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Freeman McNeil

Freeman McNeil

Position: RB

5-11, 216lb (180cm, 97kg)

Born: April 22, 1959 in Jackson, MS

College: UCLA (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 75 (526th overall since 1960)

High School: Phineas Banning (CA)

Draft: New York Jets in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

144

Rush

1798

Yds

8074

Y/A

4.5

FantPt

1362.7

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
1981	22	NYJ	RB	24	11	6	137	623	2	43	4.5	56.6	12.5		18	171	9.5	1	18	1.6	15.5			155	5.1	794	3	5	5
1982*+	23	NYJ	RB	24	9	9	151	786	6	48	5.2	87.3	16.8		16	187	11.7	1	32	1.8	20.8			167	5.8	973	7	7	14	AP1, PB
1983	24	NYJ	RB	24	9	9	160	654	1	19	4.1	72.7	17.8		21	172	8.2	3	21	2.3	19.1			181	4.6	826	4	4	4
1984*	25	NYJ	RB	24	12	12	229	1070	5	53	4.7	89.2	19.1		25	294	11.8	1	32	2.1	24.5			254	5.4	1364	6	4	11	PB
1985*	26	NYJ	RB	24	14	13	294	1331	3	69	4.5	95.1	21.0		38	427	11.2	2	25	2.7	30.5			332	5.3	1758	5	9	14	PB
1986	27	NYJ	RB	24	12	11	214	856	5	40	4.0	71.3	17.8		49	410	8.4	1	26	4.1	34.2			263	4.8	1266	6	8	11
1987	28	NYJ	RB	24	9	8	121	530	0	30	4.4	58.9	13.4		24	262	10.9	1	57	2.7	29.1			145	5.5	792	1	1	7
1988	29	NYJ	RB	24	16	16	219	944	6	28	4.3	59.0	13.7		34	288	8.5	1	25	2.1	18.0			253	4.9	1232	7	3	11
1989	30	NYJ	RB	24	11	7	80	352	2	19	4.4	32.0	7.3		31	310	10.0	1	25	2.8	28.2			111	6.0	662	3	1	4
1990	31	NYJ	RB	24	16	4	99	458	6	29	4.6	28.6	6.2		16	230	14.4	0	59	1.0	14.4			115	6.0	688	6	1	6
1991	32	NYJ	RB	24	13	1	51	300	2	58	5.9	23.1	3.9		7	56	8.0	0	13	0.5	4.3			58	6.1	356	2	1	3
1992	33	NYJ	RB	24	12	1	43	170	0	18	4.0	14.2	3.6	25	16	154	9.6	0	32	1.3	12.8	64.0%	6.2	59	5.5	324	0	1	2
Career					144	97	1798	8074	38	69	4.5	56.1	12.5	25	295	2961	10.0	12	59	2.0	20.6	64%	6.2	2093	5.3	11035	50	45	92

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
1981	22	NYJ	RB	1	1	12	32	0	7	2.7	32.0	12.0					0						12	2.7	32	0	0
1982*+	23	NYJ	RB	3	3	61	349	1	35	5.7	116.3	20.3		3	29	9.7	0	11	1.0	9.7			64	5.9	378	1	2
1985*	26	NYJ	RB	1	1	16	41	0	7	2.6	41.0	16.0		3	13	4.3	0	5	3.0	13.0			19	2.8	54	0	1
1986	27	NYJ	RB	2	2	56	206	2	25	3.7	103.0	28.0		7	51	7.3	1	12	3.5	25.5			63	4.1	257	3	0
1991	32	NYJ		1	0	5	4	0	5	0.8	4.0	5.0		4	23	5.8	0	10	4.0	23.0			9	3.0	27	0	0
Career				8	7	150	632	3	35	4.2	79.0	18.8		17	116	6.8	1	12	2.1	14.5			167	4.5	748	4	3

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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
1981	22	NYJ	RB	24	11	6			0				5	0	0	0	0.0
1982*+	23	NYJ	RB	24	9	9			0				7	0	0	0	0.0
1983	24	NYJ	RB	24	9	9			0				4	1	0	0	0.0
1984*	25	NYJ	RB	24	12	12			0				4	1	0	0	0.0
1985*	26	NYJ	RB	24	14	13			0				9	0	0	0	0.0
1986	27	NYJ	RB	24	12	11			0				8	0	-17	0	0.0
1987	28	NYJ	RB	24	9	8			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1988	29	NYJ	RB	24	16	16			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
1989	30	NYJ	RB	24	11	7			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1990	31	NYJ	RB	24	16	4			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1991	32	NYJ	RB	24	13	1			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
1992	33	NYJ	RB	24	12	1			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
Career					144	97			0				45	4	-17	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
1982*+	23	NYJ	RB	3	3			0			0	2	0	0	0	0.0
1985*	26	NYJ	RB	1	1			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
1986	27	NYJ	RB	2	2			0			0	0	1	0	0	0.0
Career				8	7			0			0	3	1	0	0	0.0

Passing

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

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	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	4QC	GWD
1983	24	NYJ	RB	24	9	9		1	1	100.0	5	1	100.0	0	0.0	5	5.0	25.0	5.0	0.6	127.1	0	0	0.0	5.00	25.00
Career					144	97		1	1	100.0	5	1	100.0	0	0.0	5	5.0	25.0	5.0	0.0	127.1	0	0	0.0	5.00	25.00

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	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	4QC	GWD
1982*+	23	NYJ	RB	3	3	0-0	1	1	100.0	14	1	100.0	0	0.0	14	14.0	34.0	14.0	14.0	158.3	0	0	0.0	14.00	34.00
Career				8	7	0-0	1	1	100.0	14	1	100.0	0	0.0	14	14.0	34.0	14.0	1.8	158.3	0	0	0.0	14.00	34.00

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	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1981	22	NYJ	RB	24	11	6	2	1	3		18	1.6
1982*+	23	NYJ	RB	24	9	9	6	1	7		42	4.7
1983	24	NYJ	RB	24	9	9	1	3	4		24	2.7
1984*	25	NYJ	RB	24	12	12	5	1	6		36	3.0
1985*	26	NYJ	RB	24	14	13	3	2	5		30	2.1
1986	27	NYJ	RB	24	12	11	5	1	6		36	3.0
1987	28	NYJ	RB	24	9	8		1	1		6	0.7
1988	29	NYJ	RB	24	16	16	6	1	7		42	2.6
1989	30	NYJ	RB	24	11	7	2	1	3		18	1.6
1990	31	NYJ	RB	24	16	4	6		6		36	2.3
1991	32	NYJ	RB	24	13	1	2		2		12	0.9
Career					144	97	38	12	50	0	300	2.1

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
1982*+	23	NYJ	RB	3	3	1		1	6	2.0
1986	27	NYJ	RB	2	2	2	1	3	18	9.0
Career				8	7	3	1	4	24	3.0

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