David Elmer Rather
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1950 in Sandusky, OH
College: Michigan (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 14 (5623rd overall since 1950)
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| 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 | |||||||||
| CHI | 80 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| MIA | 85 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.