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Rickey Young

Rickey Dornial Young

Position: RB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: December 7, 1953 in Mobile, AL
College: Jackson State

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 7th round (164th overall) of the 1975 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
1975 22 SDG RB 14 8 138 577 5 48 4.2 41.2 9.9 21 166 7.9 1 16 1.5 11.9 743 6 5
1976 23 SDG FB 14 14 162 802 4 46 5.0 57.3 11.6 47 441 9.4 1 33 3.4 31.5 1243 5 2
1977 24 SDG FB 14 14 157 543 4 15 3.5 38.8 11.2 48 423 8.8 0 28 3.4 30.2 966 4 4
1978 25 MIN RB 16 16 134 417 1 16 3.1 26.1 8.4 88 704 8.0 5 48 5.5 44.0 1121 6 6
1979 26 MIN RB 16 16 188 708 3 26 3.8 44.3 11.8 72 519 7.2 4 18 4.5 32.4 1227 7 2
1980 27 MIN RB 16 16 130 351 3 14 2.7 21.9 8.1 64 499 7.8 2 22 4.0 31.2 850 5 2
1981 28 MIN RB 16 13 47 129 0 13 2.7 8.1 2.9 43 296 6.9 2 22 2.7 18.5 425 2 4
1982 29 MIN 9 1 16 49 1 11 3.1 5.4 1.8 4 44 11.0 1 25 0.4 4.9 93 2 0
1983 30 MIN 16 4 39 90 2 9 2.3 5.6 2.4 21 193 9.2 0 48 1.3 12.1 283 2 0
Career 131 102 1011 3666 23 48 3.6 28.0 7.7 408 3285 8.1 16 48 3.1 25.1 6951 39 25
6 yrs MIN 89 66 554 1744 10 26 3.1 19.6 6.2 292 2255 7.7 14 48 3.3 25.3 3999 24 14
3 yrs SDG 42 36 457 1922 13 48 4.2 45.8 10.9 116 1030 8.9 2 33 2.8 24.5 2952 15 11

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
1975 22 SDG RB 14 8 15 323 0 34 21.5 1066
1978 25 MIN RB 16 16 1 8 0 8 8.0 1129
1981 28 MIN RB 16 13 1 15 0 15 15.0 440
1983 30 MIN 16 4 3 27 0 15 9.0 310
Career 131 102 20 373 0 34 18.7 7324
6 yrs MIN 89 66 5 50 0 15 10.0 4049
3 yrs SDG 42 36 15 323 0 34 21.5 3275

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
1975 22 SDG RB 14 8 5 2 0 0
1976 23 SDG FB 14 14 2 0 0 0
1977 24 SDG FB 14 14 4 1 0 0
1978 25 MIN RB 16 16 6 2 0 0
1979 26 MIN RB 16 16 2 0 0 0
1980 27 MIN RB 16 16 2 0 0 0
1981 28 MIN RB 16 13 4 0 0 0
1982 29 MIN 9 1 0 1 0 0
Career 131 102 25 6 0 0
6 yrs MIN 89 66 14 3 0 0
3 yrs SDG 42 36 11 3 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
1975 22 SDG RB 14 8 5 1 36
1976 23 SDG FB 14 14 4 1 30
1977 24 SDG FB 14 14 4 24
1978 25 MIN RB 16 16 1 5 36
1979 26 MIN RB 16 16 3 4 42
1980 27 MIN RB 16 16 3 2 30
1981 28 MIN RB 16 13 2 12
1982 29 MIN 9 1 1 1 12
1983 30 MIN 16 4 2 12
Career 131 102 23 16 234
6 yrs MIN 89 66 10 14 144
3 yrs SDG 42 36 13 2 90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Att

Career 1011 (161)

Rushing Yds

Career 3666 (192)

Yds/Rushing Att

1976 NFL 5.0 (3)

Receptions

1977 NFL 48 (9)
1978 NFL 88 (1)
1979 NFL 72 (4)
Career 408 (166)

Touches

Career 1439 (119)

Yds/Touch

1976 NFL 5.9 (10)

   

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
1975 22 14 RB 110 28
1976 23 14 RB 154 36 14 37
1977 24 14 RB 121 2 23 72
1978 25 16 RB 148 1 23 74
1979 26 16 RB 165 25 20 58
1980 27 16 RB 115 31
1981 28 16 RB 55 71
1982 29 9 RB 21 83
1983 30 16 RB 40 81
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