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Jim Youngblood

James Lee Youngblood

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 235 lbs.

Born: February 23, 1950 in Union, SC
College: Tennessee Tech
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 59 (1041st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated Jun 19, 2013 4:25PM
All-Time Rank: #919. Terry Allen… #920. Lou Michaels… #921. Ed Sharockman… #922. JIM YOUNGBLOOD… #923. Wendell Tyler… #924. Jeff George… #925. Brig Owens… 

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 AV
1973 23 RAM 53 14 1 15 0 15 0 2
1974 24 RAM 53 14 1
1975 25 RAM 53 14 0 2
1976 26 RAM LLB 53 14 11 2 28 0 26 0 0 0 1 2 0 9
1977 27 RAM llb/MLB 53 14 14 2 27 1 25 0 11
1978 28 RAM LLB 53 16 16 2 50 0 36 0 0 0 3 2 0 10
1979* 29 RAM LLB 53 16 16 5 89 2 34 0 13
1980 30 RAM LLB 53 15 15 1 33 1 33 0 8
1981 31 RAM LLB 53 16 16 1 20 0 20 0 8
1982 32 RAM MLB 53 7 7 4
1983 33 RAM lb 53 7 3 2
1984 34 2TM 9 0 0
RAM 53 5 0 0
WAS 59 4 0 0
Career 156 98 14 262 4 36 0 0 0 4 4 0 70

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
1974 24 RAM 53 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 156 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 27 RAM llb/MLB 53 14 14 1 1 6
1979* 29 RAM LLB 53 16 16 2 2 12
1980 30 RAM LLB 53 15 15 1 1 6
Career 156 98 4 4 24

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1979

Non-Offensive TDs
1977 NFL 1 (8)
1979 NFL 2 (1)
1980 NFL 1 (6)
Career 4 (196)

Playoff Games
Career 16 (171)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1977 NFL 1 (1)
1979 NFL 2 (1/28)
1980 NFL 1 (2)
Career 4 (52)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19781st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19791st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19792nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press