Herschel Walker

Herschel Junior Walker

Position: RB

6-1, 225lb (185cm, 102kg)

Born: March 3, 1962 in Wrightsville, GA

College: Georgia (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 78 (452nd overall since 1960)

High School: Johnson Co. (GA)

Draft: Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (114th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.

Twitter: @HerschelWalker

Relatives: Nephew Blace Brown

2x Pro Bowl

SUMMARY

Career

187

Rush

1954

Yds

8225

Y/A

4.2

FantPt

1771.9

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	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
1986	24	DAL	rb	34	16	9	151	737	12		84	4.9	46.1	9.4		76	837	11.0	2		84	4.8	52.3			227	6.9	1574	14	5	12
1987*	25	DAL	RB	34	12	11	209	891	7		60	4.3	74.3	17.4		60	715	11.9	1		44	5.0	59.6			269	6.0	1606	8	4	13	AP2, PB
1988*	26	DAL	RB	34	16	16	361	1514	5		38	4.2	94.6	22.6		53	505	9.5	2		50	3.3	31.6			414	4.9	2019	7	6	12	AP MVP-5, AP OPoY-6, AP2, PB
1989	27	2TM			16	14	250	915	7		47	3.7	57.2	15.6		40	423	10.6	2		52	2.5	26.4			290	4.6	1338	9	7	9
		DAL	rb	34	5	5	81	246	2		20	3.0	49.2	16.2		22	261	11.9	1		52	4.4	52.2			103	4.9	507	3	2	3
		MIN	RB	34	11	9	169	669	5		47	4.0	60.8	15.4		18	162	9.0	1		24	1.6	14.7			187	4.4	831	6	5	6
1990	28	MIN	RB	34	16	16	184	770	5		58	4.2	48.1	11.5		35	315	9.0	4		32	2.2	19.7			219	5.0	1085	9	4	8
1991	29	MIN	RB	34	15	15	198	825	10		71	4.2	55.0	13.2		33	204	6.2	0		19	2.2	13.6			231	4.5	1029	10	2	8
1992	30	PHI	RB	34	16	16	267	1070	8		38	4.0	66.9	16.7	47	38	278	7.3	2		41	2.4	17.4	80.9%	5.9	305	4.4	1348	10	6	12
1993	31	PHI	RB	34	16	16	174	746	1		35	4.3	46.6	10.9	91	75	610	8.1	3		55	4.7	38.1	82.4%	6.7	249	5.4	1356	4	3	10
1994	32	PHI	RB	34	16	14	113	528	5	22	91	4.7	33.0	7.1	81	50	500	10.0	2	19	93	3.1	31.3	61.7%	6.2	163	6.3	1028	7	4	8
1995	33	NYG		34	16	3	31	126	0	6	36	4.1	7.9	1.9	44	31	234	7.5	1	13	34	1.9	14.6	70.5%	5.3	62	5.8	360	1	0	3
1996	34	DAL		34	16	1	10	83	1	4	39	8.3	5.2	0.6	10	7	89	12.7	0	5	24	0.4	5.6	70.0%	8.9	17	10.1	172	1	0	1
1997	35	DAL	fb	34	16	6	6	20	0	2	11	3.3	1.3	0.4	23	14	149	10.6	2	7	64	0.9	9.3	60.9%	6.5	20	8.5	169	2	0	1
Career					187	137	1954	8225	61	34	91	4.2	44.0	10.4	296	512	4859	9.5	21	44	93	2.7	26.0	72.6%	6.3	2466	5.3	13084	82	41	97
6 yrs		DAL			81	48	818	3491	27	6	84	4.3	43.1	10.1	33	232	2556	11.0	8	12	84	2.9	31.6	63.6%	7.2	1050	5.8	6047	35	17	42
3 yrs		MIN			42	40	551	2264	20	0	71	4.1	53.9	13.1		86	681	7.9	5	0	32	2.0	16.2	0%		637	4.6	2945	25	11	22
3 yrs		PHI			48	46	554	2344	14	22	91	4.2	48.8	11.5	219	163	1388	8.5	7	19	93	3.4	28.9	74.4%	6.3	717	5.2	3732	21	13	30
1 yr		NYG			16	3	31	126	0	6	36	4.1	7.9	1.9	44	31	234	7.5	1	13	34	1.9	14.6	70.5%	5.3	62	5.8	360	1	0	3

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing								Receiving											Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1989	27	MIN	RB	1	1	9	29	0	0	6	3.2	29.0	9.0		2	14	7.0	0	0	9	2.0	14.0			11	3.9	43	0	0
1992	30	PHI	RB	2	2	11	41	0	0	7	3.7	20.5	5.5	9	7	38	5.4	0	0	17	3.5	19.0	77.8%	4.2	18	4.4	79	0	1
1996	34	DAL		2	0	8	62	0	2	23	7.8	31.0	4.0	1	1	8	8.0	0	0	8	0.5	4.0	100.0%	8.0	9	7.8	70	0	0
Career				5	3	28	132	0	2	23	4.7	26.4	5.6	10	10	60	6.0	0	0	17	2.0	12.0	72.6%	6.3	38	5.1	192	0	1
1 yr		DAL		2	0	8	62	0	2	23	7.8	31.0	4.0	1	1	8	8.0	0	0	8	0.5	4.0	100.0%	8.0	9	7.8	70	0	0
1 yr		MIN		1	1	9	29	0	0	6	3.2	29.0	9.0		2	14	7.0	0	0	9	2.0	14.0	0%		11	3.9	43	0	0
1 yr		PHI		2	2	11	41	0	0	7	3.7	20.5	5.5	9	7	38	5.4	0	0	17	3.5	19.0	77.8%	4.2	18	4.4	79	0	1

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Kick & Punt Returns

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

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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
1989	27	2TM			16	14						13	374	1	93	28.8	1712
		MIN	RB	34	11	9						13	374	1	93	28.8	1205
1990	28	MIN	RB	34	16	16						44	966	0	64	22.0	2051
1991	29	MIN	RB	34	15	15						5	83	0	21	16.6	1112
1992	30	PHI	RB	34	16	16						3	69	0	34	23.0	1417
1993	31	PHI	RB	34	16	16						11	184	0	30	16.7	1540
1994	32	PHI	RB	34	16	14						21	581	1	94	27.7	1609
1995	33	NYG		34	16	3						41	881	0	67	21.5	1241
1996	34	DAL		34	16	1						27	779	0	89	28.9	951
1997	35	DAL	fb	34	16	6						50	1167	0	49	23.3	1336
Career					187	137						215	5084	2	94	23.6	18168
6 yrs		DAL			81	48						77	1946	0	89	25.3	7993
3 yrs		MIN			42	40						62	1423	1	93	23.0	4368
3 yrs		PHI			48	46						35	834	1	94	23.8	4566
1 yr		NYG			16	3						41	881	0	67	21.5	1241

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
1989	27	MIN	RB	1	1						5	97	0	24	19.4	140
1996	34	DAL		2	0						3	50	0	21	16.7	120
Career				5	3						8	147	0	24	18.4	339
1 yr		DAL		2	0						3	50	0	21	16.7	120
1 yr		MIN		1	1						5	97	0	24	19.4	140
1 yr		PHI		2	2											79

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						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1986	24	DAL	rb	34	16	9							5	2	0	0	0.0
1987*	25	DAL	RB	34	12	11							4	1	0	0	0.0
1988*	26	DAL	RB	34	16	16							6	3	0	0	0.0
1989	27	2TM			16	14							7	0	0	0	0.0
		DAL	rb	34	5	5							2	0	0	0	0.0
		MIN	RB	34	11	9							5	0	0	0	0.0
1990	28	MIN	RB	34	16	16							4	0	0	0	0.0
1991	29	MIN	RB	34	15	15							2	1	0	0	0.0
1992	30	PHI	RB	34	16	16							6	2	0	0	0.0
1993	31	PHI	RB	34	16	16						0	3	2	0	0	0.0
1994	32	PHI	RB	34	16	14						0	4	1	0	0	0.0
1996	34	DAL		34	16	1						0	0	1	0	0	0.0
1997	35	DAL	fb	34	16	6						0	0	2	0	0	0.0
Career					187	137						0	41	15	0	0	0.0
6 yrs		DAL			81	48						0	17	9	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		MIN			42	40							11	1	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		PHI			48	46						0	13	5	0	0	0.0
1 yr		NYG			16	3											0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1992	30	PHI	RB	2	2						0	1	1	0	0	0.0
Career				5	3						0	1	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		DAL		2	0											0.0
1 yr		MIN		1	1											0.0
1 yr		PHI		2	2						0	1	1	0	0	0.0

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	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int%	1D	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1990	28	MIN	RB	34	16	16	1	2	50	12	0	0		12	6.0	6.0	12.0	0.8	68.7	0	0	0	6.00	6.00
1992	30	PHI	RB	34	16	16	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1993	31	PHI	RB	34	16	16	0	0		0				0				0.0		1	5	100	-5.00	-5.00
Career					187	137	1	3	33.3	12	0	0	0	12	4.0	4.0	12.0	0.1	46.5	1	5	25	1.75	1.75
6 yrs		DAL			81	48	0	0		0				0				0.0		0	0
3 yrs		MIN			42	40	1	2	50	12	0	0	0	12	6.0	6.0	12.0	0.3	68.7	0	0	0	6.00	6.00
3 yrs		PHI			48	46	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	1	5	50	-2.50	-2.50
1 yr		NYG			16	3	0	0		0				0				0.0		0	0

Scoring Summary

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

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	KR TD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1986	24	DAL	rb	34	16	9	12	2		14		84	5.3
1987*	25	DAL	RB	34	12	11	7	1		8		48	4.0
1988*	26	DAL	RB	34	16	16	5	2		7		42	2.6
1989	27	2TM			16	14	7	2	1	10	0	60	3.8
		DAL	rb	34	5	5	2	1		3		18	3.6
		MIN	RB	34	11	9	5	1	1	7		42	3.8
1990	28	MIN	RB	34	16	16	5	4		9		54	3.4
1991	29	MIN	RB	34	15	15	10			10		60	4.0
1992	30	PHI	RB	34	16	16	8	2		10		60	3.8
1993	31	PHI	RB	34	16	16	1	3		4		24	1.5
1994	32	PHI	RB	34	16	14	5	2	1	8		48	3.0
1995	33	NYG		34	16	3		1		1		6	0.4
1996	34	DAL		34	16	1	1			1		6	0.4
1997	35	DAL	fb	34	16	6		2		2		12	0.8
Career					187	137	61	21	2	84	0	504	2.7
6 yrs		DAL			81	48	27	8		35	0	210	2.6
3 yrs		MIN			42	40	20	5	1	26	0	156	3.7
3 yrs		PHI			48	46	14	7	1	22	0	132	2.8
1 yr		NYG			16	3		1		1	0	6	.4

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