Eric Dickerson

Eric Demetric Dickerson (Mr. Benny)

Position: RB

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: September 2, 1960 in Sealy, TX

College: SMU (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 92 (240th overall since 1960)

High School: Sealy (TX)

Draft: Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1999 (Full List)

SUMMARY

Career

146

111

Rush

2996

Yds

13259

Y/A

4.4

FantPt

2040.2

Rushing & Receiving

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

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving										Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
1983*+	23	RAM	RB	29	16	16	390	1808	18	85	4.6	113.0	24.4		51	404	7.9	2	37	3.2	25.3			441	5.0	2212	20	13	15	AP ORoY-1, AP MVP-2, AP OPoY-2, AP1, PB
1984*+	24	RAM	RB	29	16	16	379	2105	14	66	5.6	131.6	23.7		21	139	6.6	0	19	1.3	8.7			400	5.6	2244	14	14	17	AP MVP-2, AP OPoY-2, AP1, PB
1985	25	RAM	RB	29	14	14	292	1234	12	43	4.2	88.1	20.9		20	126	6.3	0	33	1.4	9.0			312	4.4	1360	12	10	9
1986*+	26	RAM	RB	29	16	16	404	1821	11	42	4.5	113.8	25.3		26	205	7.9	0	28	1.6	12.8			430	4.7	2026	11	12	13	AP MVP-2, AP OPoY-1, AP1, PB
1987*+	27	2TM	RB		12	10	283	1288	6	57	4.6	107.3	23.6		18	171	9.5	0	28	1.5	14.3			301	4.8	1459	6	7	12	AP1, PB
*+		IND	RB	29	9	8	223	1011	5	53	4.5	112.3	24.8		13	133	10.2	0	28	1.4	14.8			236	4.8	1144	5	5	9	AP1, PB
*+		RAM	RB	29	3	2	60	277	1	57	4.6	92.3	20.0		5	38	7.6	0	13	1.7	12.7			65	4.8	315	1	2	3	AP1, PB
1988*+	28	IND	RB	29	16	16	388	1659	14	41	4.3	103.7	24.3		36	377	10.5	1	50	2.3	23.6			424	4.8	2036	15	5	19	AP1, PB
1989*	29	IND	RB	29	15	14	314	1311	7	21	4.2	87.4	20.9		30	211	7.0	1	22	2.0	14.1			344	4.4	1522	8	10	10	PB
1990	30	IND	RB	29	11	8	166	677	4	43	4.1	61.5	15.1		18	92	5.1	0	17	1.6	8.4			184	4.2	769	4	0	6
1991	31	IND	RB	29	10	9	167	536	2	28	3.2	53.6	16.7		41	269	6.6	1	26	4.1	26.9			208	3.9	805	3	6	4
1992	32	RAI	RB	29	16	15	187	729	2	40	3.9	45.6	11.7	22	14	85	6.1	1	15	0.9	5.3	63.6%	3.9	201	4.0	814	3	1	5
1993	33	ATL	RB	29	4	2	26	91	0	10	3.5	22.8	6.5	8	6	58	9.7	0	30	1.5	14.5	75.0%	7.3	32	4.7	149	0	0	1
Career					146	136	2996	13259	90	85	4.4	90.8	20.5	30	281	2137	7.6	6	50	1.9	14.6	66.7%	4.8	3277	4.7	15396	96	78	111
5 yrs		IND			61	55	1258	5194	32	53	4.1	85.1	20.6		138	1082	7.8	3	50	2.3	17.7	0%		1396	4.5	6276	35	26	48
5 yrs		RAM			65	64	1525	7245	56	85	4.8	111.5	23.5		123	912	7.4	2	37	1.9	14.0	0%		1648	4.9	8157	58	51	57
1 yr		ATL			4	2	26	91	0	10	3.5	22.8	6.5	8	6	58	9.7	0	30	1.5	14.5	75.0%	7.3	32	4.7	149	0		1
1 yr		RAI			16	15	187	729	2	40	3.9	45.6	11.7	22	14	85	6.1	1	15	0.9	5.3	63.6%	3.9	201	4.0	814	3	1	5

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving										Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1983*+	23	RAM	RB	2	2	33	115	0	20	3.5	57.5	16.5		8	20	2.5	0	8	4.0	10.0			41	3.3	135	0	0
1984*+	24	RAM	RB	1	1	23	107	1	24	4.7	107.0	23.0					0						23	4.7	107	1	1
1985	25	RAM	RB	2	2	51	294	2	55	5.8	147.0	25.5		4	6	1.5	0	7	2.0	3.0			55	5.5	300	2	2
1986*+	26	RAM	RB	1	1	26	158	0	65	6.1	158.0	26.0					0						26	6.1	158	0	3
1987*+	27	IND	RB	1	1	15	50	0	14	3.3	50.0	15.0		7	65	9.3	1	19	7.0	65.0			22	5.2	115	1	1
Career				7	7	148	724	3	65	4.9	103.4	21.1		19	91	4.8	1	19	2.7	13.0			167	4.9	815	4	7
4 yrs		RAM		6	6	133	674	3	65	5.1	112.3	22.2		12	26	2.2	0	8	2.0	4.3	0%		145	4.8	700	3	6
1 yr		IND		1	1	15	50	0	14	3.3	50.0	15.0		7	65	9.3	1	19	7.0	65.0	0%		22	5.2	115	1	1

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Defense & Fumbles

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

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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
1983*+	23	RAM	RB	29	16	16			0				13	1	0	0	0.0
1984*+	24	RAM	RB	29	16	16			0				14	4	15	0	0.0
1985	25	RAM	RB	29	14	14			0				10	3	0	0	0.0
1986*+	26	RAM	RB	29	16	16			0				12	2	0	0	0.0
1987*+	27	2TM	RB		12	10			0				7	3	0	0	0.0
*+		IND	RB	29	9	8			0				5	3	0	0	0.0
*+		RAM	RB	29	3	2			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1988*+	28	IND	RB	29	16	16			0				5	1	0	0	0.0
1989*	29	IND	RB	29	15	14			0				10	0	0	0	0.0
1991	31	IND	RB	29	10	9			0				6	1	0	0	0.0
1992	32	RAI	RB	29	16	15			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1993	33	ATL	RB	29	4	2			0			0	0	1	0	0	0.0
Career					146	136			0			0	78	16	15	0	0.0
5 yrs		IND			61	55			0				26	5	0	0	0.0
5 yrs		RAM			65	64			0				51	10	15	0	0.0
1 yr		ATL			4	2			0			0	0	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		RAI			16	15			0				1	0	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
1984*+	24	RAM	RB	1	1			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
1985	25	RAM	RB	2	2			0			0	2	1	0	0	0.0
1986*+	26	RAM	RB	1	1			0			0	3	0	0	0	0.0
1987*+	27	IND	RB	1	1			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career				7	7			0			0	7	1	0	0	0.0
4 yrs		RAM		6	6			0			0	6	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		IND		1	1			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0

Passing

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

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Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1984*+	24	RAM	RB	29	16	16	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	-45.0		0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.00	-45.00
1986*+	26	RAM	RB	29	16	16	1	1	100.0	15	1	100.0	0	0.0	15	15.0	35.0	15.0	0.9	158.3	0	0	0.0	15.00	35.00
1989*	29	IND	RB	29	15	14	0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0		1	6	100.0	-6.00	-6.00
Career					146	136	1	2	50.0	15	1	50.0	1	50.0	15	7.5	-5.0	15.0	0.1	75.0	1	6	33.3	3.00	-5.33
5 yrs		IND			61	55	0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0		1	6	100.0	-6.00	-6.00
5 yrs		RAM			65	64	1	2	50.0	15	1	50.0	1	50.0	15	7.5	-5.0	15.0	0.2	75.0	0	0	0.0	7.50	-5.00
1 yr		ATL			4	2					0
1 yr		RAI			16	15					0

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1983*+	23	RAM	RB	2	2	0-0	1	1	100.0	1	0.0	0.0	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	79.2	0	0	0.0	1.00	1.00
Career				7	7	0-0	1	1	100.0	1	0.0	0.0	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.1	79.2	0	0	0.0	1.00	1.00
4 yrs		RAM		6	6	0-0	1	1	100.0	1	0.0	0.0	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.2	79.2	0	0	0.0	1.00	1.00
1 yr		IND		1	1	0-0	0	0		0			0				0.0

Scoring Summary

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

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Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1983*+	23	RAM	RB	29	16	16	18	2	20		120	7.5
1984*+	24	RAM	RB	29	16	16	14		14		84	5.3
1985	25	RAM	RB	29	14	14	12		12		72	5.1
1986*+	26	RAM	RB	29	16	16	11		11		66	4.1
1987*+	27	2TM	RB		12	10	6		6	0	36	3.0
*+		IND	RB	29	9	8	5		5		30	3.3
*+		RAM	RB	29	3	2	1		1		6	2.0
1988*+	28	IND	RB	29	16	16	14	1	15		90	5.6
1989*	29	IND	RB	29	15	14	7	1	8		48	3.2
1990	30	IND	RB	29	11	8	4		4		24	2.2
1991	31	IND	RB	29	10	9	2	1	3		18	1.8
1992	32	RAI	RB	29	16	15	2	1	3		18	1.1
Career					146	136	90	6	96	0	576	3.9
5 yrs		IND			61	55	32	3	35	0	210	3.4
5 yrs		RAM			65	64	56	2	58	0	348	5.4
1 yr		ATL			4	2				0	0	0.0
1 yr		RAI			16	15	2	1	3	0	18	1.1

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
1984*+	24	RAM	RB	1	1	1		1	6	6.0
1985	25	RAM	RB	2	2	2		2	12	6.0
1987*+	27	IND	RB	1	1		1	1	6	6.0
Career				7	7	3	1	4	24	3.4
4 yrs		RAM		6	6	3		3	18	3.0
1 yr		IND		1	1		1	1	6	6.0

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