Herschel Walker

Herschel Junior Walker (twitter: @HerschelWalker)

Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 lbs.

Born: March 3, 1962 in Wrightsville, GA
College: Georgia (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (114th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 79 (415th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #202. Lance Briggs… #203. Reggie Wayne… #204. Torry Holt… #205. HERSCHEL WALKER… #206. Bill Willis… #207. George Kunz… #208. Gene Hickerson…

All-Time Rank: #202. Lance Briggs… #203. Reggie Wayne… #204. Torry Holt… #205. HERSCHEL WALKER… #206. Bill Willis… #207. George Kunz… #208. Gene Hickerson…

Rushing & Receiving

							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			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	KR/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	KR/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	KR	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	KR	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/KR	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

							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			16	15						13	374	1	93	28.8	1712
		MIN	RB	34	11	10						13	374	1	93	28.8	1205
1990	28	MIN	KR/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	KR/RB	34	16	14						21	581	1	94	27.7	1609
1995	33	NYG	KR	34	16	3						41	881	0	67	21.5	1241
1996	34	DAL	KR	34	16	1						27	779	0	89	28.9	951
1997	35	DAL	fb/KR	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

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

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%
1990	28	MIN	KR/RB	34	16	16	1	2	50.0	12	0.0	0.0	12	6.0	6.0	12.0	0.8	68.7	0	0	6.00	6.00	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	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.0
1993	31	PHI	RB	34	16	16	0	0		0			0				0.0		1	5	-5.00	-5.00	100.0
Career					187	138	1	3	33.3	12	0.0	0.0	12	4.0	4.0	12.0	0.1	46.5	1	5	1.75	1.75	25.0
3 yrs		MIN			42	41	1	2	50.0	12	0.0	0.0	12	6.0	6.0	12.0	0.3	68.7	0	0	6.00	6.00	0.0
3 yrs		PHI			48	46	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	1	5	-2.50	-2.50	50.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	KR TD	AllTD	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			16	15	7	2	1	10	60
		MIN	RB	34	11	10	5	1	1	7	42
		DAL	rb	34	5	5	2	1		3	18
1990	28	MIN	KR/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	KR/RB	34	16	14	5	2	1	8	48
1995	33	NYG	KR	34	16	3		1		1	6
1996	34	DAL	KR	34	16	1	1			1	6
1997	35	DAL	fb/KR	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, Maurice Jones-Drew, Domanick Williams, John Brockington, Alan Ameche, Mike Thomas, Franco Harris, Earl Campbell*
4	Maurice Jones-Drew, Curtis Martin, Eddie George, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Sherman Smith, John Brockington, Earl Campbell, James R. Jones, Warrick Dunn
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, Eddie George, Fred Taylor, Floyd Little, Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Jim Taylor

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1987 1988	Rushing Att 1987 NFL 209 (7) 1988 NFL 361 (2/40) 1992 NFL 267 (7) Career 1954 (37)	Rushing Yds 1987 NFL 891 (6) 1988 NFL 1514 (2/75) Career 8225 (38)	Rushing TD 1986 NFL 12 (4) 1987 NFL 7 (6) 1989 NFL 7 (10) 1991 NFL 10 (5) 1992 NFL 8 (9) Career 61 (42)
Long Rush 1986 NFL 84 (1/54) 1987 NFL 60 (6) 1990 NFL 58 (7) 1991 NFL 71 (4) 1994 NFL 91 (1/15)	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 (166)	Rushing Yds/Game 1987 NFL 74.3 (6) 1988 NFL 94.6 (2) Career 44.0 (180)	Receptions 1986 NFL 76 (9) 1987 NFL 60 (5) Career 512 (109)
Long Reception 1986 NFL 84 (3) 1994 NFL 93 (2/53)	Touchdowns 1986 NFL 14 (4) 1987 NFL 8 (8) Career 84 (44)	Points Scored Career 504 (165)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1986 NFL 14 (4) 1987 NFL 8 (8) Career 82 (47)
Non-Offensive TDs 1989 NFL 1 (8)	Yds From Scrimmage 1986 NFL 1574 (7) 1987 NFL 1606 (1) 1988 NFL 2019 (3/59) 1993 NFL 1356 (7) Career 13084 (38)	All-Purpose Yds 1986 NFL 1574 (10) 1987 NFL 1606 (1) 1988 NFL 2019 (4) 1989 NFL 1712 (8) 1990 NFL 2051 (1) 1993 NFL 1540 (8) 1994 NFL 1609 (10) Career 18168 (9)	Total Offense Career 8232 (189)
Touches 1987 NFL 269 (4) 1988 NFL 414 (2/24) 1989 NFL 303 (10) 1990 NFL 263 (8) 1992 NFL 308 (9) Career 2681 (26)	Yds/Touch 1986 NFL 6.9 (10) 1990 NFL 7.8 (8)	Kick Returns 1990 NFL 44 (2) 1997 NFL 50 (6) Career 215 (31)	Kick Return Yds 1990 NFL 966 (2) 1997 NFL 1167 (7) Career 5084 (29)
Kick Return TD 1989 NFL 1 (1/67) 1994 NFL 1 (5/67) Career 2 (54)	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 (2/86) Career 23.6 (141)	Kick & Punt Returns Career 215 (111)
Kick & Punt Return Yds 1990 NFL 966 (5) Career 5084 (52)	Fumbles Career 41 (177)

All-Pro Teams

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

Fantasy

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	32
1992	30	16	RB	195	85	10	18
1993	31	16	RB	160	46	12	25
1994	32	16	RB	145	17	21	60
1997	35	16	RB	29		78
				1737	622

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Ottis Anderson, Eddie George, Curtis Martin, Maurice Jones-Drew, Domanick Williams, John Brockington, Alan Ameche, Mike Thomas, Franco Harris, Earl Campbell*
4	Maurice Jones-Drew, Curtis Martin, Eddie George, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Sherman Smith, John Brockington, Earl Campbell, James R. Jones, Warrick Dunn
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, Eddie George, Fred Taylor, Floyd Little, Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Jim Taylor