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Herschel Walker

Herschel Junior Walker

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: March 3, 1962 in Wrightsville, GA
College: Georgia

Career AV: 79 (372nd overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (114th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1986 24 DAL rb 34 16 9 151 737 12 84 4.9 46.1 9.4 76 837 11.0 2 84 4.8 52.3 1574 14 5 12
1987* 25 DAL RB 34 12 11 209 891 7 60 4.3 74.3 17.4 60 715 11.9 1 44 5.0 59.6 1606 8 4 13
1988* 26 DAL RB 34 16 16 361 1514 5 38 4.2 94.6 22.6 53 505 9.5 2 50 3.3 31.6 2019 7 6 12
1989 27 2TM rb 16 15 250 915 7 47 3.7 57.2 15.6 40 423 10.6 2 52 2.5 26.4 1338 9 7 10
MIN RB 34 11 10 169 669 5 47 4.0 60.8 15.4 18 162 9.0 1 24 1.6 14.7 831 6 5 7
DAL rb 34 5 5 81 246 2 20 3.0 49.2 16.2 22 261 11.9 1 52 4.4 52.2 507 3 2 3
1990 28 MIN RB 34 16 16 184 770 5 58 4.2 48.1 11.5 35 315 9.0 4 32 2.2 19.7 1085 9 4 8
1991 29 MIN RB 34 15 15 198 825 10 71 4.2 55.0 13.2 33 204 6.2 0 19 2.2 13.6 1029 10 2 8
1992 30 PHI RB 34 16 16 267 1070 8 38 4.0 66.9 16.7 38 278 7.3 2 41 2.4 17.4 1348 10 6 12
1993 31 PHI RB 34 16 16 174 746 1 35 4.3 46.6 10.9 75 610 8.1 3 55 4.7 38.1 1356 4 3 10
1994 32 PHI RB 34 16 14 113 528 5 91 4.7 33.0 7.1 50 500 10.0 2 93 3.1 31.3 1028 7 4 8
1995 33 NYG RET 34 16 3 31 126 0 36 4.1 7.9 1.9 31 234 7.5 1 34 1.9 14.6 360 1 0 3
1996 34 DAL RET 34 16 1 10 83 1 39 8.3 5.2 0.6 7 89 12.7 0 24 0.4 5.6 172 1 0 1
1997 35 DAL fb 34 16 6 6 20 0 11 3.3 1.3 0.4 14 149 10.6 2 64 0.9 9.3 169 2 0 1
Career 187 138 1954 8225 61 91 4.2 44.0 10.4 512 4859 9.5 21 93 2.7 26.0 13084 82 41 98
6 yrs DAL 81 48 818 3491 27 84 4.3 43.1 10.1 232 2556 11.0 8 84 2.9 31.6 6047 35 17 42
3 yrs MIN 42 41 551 2264 20 71 4.1 53.9 13.1 86 681 7.9 5 32 2.0 16.2 2945 25 11 23
3 yrs PHI 48 46 554 2344 14 91 4.2 48.8 11.5 163 1388 8.5 7 93 3.4 28.9 3732 21 13 30
1 yr NYG 16 3 31 126 0 36 4.1 7.9 1.9 31 234 7.5 1 34 1.9 14.6 360 1 0 3

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1989 27 2TM rb 16 15 13 374 1 93 28.8 1712
MIN RB 34 11 10 13 374 1 93 28.8 1205
1990 28 MIN RB 34 16 16 44 966 0 64 22.0 2051
1991 29 MIN RB 34 15 15 5 83 0 21 16.6 1112
1992 30 PHI RB 34 16 16 3 69 0 34 23.0 1417
1993 31 PHI RB 34 16 16 11 184 0 30 16.7 1540
1994 32 PHI RB 34 16 14 21 581 1 94 27.7 1609
1995 33 NYG RET 34 16 3 41 881 0 67 21.5 1241
1996 34 DAL RET 34 16 1 27 779 0 89 28.9 951
1997 35 DAL fb 34 16 6 50 1167 0 49 23.3 1336
Career 187 138 215 5084 2 94 23.6 18168
6 yrs DAL 81 48 77 1946 0 89 25.3 7993
3 yrs MIN 42 41 62 1423 1 93 23.0 4368
3 yrs PHI 48 46 35 834 1 94 23.8 4566
1 yr NYG 16 3 41 881 0 67 21.5 1241

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
1986 24 DAL rb 34 16 9 5 2 0 0
1987* 25 DAL RB 34 12 11 4 1 0 0
1988* 26 DAL RB 34 16 16 6 3 0 0
1989 27 2TM rb 16 15 7 0 0 0
MIN RB 34 11 10 5 0 0 0
DAL rb 34 5 5 2 0 0 0
1990 28 MIN RB 34 16 16 4 0 0 0
1991 29 MIN RB 34 15 15 2 1 0 0
1992 30 PHI RB 34 16 16 6 2 0 0
1993 31 PHI RB 34 16 16 3 2 0 0
1994 32 PHI RB 34 16 14 4 1 0 0
1996 34 DAL RET 34 16 1 0 1 0 0
1997 35 DAL fb 34 16 6 0 2 0 0
Career 187 138 41 15 0 0
6 yrs DAL 81 48 17 9 0 0
3 yrs MIN 42 41 11 1 0 0
3 yrs PHI 48 46 13 5 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1990 28 MIN RB 34 16 16 1 2 50.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 6.0 6.0 12.0 0.8 68.7 0 0 6.0 6.0 0.0
1992 30 PHI RB 34 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 187 138 1 3 33.3 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 4.0 4.0 12.0 0.1 46.5 1 5 1.8 1.8 25.0
3 yrs MIN 42 41 1 2 50.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 6.0 6.0 12.0 0.3 68.7 0 0 6.0 6.0 0.0
3 yrs PHI 48 46 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 5 -2.5 -2.5 50.0

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
1986 24 DAL rb 34 16 9 12 2 14 84
1987* 25 DAL RB 34 12 11 7 1 8 48
1988* 26 DAL RB 34 16 16 5 2 7 42
1989 27 2TM rb 16 15 7 2 1 10 60
DAL rb 34 5 5 2 1 3 18
MIN RB 34 11 10 5 1 1 7 42
1990 28 MIN RB 34 16 16 5 4 9 54
1991 29 MIN RB 34 15 15 10 10 60
1992 30 PHI RB 34 16 16 8 2 10 60
1993 31 PHI RB 34 16 16 1 3 4 24
1994 32 PHI RB 34 16 14 5 2 1 8 48
1995 33 NYG RET 34 16 3 1 1 6
1996 34 DAL RET 34 16 1 1 1 6
1997 35 DAL fb 34 16 6 2 2 12
Career 187 138 61 21 2 84 504
6 yrs DAL 81 48 27 8 35 210
3 yrs MIN 42 41 20 5 1 26 156
3 yrs PHI 48 46 14 7 1 22 132
1 yr NYG 16 3 1 1 6

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ottis Anderson, Eddie George, Curtis Martin, Domanick Williams, John Brockington, Alan Ameche, Mike Thomas, Franco Harris*, Earl Campbell*, Joe Cribbs
4 Curtis Martin, Eddie George, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Sherman Smith, John Brockington, Earl Campbell*, James R. Jones, Warrick Dunn, Alan Ameche
5 Ottis Anderson, Terry Metcalf, Earl Campbell*, Warrick Dunn, John Riggins*, Rodney Hampton, John Brockington, James R. Jones, Jon Arnett, Altie Taylor
6 Rodney Hampton, Corey Dillon, Earl Campbell*, John Riggins*, Ken Willard, Altie Taylor, Sam Cunningham, Warrick Dunn, Neal Anderson, Floyd Little
7 Warrick Dunn, Ottis Anderson, Eddie George, Larry Csonka*, Altie Taylor, Earl Campbell*, Ken Willard, Franco Harris*, Floyd Little, Frank Gifford*
8 Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Frank Gifford*, Corey Dillon, Franco Harris*, Floyd Little, Earnest Byner, John L. Williams, Jerome Bettis, Chuck Muncie
9 Earnest Byner, Frank Gifford*, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, John Riggins*, Jerome Bettis, Franco Harris*, John L. Williams, Corey Dillon, Floyd Little
10 Earnest Byner, Corey Dillon, Frank Gifford*, Jerome Bettis, John L. Williams, Eddie George, John Riggins*, Fred Taylor, Warrick Dunn, Franco Harris*
11 Frank Gifford*, Earnest Byner, John Riggins*, Corey Dillon, John L. Williams, Fred Taylor, Eddie George, Ottis Anderson, Jerome Bettis, Floyd Little
12 Earnest Byner, John Riggins*, Ottis Anderson, Corey Dillon, John L. Williams, Fred Taylor, Eddie George, Frank Gifford*, Jerome Bettis, Floyd Little
Career Earnest Byner, Ottis Anderson, Corey Dillon, John L. Williams, Fred Taylor, Eddie George, Floyd Little, Larry Csonka*, John Riggins*, Jim Taylor*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1987
1988

Rushing Att

1987 NFL 209 (7)
1988 NFL 361 (2/40)
1992 NFL 267 (7)
Career 1954 (35)

Rushing Yds

1987 NFL 891 (6)
1988 NFL 1514 (2/70)
Career 8225 (35)

Rushing TD

1986 NFL 12 (4)
1987 NFL 7 (6)
1989 NFL 7 (10)
1991 NFL 10 (5)
1992 NFL 8 (9)
Career 61 (38)

Long Rush

1986 NFL 84 (1/50)
1987 NFL 60 (6)
1990 NFL 58 (7)
1991 NFL 71 (4)
1994 NFL 91 (1/14)

Yds/Rushing Att

1986 NFL 4.9 (2)
1987 NFL 4.3 (9)
1993 NFL 4.3 (9)
1994 NFL 4.7 (2)
Career 4.2 (156)

Rushing Yds/Game

1987 NFL 74.3 (6)
1988 NFL 94.6 (2)
Career 44.0 (162)

Receptions

1986 NFL 76 (9)
1987 NFL 60 (5)
Career 512 (100)

Long Reception

1986 NFL 84 (3)
1994 NFL 93 (2/49)

Touchdowns

1986 NFL 14 (4)
1987 NFL 8 (8)
Career 84 (42)

Points Scored

Career 504 (156)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1986 NFL 14 (4)
1987 NFL 8 (8)
Career 82 (44)

Non-Offensive TDs

1989 NFL 1 (8)

Yds From Scrimmage

1986 NFL 1574 (7)
1987 NFL 1606 (1)
1988 NFL 2019 (3/56)
1993 NFL 1356 (7)
Career 13084 (36)

All-Purpose Yds

1986 NFL 1574 (10)
1987 NFL 1606 (1)
1988 NFL 2019 (4)
1989 NFL 1712 (8)
1990 NFL 2051 (1/93)
1993 NFL 1540 (8)
1994 NFL 1609 (10)
Career 18168 (8)

Touches

1987 NFL 269 (4)
1988 NFL 414 (2/24)
1989 NFL 303 (10)
1990 NFL 263 (8)
1992 NFL 308 (9)
Career 2681 (23)

Yds/Touch

1986 NFL 6.9 (10)
1990 NFL 7.8 (8)

Kick Returns

1990 NFL 44 (2)
1997 NFL 50 (6)
Career 215 (28)

Kick Return Yds

1990 NFL 966 (2)
1997 NFL 1167 (7)
Career 5084 (27)

Kick Return TD

1989 NFL 1 (1/61)
1994 NFL 1 (5/61)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1989 NFL 93 (7)
1994 NFL 94 (6)
1996 NFL 89 (10)

Yds/Kick Return

1990 NFL 22.0 (10)
1994 NFL 27.7 (2)
1996 NFL 28.9 (2/79)
Career 23.6 (125)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 215 (105)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1990 NFL 966 (5)
Career 5084 (48)

Fumbles

Career 41 (166)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1987Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1988Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1986 24 16 RB 241 104 4 8
1987 25 12 RB 209 123 2 6
1988 26 16 RB 244 104 3 6
1989 27 16 RB 188 67 11 25
1990 28 16 RB 163 35 14 32
1991 29 15 RB 163 41 8 33
1992 30 16 RB 195 85 10 17
1993 31 16 RB 160 46 12 24
1994 32 16 RB 145 17 21 60
1995 33 16 RB 42 67
1996 34 16 RB 23 90
1997 35 16 RB 29 86
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