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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

Career AV: 57 (1009th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1973 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
1973 23 RAM 53 14 0 1 15 0 15 2
1974 24 RAM 53 14 0 2
1975 25 RAM 53 14 0 2
1976 26 RAM LLB 53 14 11 2 28 0 26 0 1 2 0 8
1977 27 RAM MLB/llb 53 14 14 2 27 1 25 11
1978 28 RAM LLB 53 16 16 2 50 0 36 0 3 2 0 10
1979* 29 RAM LLB 53 16 16 5 89 2 34 12
1980 30 RAM LLB 53 15 15 1 33 1 33 8
1981 31 RAM LLB 53 16 16 1 20 0 20 7
1982 32 RAM MLB 53 7 7 4
1983 33 RAM 53 7 3 2
1984 34 2TM 9 0 0
WAS 59 4 0 0
RAM 53 5 0 0
Career 156 98 14 262 4 36 0 4 4 0 68

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
1974 24 RAM 53 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 156 98 1 0 0 0 0.0 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
1977 27 RAM MLB/llb 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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6 Marv Matuszak, Jim LeClair, Brian M. Williams, Ken Geddes, Eric Barton, Ed Hartwell, Thomas Henderson, Kevin Greene, Fred McNeill, Skip Vanderbundt
7 Hugh Green, Julian Peterson, LaVar Arrington, Dave R. Lewis, Dewey Selmon, Keith Brooking, Stephen Boyd, Jim LeClair, Ken Geddes, Joel Williams
8 Hugh Green, LaVar Arrington, Lonnie Warwick, Gary Campbell, Richard Wood, Joel Williams, Skip Vanderbundt, Julian Peterson, Mike Merriweather, Ken Harvey
9 Ken Harvey, Kevin Greene, Hugh Green, Myron Pottios, Simon Fletcher, Brad Dusek, Skip Vanderbundt, Joel Williams, Julian Peterson, Mike Kolen
10 Hugh Green, Joel Williams, Skip Vanderbundt, Brad Dusek, Julian Peterson, Gerald Irons, Simon Fletcher, Willie McGinest, Dexter Coakley, Ken Harvey
11 Hugh Green, Joel Williams, Skip Vanderbundt, Brad Dusek, Julian Peterson, D.D. Lewis, Gerald Irons, Dexter Coakley, Leo Sanford, Ken Harvey
12 Hugh Green, Joel Williams, Skip Vanderbundt, Brad Dusek, D.D. Lewis, Julian Peterson, Gerald Irons, Dexter Coakley, Leo Sanford, Ken Harvey
Career Hugh Green, Joel Williams, Skip Vanderbundt, Brad Dusek, Julian Peterson, Gerald Irons, Carl Ekern, Dexter Coakley, Leo Sanford, Ken Harvey

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1979

Non-Offensive TDs

1977 NFL 1 (8)
1979 NFL 2 (1)
1980 NFL 1 (6)
Career 4 (176)

Playoff Games

Career 16 (156)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1977 NFL 1 (1)
1979 NFL 2 (1/24)
1980 NFL 1 (2)
Career 4 (49)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1978UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1979Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL