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Yancey Thigpen

Yancey Dirk Thigpen

Position: WR
Height: 6-1    Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1969 in Tarboro, NC
College: Winston-Salem State

Career AV: 46 (1632nd overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round (90th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1991 22 SDG 84 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1992 23 PIT 82 12 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.2 2 0 0 0
1993 24 PIT 82 12 0 9 154 17.1 3 39 0.8 12.8 154 3 0 1
1994 25 PIT wr 82 15 6 36 546 15.2 4 60 2.4 36.4 546 4 0 5
1995* 26 PIT WR 82 16 15 85 1307 15.4 5 43 5.3 81.7 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1308 5 1 12
1996 27 PIT 82 6 2 12 244 20.3 2 39 2.0 40.7 244 2 0 2
1997* 28 PIT WR 82 16 15 79 1398 17.7 7 69 4.9 87.4 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 1401 7 1 16
1998 29 TEN WR 82 9 8 38 493 13.0 3 55 4.2 54.8 493 3 0 5
1999 30 TEN WR 82 10 10 38 648 17.1 4 35 3.8 64.8 648 4 1 7
2000 31 TEN 82 12 0 15 289 19.3 2 56 1.3 24.1 289 2 0 3
Career 112 57 313 5081 16.2 30 69 2.8 45.4 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.0 0.0 5085 30 3 51
6 yrs PIT 77 38 222 3651 16.4 21 69 2.9 47.4 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.1 0.0 3655 21 2 36
3 yrs OTI 31 18 91 1430 15.7 9 56 2.9 46.1 1430 9 1 15

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
1992 23 PIT 82 12 0 2 44 0 29 22.0 46
1993 24 PIT 82 12 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 177
1994 25 PIT wr 82 15 6 5 121 0 31 24.2 667
1999 30 TEN WR 82 10 10 1 21 0 21 21.0 669
2000 31 TEN 82 12 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 298
Career 112 57 2 30 0 21 15.0 8 188 0 31 23.5 5303
6 yrs PIT 77 38 8 188 0 31 23.5 3843
3 yrs OTI 31 18 2 30 0 21 15.0 1460

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
1995* 26 PIT WR 82 16 15 1 0 0 0
1997* 28 PIT WR 82 16 15 1 1 0 0
1999 30 TEN WR 82 10 10 1 0 0 0
Career 112 57 3 1 0 0
6 yrs PIT 77 38 2 1 0 0
3 yrs OTI 31 18 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1993 24 PIT 82 12 0 3 3 18
1994 25 PIT wr 82 15 6 4 4 24
1995* 26 PIT WR 82 16 15 5 5 30
1996 27 PIT 82 6 2 2 2 12
1997* 28 PIT WR 82 16 15 7 7 1 44
1998 29 TEN WR 82 9 8 3 3 18
1999 30 TEN WR 82 10 10 4 4 24
2000 31 TEN 82 12 0 2 2 12
Career 112 57 30 30 1 182
6 yrs PIT 77 38 21 21 1 128
3 yrs OTI 31 18 9 9 54

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1995
1997

Receptions

1997 NFL 79 (10)

Receiving Yds

1995 NFL 1307 (9)
1997 NFL 1398 (3/60)

Yds/Reception

1997 NFL 17.7 (2)
1999 NFL 17.1 (10)
Career 16.2 (136)

Receiving Yds/Game

1995 NFL 81.7 (9)
1997 NFL 87.4 (3/99)
Career 45.4 (185)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (139)

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

All-Pro Teams

1995UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1997Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1992 23 12 WR 153
1993 24 12 WR 33 81
1994 25 15 WR 79 53
1995 26 16 WR 161 41 15 40
1996 27 6 WR 36 87
1997 28 16 WR 182 67 6 16
1998 29 9 WR 67 62
1999 30 10 WR 89 54
2000 31 12 WR 41 76
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