184 11 34 32.4 331 8 23.5 6 17.6 56 9.7 6.5 30.1 1.7 69.6 0 0 9.7 6.5 0.0

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
1975 21 CHI RB 34 13 7 14 444 0 70 31.7 1336
1976*+ 22 CHI RB 34 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 1539
1977*+ 23 CHI RB 34 14 14 2 95 0 68 47.5 2216
Career 190 184 17 539 0 70 31.7 21803

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
1975 21 CHI RB 34 13 7 9 1 0 0
1976*+ 22 CHI RB 34 14 14 10 0 0 0
1977*+ 23 CHI RB 34 14 14 11 5 0 0
1978* 24 CHI RB 34 16 16 5 2 0 0
1979* 25 CHI RB 34 16 16 7 2 0 0
1980*+ 26 CHI RB 34 16 16 5 3 0 0
1981 27 CHI RB 34 16 16 9 3 0 0
1982 28 CHI RB 34 9 9 3 1 0 0
1983* 29 CHI RB 34 16 16 5 2 0 0
1984*+ 30 CHI RB 34 16 16 5 1 0 0
1985*+ 31 CHI RB 34 16 16 6 1 0 0
1986* 32 CHI RB 34 16 16 6 0 0 0
1987 33 CHI RB 34 12 12 5 0 0 0
Career 190 184 86 21 0 0

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1975 21 CHI RB 34 13 7 1 39 39 0 39.0
Career 190 184 1 39 39 0 39.0

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
1975 21 CHI RB 34 13 7 7 7 42
1976*+ 22 CHI RB 34 14 14 13 13 78
1977*+ 23 CHI RB 34 14 14 14 2 16 96
1978* 24 CHI RB 34 16 16 11 11 66
1979* 25 CHI RB 34 16 16 14 2 16 96
1980*+ 26 CHI RB 34 16 16 6 1 7 42
1981 27 CHI RB 34 16 16 6 2 8 48
1982 28 CHI RB 34 9 9 1 1 6
1983* 29 CHI RB 34 16 16 6 2 8 48
1984*+ 30 CHI RB 34 16 16 11 11 66
1985*+ 31 CHI RB 34 16 16 9 2 11 66
1986* 32 CHI RB 34 16 16 8 3 11 66
1987 33 CHI RB 34 12 12 4 1 5 30
Career 190 184 110 15 125 750

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Thurman Thomas*, Emmitt Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson, Joseph Addai, Wilbert Montgomery, John L. Williams, Steven Jackson, Eric Dickerson*, Clinton Portis, Marshall Faulk
4 Hugh McElhenny*, Ricky Watters, Eric Dickerson*, Ricky Williams, Clinton Portis, LaDainian Tomlinson, Thurman Thomas*, William Andrews, Billy Sims, Emmitt Smith
5 Marcus Allen*, Billy Sims, Ricky Watters, William Andrews, Marshall Faulk, Chuck Foreman, Hugh McElhenny*, LaDainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders*, Lawrence McCutcheon
6 Chuck Foreman, Ricky Watters, Barry Sanders*, Jim Brown*, Eric Dickerson*, Marcus Allen*, Hugh McElhenny*, Thurman Thomas*, Lawrence McCutcheon, Lenny Moore*
7 Chuck Foreman, Ricky Watters, Marcus Allen*, Eric Dickerson*, Lenny Moore*, Roger Craig, Barry Sanders*, Hugh McElhenny*, Jim Brown*, Clinton Portis
8 Eric Dickerson*, Roger Craig, Ricky Watters, Thurman Thomas*, Barry Sanders*, Jim Brown*, Eddie George, John L. Williams, Hugh McElhenny*, Lenny Moore*
9 Ricky Watters, Lenny Moore*, Roger Craig, Jim Brown*, Thurman Thomas*, Eric Dickerson*, Tony Dorsett*, Franco Harris*, Curtis Martin, Tiki Barber
10 Ricky Watters, Jim Brown*, Tony Dorsett*, Barry Sanders*, Curtis Martin, Emmitt Smith, Tiki Barber, Roger Craig, Thurman Thomas*, Franco Harris*
11 Barry Sanders*, Jim Brown*, Tony Dorsett*, Ricky Watters, Emmitt Smith, Thurman Thomas*, Curtis Martin, Franco Harris*, Tiki Barber, Marshall Faulk
12 Barry Sanders*, Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett*, Jim Brown*, Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, Franco Harris*, Thurman Thomas*, Marshall Faulk, Tiki Barber
13 Barry Sanders*, Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett*, Jim Brown*, Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, Franco Harris*, Thurman Thomas*, Marshall Faulk, Tiki Barber
Career Barry Sanders*, Tony Dorsett*, Jim Brown*, Emmitt Smith, Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, Franco Harris*, Thurman Thomas*, Marshall Faulk, Tiki Barber

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1977 NFL AP MVP
1977 NFL PFWA MVP
1977 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1977 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year
1977 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year
1985 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1985 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)

Pro Bowls

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1983
1984
1985
1986

First-Team All-Pro

1976
1977
1980
1984
1985

Rushing Att

1976 NFL 311 (1)
1977 NFL 339 (1/75)
1978 NFL 333 (1/92)
1979 NFL 369 (1/29)
1980 NFL 317 (2)
1981 NFL 339 (4/75)
1982 NFL 148 (10)
1983 NFL 314 (6)
1984 NFL 381 (2/15)
1985 NFL 324 (4)
1986 NFL 321 (4)
Career 3838 (2)

Rushing Yds

1976 NFL 1390 (2)
1977 NFL 1852 (1/14)
1978 NFL 1395 (2)
1979 NFL 1610 (2/46)
1980 NFL 1460 (2/95)
1981 NFL 1222 (8)
1982 NFL 596 (10)
1983 NFL 1421 (4)
1984 NFL 1684 (2/35)
1985 NFL 1551 (3/56)
1986 NFL 1333 (5)
Career 16726 (2)

Rushing TD

1976 NFL 13 (2/86)
1977 NFL 14 (1/53)
1978 NFL 11 (3)
1979 NFL 14 (2/53)
1984 NFL 11 (7)
1985 NFL 9 (8)
1986 NFL 8 (10)
Career 110 (4)

Long Rush

1975 NFL 54 (8)
1976 NFL 60 (8)
1977 NFL 73 (6)
1978 NFL 76 (2)
1980 NFL 69 (3)
1984 NFL 72 (4)

Yds/Rushing Att

1976 NFL 4.5 (10)
1977 NFL 5.5 (1/72)
1980 NFL 4.6 (7)
1984 NFL 4.4 (10)
1985 NFL 4.8 (8)
Career 4.4 (93)

Rushing Yds/Game

1976 NFL 99.3 (2/74)
1977 NFL 132.3 (1/3)
1978 NFL 87.2 (2)
1979 NFL 100.6 (2/67)
1980 NFL 91.3 (2)
1981 NFL 76.4 (8)
1983 NFL 88.8 (6)
1984 NFL 105.3 (2/47)
1985 NFL 96.9 (3/90)
1986 NFL 83.3 (5)
Career 88.0 (8)

Receptions

Career 492 (117)

Touchdowns

1976 NFL 13 (3)
1977 NFL 16 (1/69)
1978 NFL 11 (5)
1979 NFL 16 (2/69)
1984 NFL 11 (10)
1985 NFL 11 (9)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
Career 125 (11)

Points Scored

1977 NFL 96 (2)
1979 NFL 96 (10)
Career 750 (84)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1976 NFL 13 (3)
1977 NFL 16 (1/68)
1978 NFL 11 (5)
1979 NFL 16 (2/68)
1984 NFL 11 (10)
1985 NFL 11 (9)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
Career 125 (11)

Yds From Scrimmage

1976 NFL 1539 (4)
1977 NFL 2121 (1/34)
1978 NFL 1875 (1/82)
1979 NFL 1923 (2/70)
1980 NFL 1827 (3/98)
1981 NFL 1601 (9)
1982 NFL 907 (9)
1983 NFL 2028 (3/54)
1984 NFL 2052 (3/43)
1985 NFL 2034 (3/51)
1986 NFL 1715 (5)
Career 21264 (3)

All-Purpose Yds

1976 NFL 1539 (4)
1977 NFL 2216 (1/45)
1978 NFL 1875 (2)
1979 NFL 1923 (3)
1980 NFL 1827 (4)
1983 NFL 2028 (3)
1984 NFL 2052 (3/92)
1985 NFL 2034 (4)
1986 NFL 1715 (6)
Career 21803 (3)

Touches

1976 NFL 327 (3)
1977 NFL 368 (2)
1978 NFL 383 (1/68)
1979 NFL 400 (1/40)
1980 NFL 363 (4)
1981 NFL 380 (3/77)
1982 NFL 180 (8)
1983 NFL 367 (5)
1984 NFL 426 (2/17)
1985 NFL 373 (4/99)
1986 NFL 358 (5)
Career 4347 (2)

Yds/Touch

1977 NFL 6.0 (9)

Long Kick Return

1975 NFL 70 (10)

Yds/Kick Return

1975 NFL 31.7 (1/17)

Games Started

Career 184 (106)

Fumbles

1975 NFL 9 (5)
1976 NFL 10 (3)
1977 NFL 11 (2)
Career 86 (22)

Fumbles Recovered

1977 NFL 5 (2)
Career 21 (78)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 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.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1977Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 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
1978Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1979Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1980Pro 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
1983UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1984Pro 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
1985UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1986UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1975 21 13 RB 129 16 17 52
1976 22 14 RB 232 124 2 4
1977 23 14 RB 308 217 1 1
1978 24 16 RB 254 106 1 1
1979 25 16 RB 296 150 1 1
1980 26 16 RB 225 97 4 8
1981 27 16 RB 208 62 13 24
1982 28 9 RB 104 44 13 35
1983 29 16 RB 269 118 4 7
1984 30 16 RB 283 157 4 5
1985 31 16 RB 279 129 4 4
1986 32 16 RB 236 98 5 9
1987 33 12 RB 103 28
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