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Ricky Smith

Ricky DeCarlo Smith

Position: DB-WR
Height: 6-0    Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: July 20, 1960 in Quincy, FL
College: Alabama State

Career AV: 8 (6916th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (141st overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

27 26 41

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1982 22 NWE RET 27 9 0 16 139 0 19 8.7 24 567 1 98 23.6 706 3
1983 23 NWE RET 27 16 0 38 398 0 55 10.5 42 916 0 53 21.8 1314 3
1984 24 2TM 12 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 22 1
WAS 26 11 0 0 1
NWE 27 1 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 22 0
1987 27 DET 41 12 0 0 1
Career 49 0 54 537 0 55 9.9 67 1505 1 98 22.5 2042 8

Defense & Fumbles

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 NWE RET 27 9 0 3 2 -7 0
1983 23 NWE RET 27 16 0 11 6 0 0
1984 24 2TM 12 0 1 37 0 37
WAS 26 11 0 1 37 0 37
1987 27 DET 41 12 0 1 34 1 34
Career 49 0 2 71 1 37 14 8 -7 0
3 yrs NWE 26 0 14 8 -7 0
1 yr DET 12 0 1 34 1 34
1 yr WAS 11 0 1 37 0 37

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1982 22 NWE RET 27 9 0 1 1 6
1987 27 DET 41 12 0 1 1 6
Career 49 0 1 1 2 12
3 yrs NWE 26 0 1 1 6
1 yr DET 12 0 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1982 NFL 1 (4)
1987 NFL 1 (6)

Kick Returns

1982 NFL 24 (4)
1983 NFL 42 (3)

Kick Return Yds

1982 NFL 567 (3)
1983 NFL 916 (3)

Kick Return TD

1982 NFL 1 (1/58)

Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1982 NFL 98 (1)

Yds/Kick Return

1982 NFL 23.6 (6)

Punt Returns

1983 NFL 38 (8)

Punt Return Yds

1983 NFL 398 (3)

Yds/Punt Return

1983 NFL 10.5 (8)

Kick & Punt Returns

1982 NFL 40 (10)
1983 NFL 80 (2/95)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1982 NFL 706 (4)
1983 NFL 1314 (1)

Fumbles

1983 NFL 11 (5)

Fumbles Recovered

1983 NFL 6 (2/44)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1987 NFL 1 (2)

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