Earnest Byner

Earnest Alexander Byner

Position: RB

5-10, 215lb (178cm, 97kg)

Born: September 15, 1962 in Milledgeville, GA

College: East Carolina (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 80 (403rd overall since 1960)

High School: Baldwin (GA)

Draft: Cleveland Browns in the 10th round (280th overall) of the 1984 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

211

104

Rush

2095

Yds

8261

Y/A

3.9

FantPt

1705.1

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1984	22	CLE		44	16	3	72	426	2		54	5.9	26.6	4.5		11	118	10.7	0		26	0.7	7.4			83	6.6	544	2	3	4
1985	23	CLE	RB	44	16	13	244	1002	8		36	4.1	62.6	15.3		45	460	10.2	2		31	2.8	28.8			289	5.1	1462	10	5	12
1986	24	CLE	rb	44	7	7	94	277	2		37	2.9	39.6	13.4		37	328	8.9	2		40	5.3	46.9			131	4.6	605	4	1	5
1987	25	CLE	RB	44	12	12	105	432	8		21	4.1	36.0	8.8		52	552	10.6	2		37	4.3	46.0			157	6.3	984	10	5	10
1988	26	CLE	RB	44	16	16	157	576	3		27	3.7	36.0	9.8		59	576	9.8	2		39	3.7	36.0			216	5.3	1152	5	5	9
1989	27	WAS	RB	21	16	13	134	580	7		24	4.3	36.3	8.4		54	458	8.5	2		27	3.4	28.6			188	5.5	1038	9	2	7
1990*	28	WAS	RB	21	16	16	297	1219	6		22	4.1	76.2	18.6		31	279	9.0	1		19	1.9	17.4			328	4.6	1498	7	2	12
1991*	29	WAS	RB	21	16	16	274	1048	5		32	3.8	65.5	17.1		34	308	9.1	0		31	2.1	19.3			308	4.4	1356	5	3	13
1992	30	WAS	RB	21	16	16	262	998	6		23	3.8	62.4	16.4	49	39	338	8.7	1		29	2.4	21.1	79.6%	6.9	301	4.4	1336	7	1	10
1993	31	WAS		21	16	3	23	105	1		16	4.6	6.6	1.4	52	27	194	7.2	0		20	1.7	12.1	51.9%	3.7	50	6.0	299	1	0	2
1994	32	CLE		20	16	1	75	219	2	11	15	2.9	13.7	4.7	15	11	102	9.3	0	5	30	0.7	6.4	73.3%	6.8	86	3.7	321	2	0	3
1995	33	CLE		21	16	2	115	432	2	22	23	3.8	27.0	7.2	84	61	494	8.1	2	30	29	3.8	30.9	72.6%	5.9	176	5.3	926	4	1	7
1996	34	BAL	RB	21	16	8	159	634	4	35	42	4.0	39.6	9.9	44	30	270	9.0	1	8	40	1.9	16.9	68.2%	6.1	189	4.8	904	5	1	7
1997	35	BAL	rb	21	16	5	84	313	0	18	19	3.7	19.6	5.3	31	21	128	6.1	0	7	17	1.3	8.0	67.7%	4.1	105	4.2	441	0	2	3
Career					211	131	2095	8261	56	86	54	3.9	39.2	9.9	275	512	4605	9.0	15	50	40	2.4	21.8	68.7%	5.5	2607	4.9	12866	71	31	104
7 yrs		CLE			99	54	862	3364	27	33	54	3.9	34.0	8.7	99	276	2630	9.5	10	35	40	2.8	26.6	72.7%	6.0	1138	5.3	5994	37	20	50
5 yrs		WAS			80	64	990	3950	25	0	32	4.0	49.4	12.4	101	185	1577	8.5	4	0	31	2.3	19.7	65.3%	5.3	1175	4.7	5527	29	8	44
2 yrs		BAL			32	13	243	947	4	53	42	3.9	29.6	7.6	75	51	398	7.8	1	15	40	1.6	12.4	68.0%	5.3	294	4.6	1345	5	3	10

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1985	23	CLE	RB	1	1	16	161	2	0	66	10.1	161.0	16.0		4	25	6.3	0	0	8	4.0	25.0			20	9.3	186	2	0
1986	24	CLE	RB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0		1	4	4.0	0	0	4	1.0	4.0			1	4.0	4	0	0
1987	25	CLE	RB	2	1	38	189	2	0	25	5.0	94.5	19.0		11	156	14.2	2	0	53	5.5	78.0			49	7.0	345	4	2
1988	26	CLE	RB	1	1	9	57	0	0	16	6.3	57.0	9.0		3	10	3.3	0	0	8	3.0	10.0			12	5.6	67	0	0
1990*	28	WAS	RB	2	2	30	100	0	0	16	3.3	50.0	15.0		8	77	9.6	0	0	23	4.0	38.5			38	4.7	177	0	0
1991*	29	WAS	RB	3	3	45	168	0	0	19	3.7	56.0	15.0		4	35	8.8	1	0	11	1.3	11.7		7.0	49	4.1	203	1	0
1992	30	WAS	RB	2	2	29	91	1	0	11	3.1	45.5	14.5	9	5	51	10.2	0	0	21	2.5	25.5	55.6%	5.7	34	4.2	142	1	0
1994	32	CLE	RB	2	2	19	73	0	4	9	3.8	36.5	9.5	5	3	30	10.0	0	2	14	1.5	15.0	60.0%	6.0	22	4.7	103	0	0
Career				14	13	186	839	5	4	66	4.5	59.9	13.3	19	39	388	9.9	3	2	53	2.8	27.7	68.7%	5.5	225	5.5	1227	8	2
5 yrs		CLE		7	6	82	480	4	4	66	5.9	68.6	11.7	5	22	225	10.2	2	2	53	3.1	32.1	72.7%	6.0	104	6.8	705	6	2
3 yrs		WAS		7	7	104	359	1	0	19	3.5	51.3	14.9	14	17	163	9.6	1	0	23	2.4	23.3	65.3%	5.3	121	4.3	522	2	0

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1984	22	CLE		44	16	3						22	415	0	28	18.9	1014
1987	25	CLE	RB	44	12	12						1	2	0	2	2.0	986
1995	33	CLE		21	16	2						5	98	0	27	19.6	1024
1996	34	BAL	RB	21	16	8						4	61	0	19	15.3	965
1997	35	BAL	rb	21	16	5						1	0	0	0	0.0	441
Career					211	131						33	576	0	28	17.5	13497
7 yrs		CLE			99	54						28	515	0	28	18.4	6564
5 yrs		WAS			80	64											5527
2 yrs		BAL			32	13						5	61	0	19	12.2	1406

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1989	27	WAS	RB	21	16	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0.00	0.00
1990*	28	WAS	RB	21	16	16	1	2	50	31	1	50	0		31	15.5	25.5	31.0	1.9	135.4	0	15.50	25.50
1991*	29	WAS	RB	21	16	16	1	4	25	18	1	25	0		18	4.5	9.5	18.0	1.1	85.4	0	4.50	9.50
1992	30	WAS	RB	21	16	16	1	3	33.3	41	1	33.3	0		41	13.7	20.3	41.0	2.6	121.5	0	13.67	20.33
Career					211	131	3	10	30	90	3	30	0	0	41	9.0	15.0	30.0	0.4	104.2	0	9.00	15.00
7 yrs		CLE			99	54	0	0		0	0				0				0.0
5 yrs		WAS			80	64	3	10	30	90	3	30	0	0	41	9.0	15.0	30.0	1.1	104.2	0	9.00	15.00
2 yrs		BAL			32	13	0	0		0	0				0				0.0

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1992	30	WAS	RB	2	2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Career				14	13	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

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Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1984	22	CLE		44	16	3							3	2	55	1	0.0
1985	23	CLE	RB	44	16	13							5	4	0	0	0.0
1986	24	CLE	rb	44	7	7							1	0	0	0	0.0
1987	25	CLE	RB	44	12	12							5	1	0	0	0.0
1988	26	CLE	RB	44	16	16							5	2	0	0	0.0
1989	27	WAS	RB	21	16	13							2	2	0	0	0.0
1990*	28	WAS	RB	21	16	16							2	1	0	0	0.0
1991*	29	WAS	RB	21	16	16							3	1	0	0	0.0
1992	30	WAS	RB	21	16	16							1	0	0	0	0.0
1993	31	WAS		21	16	3						0	0	1	0	0	0.0
1995	33	CLE		21	16	2						0	1	1	0	0	0.0
1996	34	BAL	RB	21	16	8						0	1	0	0	0	0.0
1997	35	BAL	rb	21	16	5						0	2	3	0	0	0.0
Career					211	131						0	31	18	55	1	0.0
7 yrs		CLE			99	54						0	20	10	55	1	0.0
5 yrs		WAS			80	64						0	8	5	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		BAL			32	13						0	3	3	0	0	0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1987	25	CLE	RB	2	1						0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Career				14	13						0	2	0	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	FblTD	AllTD	2PM	D2P	Pts
1984	22	CLE		44	16	3	2		1	3			18
1985	23	CLE	RB	44	16	13	8	2		10			60
1986	24	CLE	rb	44	7	7	2	2		4			24
1987	25	CLE	RB	44	12	12	8	2		10			60
1988	26	CLE	RB	44	16	16	3	2		5			30
1989	27	WAS	RB	21	16	13	7	2		9			54
1990*	28	WAS	RB	21	16	16	6	1		7			42
1991*	29	WAS	RB	21	16	16	5			5			30
1992	30	WAS	RB	21	16	16	6	1		7			42
1993	31	WAS		21	16	3	1			1			6
1994	32	CLE		20	16	1	2			2			12
1995	33	CLE		21	16	2	2	2		4			24
1996	34	BAL	RB	21	16	8	4	1		5			30
1997	35	BAL	rb	21	16	5					1		2
Career					211	131	56	15	1	72	1	0	434
7 yrs		CLE			99	54	27	10	1	38		0	228
5 yrs		WAS			80	64	25	4		29		0	174
2 yrs		BAL			32	13	4	1		5	1	0	32

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1985	23	CLE	RB	1	1	2		2	12
1987	25	CLE	RB	2	1	2	2	4	24
1991*	29	WAS	RB	3	3		1	1	6
1992	30	WAS	RB	2	2	1		1	6
Career				14	13	5	3	8	48
5 yrs		CLE		7	6	4	2	6	36
3 yrs		WAS		7	7	1	1	2	12

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