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Roger Wehrli

Roger Russell Wehrli

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: November 26, 1947 in New Point, MO
College: Missouri

Career AV: 98 (151st overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007

7-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1969 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
1969 22 STL LCB 22 13 0 3 44 0 44 4
1970* 23 STL RCB 22 14 0 6 50 0 41 0 1 0 0 11
1971* 24 STL RCB/fs 22 13 0 2 11 0 6 2 2 0 0 11
1972 25 STL SS 22 14 0 2 2 0 0 7
1973 26 STL RCB 22 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 0 5
1974* 27 STL RCB 22 14 14 2 54 1 53 1 1 7 0 14
1975*+ 28 STL RCB 22 14 13 6 31 0 31 0 4 10 0 15
1976*+ 29 STL RCB 22 14 13 4 31 0 26 1 4 4 0 15
1977*+ 30 STL RCB 22 14 0 5 44 0 41 0 3 4 0 13
1978 31 STL RCB 22 16 0 4 3 0 3 7
1979* 32 STL RCB 22 16 0 2 8 1 9 1 2 21 0 11
1980 33 STL RCB 22 16 16 1 25 0 25 9
1981 34 STL RCB 22 16 9 4 8 0 6 4
1982 35 STL 22 8 1 2
Career 193 66 40 309 2 53 7 22 63 0 128

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
1969 22 STL LCB 22 13 0 13 65 0 25 5.0 1 18 0 18 18.0 83
1970* 23 STL RCB 22 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
1971* 24 STL RCB/fs 22 13 0 9 84 0 34 9.3 84
1972 25 STL SS 22 14 0 5 24 0 22 4.8 1 10 0 10 10.0 34
1973 26 STL RCB 22 11 0 9 92 0 33 10.2 2 0 0 0 0.0 92
1974* 27 STL RCB 22 14 14 4 39 0 32 9.8 39
1975*+ 28 STL RCB 22 14 13 1 2 0 2 2.0 1 10 0 10 10.0 12
Career 193 66 42 310 0 34 7.4 5 38 0 18 7.6 393

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
1976*+ 29 STL RCB 22 14 13 2 8 0 8 4.0 0.6 0.1 8 0 1
1977*+ 30 STL RCB 22 14 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 1.4 0.1 19 0 0
1978 31 STL RCB 22 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
1982 35 STL 22 8 1 1 18 1 18 18.0 2.3 0.1 18 1 0
Career 193 66 5 45 1 19 9.0 0.2 0.0 45 1 7

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1975*+ 28 STL RCB 22 14 13 1 1 100.0%
Career 193 66 1 1 100.0%

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%
1976*+ 29 STL RCB 22 14 13 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 193 66 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 11 -5.5 -5.5 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
1974* 27 STL RCB 22 14 14 1 1 6
1975*+ 28 STL RCB 22 14 13 1 1
1979* 32 STL RCB 22 16 0 1 1 6
1982 35 STL 22 8 1 1 1 6
Career 193 66 1 2 3 1 19

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 DeAngelo Hall, Eddie McMillan, Shawn Springs, Ray Rhodes, J.C. Caroline, Kenny Graham, Neal Craig, Bobby Bryant, Louis Wright, Virgil Livers
4 Eddie McMillan, DeAngelo Hall, Kenny Graham, Ray Rhodes, Shawn Springs, J.C. Caroline, Virgil Livers, Neal Craig, Herb Rich, Deion Sanders
5 Eddie McMillan, DeAngelo Hall, Dave Grayson, Irv Cross, Merton Hanks, Ray Rhodes, Gary Green, Carlton Williamson, Keith Bostic, Gary Barbaro
6 David Fulcher, Merton Hanks, Darren Sharper, Dave Grayson, Lawyer Milloy, Jack Butler, Mark A. Carrier, Asante Samuel, Ray Rhodes, Gary Green
7 Charles Woodson, Dale Carter, Miller Farr, Kenny Easley, Frank Minnifield, Chris McAlister, Andy Nelson, Merton Hanks, Deion Sanders, Aeneas Williams
8 Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green, Chris McAlister, Frank Minnifield, Mel Blount*, Erich Barnes, Eric Allen, Louis Wright, Willie Brown*, Miller Farr
9 Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green, Willie Brown*, Joey Browner, Eric Allen, Deion Sanders, Mel Blount*, Cliff Harris, Lemar Parrish, Chris McAlister
10 Cornell Green, Aeneas Williams, Willie Brown*, Louis Wright, Eric Allen, Cliff Harris, Lemar Parrish, Night Train Lane*, Erich Barnes, Mel Blount*
11 Cornell Green, Eric Allen, Louis Wright, Lemar Parrish, Aeneas Williams, Brian Dawkins, Larry Wilson*, Champ Bailey, Cliff Harris, Mel Blount*
12 Lemar Parrish, Larry Wilson*, Cornell Green, Eric Allen, Louis Wright, Brian Dawkins, Jimmy Johnson*, Aeneas Williams, Mel Blount*, Champ Bailey
13 Lemar Parrish, Brian Dawkins, Larry Wilson*, Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green, Jimmy Johnson*, Eric Allen, Louis Wright, Erich Barnes, Mel Blount*
14 Jimmy Johnson*, Lemar Parrish, Brian Dawkins, Aeneas Williams, Larry Wilson*, Cornell Green, John Lynch, Eric Allen, Donnie Shell, Louis Wright
Career Lemar Parrish, Brian Dawkins, Larry Wilson*, Cornell Green, Aeneas Williams, Jimmy Johnson*, Louis Wright, Erich Barnes, Eric Allen, Donnie Shell

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1970
1971
1974
1975
1976
1977
1979

First-Team All-Pro

1975
1976
1977

Non-Offensive TDs

1974 NFL 1 (9)
1979 NFL 1 (6)

Fumbles Recovered

1975 NFL 4 (9)
1976 NFL 4 (9)
Career 22 (66)

Interceptions

1970 NFL 6 (9)
1975 NFL 6 (7)
Career 40 (74)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1974 NFL 1 (4)
1979 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

1969 NFL 44 (10)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1970Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1971Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1974Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1975Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 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.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1976Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
1977UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1979Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.