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Gerald Riggs
Gerald Antonio Riggs
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: November 6, 1960 in Tullos, LA
College: Arizona St. (school history)
Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 55 (1254th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1982 | 22 | ATL | 42 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 299 | 5 | 37 | 3.8 | 33.2 | 8.7 | 23 | 185 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 | 2.6 | 20.6 | 484 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 23 | ATL | 42 | 14 | 0 | 100 | 437 | 8 | 40 | 4.4 | 31.2 | 7.1 | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 0 | 25 | 1.2 | 10.6 | 586 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1984 | 24 | ATL | RB | 42 | 15 | 14 | 353 | 1486 | 13 | 57 | 4.2 | 99.1 | 23.5 | 42 | 277 | 6.6 | 0 | 21 | 2.8 | 18.5 | 1763 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| 1985* | 25 | ATL | RB | 42 | 16 | 16 | 397 | 1719 | 10 | 50 | 4.3 | 107.4 | 24.8 | 33 | 267 | 8.1 | 0 | 44 | 2.1 | 16.7 | 1986 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 1986* | 26 | ATL | RB | 42 | 16 | 15 | 343 | 1327 | 9 | 31 | 3.9 | 82.9 | 21.4 | 24 | 136 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 1463 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| 1987* | 27 | ATL | RB | 42 | 12 | 12 | 203 | 875 | 2 | 44 | 4.3 | 72.9 | 16.9 | 25 | 199 | 8.0 | 0 | 48 | 2.1 | 16.6 | 1074 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1988 | 28 | ATL | RB | 42 | 9 | 9 | 113 | 488 | 1 | 34 | 4.3 | 54.2 | 12.6 | 22 | 171 | 7.8 | 0 | 30 | 2.4 | 19.0 | 659 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1989 | 29 | WAS | rb | 37 | 12 | 7 | 201 | 834 | 4 | 58 | 4.1 | 69.5 | 16.8 | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | 13 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 901 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1990 | 30 | WAS | 37 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 475 | 6 | 20 | 3.9 | 47.5 | 12.3 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 18 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 535 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 31 | WAS | 37 | 16 | 0 | 78 | 248 | 11 | 32 | 3.2 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 253 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
| Career | 129 | 73 | 1989 | 8188 | 69 | 58 | 4.1 | 63.5 | 15.4 | 201 | 1516 | 7.5 | 0 | 48 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 9704 | 69 | 38 | 65 | ||||
| 7 yrs | ATL | 91 | 66 | 1587 | 6631 | 48 | 57 | 4.2 | 72.9 | 17.4 | 186 | 1384 | 7.4 | 0 | 48 | 2.0 | 15.2 | 8015 | 48 | 32 | 53 | |||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 38 | 7 | 402 | 1557 | 21 | 58 | 3.9 | 41.0 | 10.6 | 15 | 132 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 1689 | 21 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 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 |
| 1982 | 22 | ATL | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 23 | ATL | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 24 | ATL | RB | 42 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1986* | 26 | ATL | RB | 42 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1987* | 27 | ATL | RB | 42 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 28 | ATL | RB | 42 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1989 | 29 | WAS | rb | 37 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 30 | WAS | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 31 | WAS | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 129 | 73 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | ATL | 91 | 66 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 38 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | ATL | 42 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 23 | ATL | 42 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 24 | ATL | RB | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 1985* | 25 | ATL | RB | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1986* | 26 | ATL | RB | 42 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1987* | 27 | ATL | RB | 42 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 28 | ATL | RB | 42 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 29 | WAS | rb | 37 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 30 | WAS | 37 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | 31 | WAS | 37 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Career | 129 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 414 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | ATL | 91 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 288 | |||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 38 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 126 |
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| 1984 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1985 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1985 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
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