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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

2-time Pro Bowler

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

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1986 24 DAL rb 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
1987* 25 DAL RB 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
1988* 26 DAL RB 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
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
DAL rb 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
MIN RB 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
1990 28 MIN RB 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
1991 29 MIN RB 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
1992 30 PHI RB 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
1993 31 PHI RB 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
1994 32 PHI RB 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
1995 33 NYG RET 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
1996 34 DAL RET 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
1997 35 DAL fb 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
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
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
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
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
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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos 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 11 10 13 374 1 93 28.8 1205
1990 28 MIN RB 16 16 44 966 0 64 22.0 2051
1991 29 MIN RB 15 15 5 83 0 21 16.6 1112
1992 30 PHI RB 16 16 3 69 0 34 23.0 1417
1993 31 PHI RB 16 16 11 184 0 30 16.7 1540
1994 32 PHI RB 16 14 21 581 1 94 27.7 1609
1995 33 NYG RET 16 3 41 881 0 67 21.5 1241
1996 34 DAL RET 16 1 27 779 0 89 28.9 951
1997 35 DAL fb 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 G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1986 24 DAL rb 16 9 5 2 0 0
1987* 25 DAL RB 12 11 4 1 0 0
1988* 26 DAL RB 16 16 6 3 0 0
1989 27 2TM rb 16 15 7 0 0 0
DAL rb 5 5 2 0 0 0
MIN RB 11 10 5 0 0 0
1990 28 MIN RB 16 16 4 0 0 0
1991 29 MIN RB 15 15 2 1 0 0
1992 30 PHI RB 16 16 6 2 0 0
1993 31 PHI RB 16 16 3 2 0 0
1994 32 PHI RB 16 14 4 1 0 0
1996 34 DAL RET 16 1 0 1 0 0
1997 35 DAL fb 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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 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 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1986 24 DAL rb 16 9 12 2 84
1987* 25 DAL RB 12 11 7 1 48
1988* 26 DAL RB 16 16 5 2 42
1989 27 2TM rb 16 15 7 2 1 60
DAL rb 5 5 2 1 18
MIN RB 11 10 5 1 1 42
1990 28 MIN RB 16 16 5 4 54
1991 29 MIN RB 15 15 10 60
1992 30 PHI RB 16 16 8 2 60
1993 31 PHI RB 16 16 1 3 24
1994 32 PHI RB 16 14 5 2 1 48
1995 33 NYG RET 16 3 1 6
1996 34 DAL RET 16 1 1 6
1997 35 DAL fb 16 6 2 12
Career 187 138 61 21 2 504
6 yrs DAL 81 48 27 8 210
3 yrs MIN 42 41 20 5 1 156
3 yrs PHI 48 46 14 7 1 132
1 yr NYG 16 3 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1987
1988

Rushing Att

1987 NFL 209 (7)
1988 NFL 361 (2-- 38)
1992 NFL 267 (7)
Career 1954 (31)

Rushing Yds

1987 NFL 891 (6)
1988 NFL 1514 (2-- 66)
Career 8225 (32)

Rushing TD

1986 NFL 12 (4)
1987 NFL 7 (6)
1989 NFL 7 (10)
1991 NFL 10 (5)
1992 NFL 8 (9)
Career 61 (35)

Long Rush

1986 NFL 84 (1-- 49)
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 (148)

Rushing Yds/Game

1987 NFL 74.3 (6)
1988 NFL 94.6 (2)
Career 44.0 (150)

Receptions

1986 NFL 76 (9)
1987 NFL 60 (5)
Career 512 (88)

Long Reception

1986 NFL 84 (3)
1994 NFL 93 (2-- 46)

Touchdowns

1986 NFL 14 (4)
1987 NFL 8 (8)
Career 84 (41)

Points Scored

Career 504 (149)

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-- 54)
1993 NFL 1356 (7)
Career 13084 (33)

All-Purpose Yds

1986 NFL 1574 (10)
1987 NFL 1606 (1)
1988 NFL 2019 (4)
1989 NFL 1712 (8)
1990 NFL 2051 (1-- 83)
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 (21)

Yds/Touch

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

Kick Returns

1990 NFL 44 (2)
1997 NFL 50 (6)
Career 215 (25)

Kick Return Yds

1990 NFL 966 (2)
1997 NFL 1167 (7)
Career 5084 (23)

Kick Return TD

1989 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
1994 NFL 1 (5-- 57)
Career 2 (46)

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-- 75)
Career 23.6 (113)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 215 (99)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1990 NFL 966 (5)
Career 5084 (45)

Fumbles

Career 41 (160)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1987 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1987 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1986 24 16 RB 241 138 4 8
1987 25 12 RB 209 92 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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