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Pat Swilling

Patrick Travis Swilling

Position: LB-DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1964 in Toccoa, GA
College: Georgia Tech

Career AV: 97 (159th overall since 1950)

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 3rd round (60th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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
1986 22 NOR 56 16 0 4.0 26 2
1987 23 NOR ROLB 56 12 12 10.5 1 10 0 10 3 0 3 1 0 49 8
1988 24 NOR ROLB 56 15 14 7.0 3 0 1 0 0 51 8
1989* 25 NOR ROLB 56 16 15 16.5 1 14 0 14 5 0 1 0 0 56 13
1990* 26 NOR ROLB 56 16 16 11.0 4 0 0 0 0 63 15
1991*+ 27 NOR ROLB 56 16 16 17.0 1 39 1 39 6 0 1 5 0 60 23
1992*+ 28 NOR ROLB 56 16 16 10.5 3 0 1 0 0 49 19
1993* 29 DET ROLB 56 14 14 6.5 3 16 0 14 5 0 1 0 0 29 10
1994 30 DET rolb 56 16 7 3.5 0 0 1 5 0 21 7 3
1995 31 OAK RDE 56 16 16 13.0 5 0 0 0 0 31 5 7
1996 32 OAK RDE 56 16 16 6.0 2 0 1 49 0 21 5 7
1998 34 OAK 56 16 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 12 5 2
Career 185 142 107.5 6 79 1 39 36 0 11 60 0 468 22 117
7 yrs NOR 107 89 76.5 3 63 1 39 24 0 7 6 0 354 88
3 yrs RAI 48 32 21.0 7 0 2 49 0 64 15 16
2 yrs DET 30 21 10.0 3 16 0 14 5 0 2 5 0 50 7 13

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
1991*+ 27 NOR ROLB 56 16 16 1 1 6
Career 185 142 1 1 6

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
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4 Vaughan Johnson, Dave Robinson, Joe Fortunato, Paul Naumoff, Dewey Selmon, Dwayne Rudd, Mike Merriweather, Tom Jackson, Ken Fantetti, Mike Stratton
5 Dave Robinson, Jim Lynch, Tom Jackson, Levon Kirkland, Jerry Robinson, Joey Porter, DeMarcus Ware, Greg Lloyd, Hugh Green, Vaughan Johnson
6 Ted Hendricks*, Dave Robinson, Greg Lloyd, Mike Curtis, Dan Currie, Bill George*, Andre Tippett*, Wilber Marshall, Lance Briggs, Randy Gradishar
7 Ray Lewis, Greg Lloyd, Bill George*, Andre Tippett*, Derrick Brooks, Brian Urlacher, Bobby Bell*, Dave Robinson, Zach Thomas, Ted Hendricks*
8 Greg Lloyd, Brian Urlacher, Derrick Brooks, Bobby Bell*, Sam Huff*, Ted Hendricks*, Randy Gradishar, Wilber Marshall, Isiah Robertson, Andre Tippett*
9 Wilber Marshall, Greg Lloyd, Charles Haley, Andre Tippett*, Brian Urlacher, Ted Hendricks*, Mike Curtis, Chris Hanburger, Jason Gildon, Dave Robinson
10 Wilber Marshall, Brian Urlacher, Chris Hanburger, Charles Haley, Greg Lloyd, Mike Curtis, Andre Tippett*, Dave Robinson, Jason Gildon, Ted Hendricks*
11 Wilber Marshall, Brian Urlacher, Charles Haley, Greg Lloyd, Joe Fortunato, Andre Tippett*, Ted Hendricks*, Mike Curtis, Sam Huff*, Dave Robinson
12 Kevin Greene, Wilber Marshall, Brian Urlacher, Charles Haley, Chuck Howley, Andre Tippett*, Greg Lloyd, Mike Curtis, Ted Hendricks*, Joey Porter
Career Wilber Marshall, Brian Urlacher, Charles Haley, Andre Tippett*, Greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene, Joey Porter, Mike Curtis, Willie Lanier*, Joe Fortunato

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1991 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993

First-Team All-Pro

1991
1992

Non-Offensive TDs

1991 NFL 1 (6)

Fumble Return Yds

1996 NFL 49 (8)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1991 NFL 1 (2)

Sacks

1987 NFL 10.5 (8)
1989 NFL 16.5 (4/30)
1991 NFL 17.0 (1/23)
1995 NFL 13.0 (2)
Career 107.5 (17)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1987UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1989UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1990UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1992Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1995UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.