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Julian Peterson

Julian Thomas Peterson

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: July 28, 1978 in Temple Hills, MD
College: Michigan State

Career AV: 61 (851st overall since 1950)

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

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · CSV · PRE · Game Log · Splits · TD Log
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 AV
2000 22 SFO llb 98 13 7 4.0 2 33 0 31 29 17 3
2001 23 SFO LLB 98 14 14 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 26 1 37 14 7
2002* 24 SFO LLB 98 16 16 2.0 1 2 0 2 7 2 0 1 3 0 78 18 11
2003*+ 25 SFO LLB 98 16 16 7.0 2 31 0 31 12 2 0 0 0 0 68 25 13
2004 26 SFO llb 98 5 5 2.5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 25 3 2
2005 27 SFO LOLB 98 15 14 3.0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 59 24 5
2006* 28 SEA RLB 59 16 16 10.0 1 -4 0 -4 6 1 0 1 25 0 71 18 10
2007* 29 SEA ROLB 59 16 16 9.5 2 3 0 3 3 4 0 2 8 0 63 11 11
2008* 30 SEA ROLB 98 16 15 5.0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 65 21 9
2009 31 DET 59 16 4.5 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 1 0 47 27
Career 143 119 50.5 8 65 0 31 48 21 1 9 63 1 542 178 71
6 yrs SFO 79 72 21.5 5 66 0 31 30 7 1 4 29 1 296 101 41
3 yrs SEA 48 47 24.5 3 -1 0 3 14 9 0 4 33 0 199 50 30
1 yr DET 16 4.5 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 1 0 47 27

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
2004 26 SFO llb 98 5 5 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Career 143 119 1 6 0 6 6.0 6

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
2001 23 SFO LLB 98 14 14 1 1 6
Career 143 119 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

2002
2003
2006
2007
2008

First-Team All-Pro

2003

Fumble Return TD

2001 NFL 1 (1)

Sacks

Active 50.5 (30)
Career 50.5 (132)

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

All-Pro Teams

2002Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2003Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL