Todd Christensen

Todd Jay Christensen

Position: TE-FB

6-3, 230lb (190cm, 104kg)

Born: August 3, 1956 in Bellefonte, PA

Died: November 13, 2013 in Murray, UT

College: BYU (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 50 (1673rd overall since 1960)

High School: Sheldon (OR)

Draft: Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round (56th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

137

Rec

461

Yds

5872

Y/R

12.7

FantPt

826.6

Receiving & Rushing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Receiving & Rushing Table
					Games		Receiving							Rushing							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
1979	23	2TM	RB		13	0				0						0								0	0	0
		NYG	RB	41	1	0				0						0								0		0
		OAK	RB	46	12	0				0						0								0	0	0
1980	24	OAK	TE	46	16	0				0						0								0	0	0
1981	25	OAK	TE	46	16	0	8	115	14.4	2	30	0.5	7.2			0					8	14.4	115	2	0	1
1982	26	RAI	TE	46	9	9	42	510	12.1	4	50	4.7	56.7	1	-6	0	-6	-6.0	-0.7	0.1	43	11.7	504	4	3	10
1983*+	27	RAI	TE	46	16	16	92	1247	13.6	12	45	5.8	77.9			0					92	13.6	1247	12	1	12	AP1, PB
1984*	28	RAI	TE	46	16	16	80	1007	12.6	7	38	5.0	62.9			0					80	12.6	1007	7	1	8	AP2, PB
1985*+	29	RAI	TE	46	16	16	82	987	12.0	6	48	5.1	61.7			0					82	12.0	987	6	0	9	AP1, PB
1986*	30	RAI	TE	46	16	16	95	1153	12.1	8	35	5.9	72.1			0					95	12.1	1153	8	1	9	AP OPoY-5, AP2, PB
1987*	31	RAI	TE	46	12	12	47	663	14.1	2	33	3.9	55.3			0					47	14.1	663	2	0	6	PB
1988	32	RAI	TE	46	7	5	15	190	12.7	0	22	2.1	27.1			0					15	12.7	190	0	0	2
Career					137	90	461	5872	12.7	41	50	3.4	42.9	1	-6	0	0	-6.0	0.0	0.0	462	12.7	5866	41	6	57
10 yrs		OAK-RAI			136	90	461	5872	12.7	41	50	3.4	43.2	1	-6	0	0	-6.0	0.0	0.0	462	12.7	5866	41	6	57
1 yr		NYG			1	0				0						0								0		0

Receiving & Rushing Table
				Games		Receiving							Rushing							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1980	24	OAK	TE	4	0	1	1	1.0	1	1	0.3	0.3			0					1	1.0	1	1	0
1982	26	RAI	TE	2	2	11	124	11.3	0	31	5.5	62.0			0					11	11.3	124	0	0
1983*+	27	RAI	TE	3	3	14	134	9.6	0	21	4.7	44.7			0					14	9.6	134	0	0
1984*	28	RAI	TE	1	1	1	21	21.0	0	21	1.0	21.0			0					1	21.0	21	0	0
1985*+	29	RAI	TE	1	1	4	78	19.5	0	31	4.0	78.0			0					4	19.5	78	0	1
Career				11	7	31	358	11.5	1	31	2.8	32.5			0					31	11.5	358	1	1

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1979	23	2TM	RB		13	0			0				0	2	1	0	0.0
		OAK	RB	46	12	0			0				0	2	1	0	0.0
1980	24	OAK	TE	46	16	0			0				0	1	0	1	0.0
1981	25	OAK	TE	46	16	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
1982	26	RAI	TE	46	9	9			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
1983*+	27	RAI	TE	46	16	16			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
1984*	28	RAI	TE	46	16	16			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
1985*+	29	RAI	TE	46	16	16			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
1986*	30	RAI	TE	46	16	16			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1988	32	RAI	TE	46	7	5			0				0	1	2	0	0.0
Career					137	90			0				6	8	3	1	0.0
10 yrs		OAK-RAI			136	90			0				6	8	3	1	0.0
1 yr		NYG			1	0			0								0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1985*+	29	RAI	TE	1	1			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career				11	7			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

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
1980	24	OAK	TE	46	16	0			0			1	10	0	10	10.0	10
1981	25	OAK	TE	46	16	0			0			4	54	0	19	13.5	169
Career					137				0			5	64	0	19	12.8	5933
10 yrs		OAK-RAI			136	90			0			5	64	0	19	12.8	5933
1 yr		NYG			1	0			0					0			0

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1980	24	OAK		4	0			0			1	7	0	7	7.0	7
Career				11				0			1	7	0	7	7.0	365

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	Int	Lng	Y/G	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1980	24	OAK	TE	46	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	7	100.0	-7.00	-7.00
10 yrs		OAK-RAI			136	90	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	7	100.0	-7.00	-7.00
1 yr		NYG			1	0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	FblTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1980	24	OAK	TE	46	16	0		1	1		6	0.4
1981	25	OAK	TE	46	16	0	2		2		14	0.9
1982	26	RAI	TE	46	9	9	4		4		24	2.7
1983*+	27	RAI	TE	46	16	16	12		12		72	4.5
1984*	28	RAI	TE	46	16	16	7		7		42	2.6
1985*+	29	RAI	TE	46	16	16	6		6		36	2.3
1986*	30	RAI	TE	46	16	16	8		8		48	3.0
1987*	31	RAI	TE	46	12	12	2		2		12	1.0
Career					137	90	41	1	42	0	254	1.9
10 yrs		OAK-RAI			136	90	41	1	42	0	254	1.9
1 yr		NYG			1	0				0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1980	24	OAK		4	0		1						1			0						6	1.5
Career				11			1						1			0						6	.5

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