David Elmer Rather
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1950 in Sandusky, OH
College: Michigan
Career AV: 14 (5410th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.
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| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1973 | 23 | MIA | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 24 | CHI | WR | 80 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 400 | 13.8 | 3 | 59 | 2.2 | 30.8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 410 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1975 | 25 | CHI | WR | 80 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 685 | 17.6 | 2 | 54 | 2.8 | 48.9 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 709 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1976 | 26 | CHI | 80 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 27 | CHI | WR | 80 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 294 | 17.3 | 2 | 42 | 1.3 | 22.6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 302 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1978 | 28 | 2TM | 9 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 39 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MIA | 85 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| CHI | 80 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 64 | 27 | 92 | 1467 | 15.9 | 7 | 59 | 1.4 | 22.9 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1513 | 7 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| 5 yrs | CHI | 55 | 27 | 91 | 1428 | 15.7 | 7 | 59 | 1.7 | 26.0 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1474 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 2 yrs | MIA | 9 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 25 | CHI | WR | 80 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 27 | CHI | WR | 80 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 28 | 2TM | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| CHI | 80 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 64 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 24 | CHI | WR | 80 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Career | 64 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1975 | 25 | CHI | WR | 80 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 715 | |||||
| Career | 64 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1519 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 24 | CHI | WR | 80 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 25 | CHI | WR | 80 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 27 | CHI | WR | 80 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 64 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 42 |