Receiving & Rushing
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| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Total Yds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | |||||||
| 1968* | 22 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 533 | 13.3 | 1 | 25 | 2.9 | 38.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 42 | 12.8 | 536 | 1 | 2 | 5 | UPI RoY-6, AP ORoY-4, PB |
| 1969* | 23 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 656 | 15.6 | 3 | 47 | 3.0 | 46.9 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 43 | 15.1 | 648 | 3 | 0 | 8 | AP2, PB |
| 1970*+ | 24 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 544 | 13.6 | 6 | 34 | 2.9 | 38.9 | 0 | 40 | 13.6 | 544 | 6 | 0 | 10 | AP MVP-5, AP1, PB | ||||||
| 1971*+ | 25 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 502 | 16.2 | 5 | 49 | 2.4 | 38.6 | 0 | 31 | 16.2 | 502 | 5 | 0 | 8 | AP1, PB | ||||||
| 1972 | 26 | DET | TE | 88 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 416 | 15.4 | 2 | 38 | 3.0 | 46.2 | 0 | 27 | 15.4 | 416 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1973 | 27 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 433 | 15.5 | 2 | 54 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 29 | 14.9 | 432 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1974* | 28 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 532 | 12.7 | 3 | 47 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 42 | 12.7 | 532 | 3 | 1 | 7 | PB | ||||||
| 1975* | 29 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 486 | 13.1 | 3 | 32 | 2.8 | 37.4 | 0 | 37 | 13.1 | 486 | 3 | 1 | 5 | PB | ||||||
| 1976* | 30 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 545 | 15.6 | 5 | 36 | 2.7 | 41.9 | 0 | 35 | 15.6 | 545 | 5 | 0 | 6 | PB | ||||||
| 1977 | 31 | DET | TE | 88 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 1 | 24 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 0 | 14 | 12.1 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 128 | 122 | 336 | 4817 | 14.3 | 31 | 54 | 2.6 | 37.6 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 2 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 340 | 14.2 | 4811 | 31 | 6 | 64 | |||||
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Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
Scoring Summary
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968* | 22 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969* | 23 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 24 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1971*+ | 25 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 26 | DET | TE | 88 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 27 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1974* | 28 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975* | 29 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1976* | 30 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | 31 | DET | TE | 88 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 128 | 122 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 186 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
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