Receiving & Rushing
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| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Total Yds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Rush | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | |||||||||
| 1985 | 23 | STL | 85 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | 24 | STL | 85 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | 25 | STL | 85 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 254 | 12.7 | 3 | 25 | 2.9 | 36.3 | 20 | 12.7 | 254 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | 26 | PHO | 85 | 16 | 1 | 38 | 569 | 15.0 | 4 | 42 | 2.4 | 35.6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 39 | 14.8 | 579 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1989 | 27 | PHO | 85 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 225 | 9.8 | 1 | 30 | 1.4 | 14.1 | 23 | 9.8 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | 28 | DAL | TE | 84 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 657 | 11.1 | 4 | 41 | 3.7 | 41.1 | 59 | 11.1 | 657 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1991* | 29 | DAL | TE | 84 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 664 | 11.3 | 4 | 49 | 3.7 | 41.5 | 59 | 11.3 | 664 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1992*+ | 30 | DAL | TE | 84 | 16 | 16 | 99 | 68 | 630 | 9.3 | 6 | 34 | 4.3 | 39.4 | 68.7% | 6.4 | 68 | 9.3 | 630 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1993* | 31 | DAL | TE | 84 | 16 | 16 | 69 | 44 | 445 | 10.1 | 1 | 30 | 2.8 | 27.8 | 63.8% | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 45 | 9.9 | 447 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1994* | 32 | DAL | TE | 84 | 16 | 14 | 65 | 47 | 475 | 10.1 | 2 | 32 | 27 | 2.9 | 29.7 | 72.3% | 7.3 | 47 | 10.1 | 475 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1995* | 33 | DAL | TE | 84 | 15 | 15 | 90 | 62 | 705 | 11.4 | 5 | 39 | 33 | 4.1 | 47.0 | 68.9% | 7.8 | 62 | 11.4 | 705 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| Career | 158 | 94 | 323 | 422 | 4630 | 11.0 | 30 | 71 | 49 | 2.7 | 29.3 | 68.4% | 7.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 424 | 10.9 | 4642 | 31 | 9 | 53 | ||||
| 6 yrs | DAL | 95 | 88 | 323 | 339 | 3576 | 10.5 | 22 | 71 | 49 | 3.6 | 37.6 | 68.4% | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340 | 10.5 | 3578 | 23 | 8 | 43 | |||
| 5 yrs | PHO-STL | 63 | 6 | 83 | 1054 | 12.7 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 0% | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 84 | 12.7 | 1064 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |||||
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