Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (twitter: @theblood85)
Position: DE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 247 lbs.
Born: January 26, 1950 in Jacksonville, FL
College: Florida (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 121 (42nd overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2001, finalist in 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
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| All-Time Rank: #39. Jimmy Johnson… #40. Bruce Smith… #41. Joe Schmidt… #42. JACK YOUNGBLOOD… #43. Jim Ringo… #44. Deion Sanders… #45. Tony Gonzalez… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1971 | 21 | RAM | de | 85 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 22 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1973* | 23 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1974*+ | 24 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 14 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975*+ | 25 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| 1976*+ | 26 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1977* | 27 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1978*+ | 28 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1979*+ | 29 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 16 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 30 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 16 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 31 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 16 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 32 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 9 | 9 | 4.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | 33 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 16 | 16 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 1984 | 34 | RAM | LDE | 85 | 15 | 15 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Career | 202 | 188 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 158 | |||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1977 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1977 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1980 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1984 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |