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Joe Washington

Joe Dan Washington Jr.

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 179 lbs.
Born: September 24, 1953 in Crockett, TX
College: Oklahoma

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1976 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 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
1977 24 SDG 13 0 62 217 0 19 3.5 16.7 4.8 31 244 7.9 0 29 2.4 18.8 461 0 1
1978 25 BAL RB 16 12 240 956 0 29 4.0 59.8 15.0 45 377 8.4 1 33 2.8 23.6 1333 1 12
1979* 26 BAL RB 15 15 242 884 4 26 3.7 58.9 16.1 82 750 9.1 3 43 5.5 50.0 1634 7 8
1980 27 BAL RB 16 11 144 502 1 17 3.5 31.4 9.0 51 494 9.7 3 33 3.2 30.9 996 4 5
1981 28 WAS RB 14 13 210 916 4 32 4.4 65.4 15.0 70 558 8.0 3 32 5.0 39.9 1474 7 8
1982 29 WAS 7 1 44 190 1 40 4.3 27.1 6.3 19 134 7.1 1 17 2.7 19.1 324 2 2
1983 30 WAS 15 1 145 772 0 41 5.3 51.5 9.7 47 454 9.7 6 67 3.1 30.3 1226 6 2
1984 31 WAS 7 0 56 192 1 12 3.4 27.4 8.0 13 74 5.7 0 12 1.9 10.6 266 1 3
1985 32 ATL 16 0 52 210 1 14 4.0 13.1 3.3 37 328 8.9 1 34 2.3 20.5 538 2 1
Career 119 53 1195 4839 12 41 4.0 40.7 10.0 395 3413 8.6 18 67 3.3 28.7 8252 30 42
4 yrs WAS 43 15 455 2070 6 41 4.5 48.1 10.6 149 1220 8.2 10 67 3.5 28.4 3290 16 15
3 yrs IND 47 38 626 2342 5 29 3.7 49.8 13.3 178 1621 9.1 7 43 3.8 34.5 3963 12 25
1 yr ATL 16 0 52 210 1 14 4.0 13.1 3.3 37 328 8.9 1 34 2.3 20.5 538 2 1
1 yr SDG 13 0 62 217 0 19 3.5 16.7 4.8 31 244 7.9 0 29 2.4 18.8 461 0 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1978 25 BAL RB 16 12 7 37 0 17 5.3 19 499 1 90 26.3 1869
1979* 26 BAL RB 15 15 1 1 0 1 1.0 1635
1983 30 WAS 15 1 1 16 0 16 16.0 1242
Career 119 53 7 37 0 17 5.3 21 516 1 90 24.6 8805
4 yrs WAS 43 15 1 16 0 16 16.0 3306
3 yrs IND 47 38 7 37 0 17 5.3 20 500 1 90 25.0 4500

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1977 24 SDG 13 0 1 1 100.0 32 1 100.0 0 0.0 32 32.0 42.0 32.0 2.5 158.3 0 0 32.0 42.0 0.0
1978 25 BAL RB 16 12 2 4 50.0 80 2 50.0 0 0.0 54 20.0 25.0 40.0 5.0 135.4 0 0 20.0 25.0 0.0
1979* 26 BAL RB 15 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
1981 28 WAS RB 14 13 1 2 50.0 32 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 16.0 16.0 32.0 2.3 95.8 0 0 16.0 16.0 0.0
1982 29 WAS 7 1 1 1 100.0 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 35.0 35.0 35.0 5.0 118.7 0 0 35.0 35.0 0.0
1983 30 WAS 15 1 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
1984 31 WAS 7 0 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 119 53 5 11 45.5 179 3 27.3 1 9.1 54 16.3 14.9 35.8 1.5 93.8 0 0 16.3 14.9 0.0
4 yrs WAS 43 15 2 5 40.0 67 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 13.4 13.4 33.5 1.6 87.5 0 0 13.4 13.4 0.0
3 yrs IND 47 38 2 5 40.0 80 2 40.0 1 20.0 54 16.0 11.0 40.0 1.7 87.5 0 0 16.0 11.0 0.0
1 yr SDG 13 0 1 1 100.0 32 1 100.0 0 0.0 32 32.0 42.0 32.0 2.5 158.3 0 0 32.0 42.0 0.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 24 SDG 13 0 1 0 0 0
1978 25 BAL RB 16 12 12 2 0 0
1979* 26 BAL RB 15 15 8 2 4 0
1980 27 BAL RB 16 11 5 0 0 0
1981 28 WAS RB 14 13 8 0 0 0
1982 29 WAS 7 1 2 0 0 0
1983 30 WAS 15 1 2 0 0 0
1984 31 WAS 7 0 3 0 0 0
1985 32 ATL 16 0 1 1 0 0
Career 119 53 42 5 4 0
4 yrs WAS 43 15 15 0 0 0
3 yrs IND 47 38 25 4 4 0
1 yr ATL 16 0 1 1 0 0
1 yr SDG 13 0 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978 25 BAL RB 16 12 1 1 12
1979* 26 BAL RB 15 15 4 3 42
1980 27 BAL RB 16 11 1 3 24
1981 28 WAS RB 14 13 4 3 42
1982 29 WAS 7 1 1 1 12
1983 30 WAS 15 1 6 36
1984 31 WAS 7 0 1 6
1985 32 ATL 16 0 1 1 12
Career 119 53 12 18 1 186
4 yrs WAS 43 15 6 10 96
3 yrs IND 47 38 5 7 1 78
1 yr ATL 16 0 1 1 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1979

Rushing Att

1978 NFL 240 (10)
Career 1195 (110)

Rushing Yds

Career 4839 (117)

Yds/Rushing Att

1983 NFL 5.3 (2)

Rushing Yds/Game

Career 40.7 (186)

Receptions

1979 NFL 82 (1)

1981 NFL 70 (9)
Career 395 (184)

Non-Offensive TDs

1978 NFL 1 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

1978 NFL 1333 (9)
1979 NFL 1634 (6)
Career 8252 (144)

All-Purpose Yds

1978 NFL 1869 (3)
1979 NFL 1635 (7)
Career 8805 (177)

Touches

1978 NFL 311 (6)
1979 NFL 325 (5)
Career 1618 (85)

Kick Return TD

1978 NFL 1 (1-- 57)

Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1978 NFL 90 (6)

Yds/Kick Return

1978 NFL 26.3 (3)

Fumbles

1978 NFL 12 (1)

Career 42 (154)

   

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)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 24 13 RB 53 65
1978 25 16 RB 155 7 21 64
1979 26 15 RB 203 57 11 23
1980 27 16 RB 124 26
1981 28 14 RB 191 44 15 32
1982 29 7 RB 46 43
1983 30 15 RB 159 8 22 68
1984 31 7 RB 33 82
1985 32 16 RB 66 59
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