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Eric Dickerson

Eric Demetric Dickerson

Position: RB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 2, 1960 in Sealy, TX
College: SMU

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999

6-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1983 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 16 16 390 1808 18 85 4.6 113.0 24.4 51 404 7.9 2 37 3.2 25.3 2212 20 13
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 16 16 379 2105 14 66 5.6 131.6 23.7 21 139 6.6 0 19 1.3 8.7 2244 14 14
1985 25 RAM RB 14 14 292 1234 12 43 4.2 88.1 20.9 20 126 6.3 0 33 1.4 9.0 1360 12 10
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 404 1821 11 42 4.5 113.8 25.3 26 205 7.9 0 28 1.6 12.8 2026 11 12
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 1459 6 7
RAM 3 2 60 277 1 57 4.6 92.3 20.0 5 38 7.6 0 13 1.7 12.7 315 1 2
IND RB 9 8 223 1011 5 53 4.5 112.3 24.8 13 133 10.2 0 28 1.4 14.8 1144 5 5
1988*+ 28 IND RB 16 16 388 1659 14 41 4.3 103.7 24.3 36 377 10.5 1 50 2.3 23.6 2036 15 5
1989* 29 IND RB 15 14 314 1311 7 21 4.2 87.4 20.9 30 211 7.0 1 22 2.0 14.1 1522 8 10
1990 30 IND RB 11 8 166 677 4 43 4.1 61.5 15.1 18 92 5.1 0 17 1.6 8.4 769 4 0
1991 31 IND RB 10 9 167 536 2 28 3.2 53.6 16.7 41 269 6.6 1 26 4.1 26.9 805 3 6
1992 32 RAI RB 16 15 187 729 2 40 3.9 45.6 11.7 14 85 6.1 1 15 0.9 5.3 814 3 1
1993 33 ATL 4 2 26 91 0 10 3.5 22.8 6.5 6 58 9.7 0 30 1.5 14.5 149 0 0
Career 146 136 2996 13259 90 85 4.4 90.8 20.5 281 2137 7.6 6 50 1.9 14.6 15396 96 78
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 6276 35 26
5 yrs STL 65 64 1525 7245 56 85 4.8 111.5 23.5 123 912 7.4 2 37 1.9 14.0 8157 58 51
1 yr ATL 4 2 26 91 0 10 3.5 22.8 6.5 6 58 9.7 0 30 1.5 14.5 149 0 0
1 yr OAK 16 15 187 729 2 40 3.9 45.6 11.7 14 85 6.1 1 15 0.9 5.3 814 3 1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 16 16 13 1 0 0
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 16 16 14 4 15 0
1985 25 RAM RB 14 14 10 3 0 0
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 12 2 0 0
1987 27 2TM RB/ 12 10 7 3 0 0
RAM 3 2 2 0 0 0
IND RB 9 8 5 3 0 0
1988*+ 28 IND RB 16 16 5 1 0 0
1989* 29 IND RB 15 14 10 0 0 0
1991 31 IND RB 10 9 6 1 0 0
1992 32 RAI RB 16 15 1 0 0 0
1993 33 ATL 4 2 0 1 0 0
Career 146 136 78 16 15 0
5 yrs IND 61 55 26 5 0 0
5 yrs STL 65 64 51 10 15 0
1 yr ATL 4 2 0 1 0 0
1 yr OAK 16 15 1 0 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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 NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 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 -45.0 0.0
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 15 1 100.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 25.0 15.0 0.9 158.3 0 0 15.0 25.0 0.0
Career 146 136 1 2 50.0 15 1 50.0 1 50.0 15 7.5 -10.0 15.0 0.1 75.0 1 6 3.0 -8.7 33.3

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1983*+ 23 RAM RB 16 16 18 2 120
1984*+ 24 RAM RB 16 16 14 84
1985 25 RAM RB 14 14 12 72
1986*+ 26 RAM RB 16 16 11 66
1987 27 2TM RB/ 12 10 6 36
IND RB 9 8 5 30
RAM 3 2 1 6
1988*+ 28 IND RB 16 16 14 1 90
1989* 29 IND RB 15 14 7 1 48
1990 30 IND RB 11 8 4 24
1991 31 IND RB 10 9 2 1 18
1992 32 RAI RB 16 15 2 1 18
Career 146 136 90 6 576
5 yrs IND 61 55 32 3 210
5 yrs STL 65 64 56 2 348
1 yr OAK 16 15 2 1 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1983 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
1986 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1983
1984
1986
1987
1988
1989

1st-team All-Pro

1983
1984
1986
1987
1988

Rushing Att

1983 NFL 390 (1-- 9)
1984 NFL 379 (3-- 17)
1985 NFL 292 (8)
1986 NFL 404 (1-- 4)
1987 NFL 283 (2)
1988 NFL 388 (1-- 11)
1989 NFL 314 (4)
Career 2996 (7)

Rushing Yds

1983 NFL 1808 (1-- 18)
1984 NFL 2105 (1-- 1)
1985 NFL 1234 (8)
1986 NFL 1821 (1-- 15)
1987 NFL 1288 (2)
1988 NFL 1659 (1-- 39)
1989 NFL 1311 (3)
Career 13259 (6)

Rushing TD

1983 NFL 18 (2-- 15)
1984 NFL 14 (1-- 51)
1985 NFL 12 (2)
1986 NFL 11 (5)
1987 NFL 6 (10)
1988 NFL 14 (3-- 51)
1989 NFL 7 (10)
Career 90 (12)

Long Rush

1983 NFL 85 (1-- 39)
1984 NFL 66 (6)
1987 NFL 57 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1983 NFL 4.6 (10)
1984 NFL 5.6 (2-- 56)
1986 NFL 4.5 (7)
1987 NFL 4.5 (3)
1989 NFL 4.2 (7)
Career 4.4 (91)

Rushing Yds/Game

1983 NFL 113.0 (1-- 22)
1984 NFL 131.6 (1-- 4)
1985 NFL 88.1 (5)
1986 NFL 113.8 (1-- 20)
1987 NFL 112.3 (1-- 36)
1988 NFL 103.7 (1-- 53)
1989 NFL 87.4 (3)
Career 90.8 (6)

Touchdowns

1983 NFL 20 (2-- 20)
1984 NFL 14 (3)
1985 NFL 12 (7)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
1988 NFL 15 (2-- 97)
Career 96 (21)

Points Scored

1983 NFL 120 (6)
Career 576 (113)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1983 NFL 20 (2-- 19)
1984 NFL 14 (3)
1985 NFL 12 (7)
1986 NFL 11 (9)
1988 NFL 15 (2-- 95)
Career 96 (21)

Yds From Scrimmage

1983 NFL 2212 (1-- 18)
1984 NFL 2244 (1-- 12)
1986 NFL 2026 (1-- 53)
1987 NFL 1459 (3)
1988 NFL 2036 (1-- 46)
1989 NFL 1522 (7)
Career 15396 (13)

All-Purpose Yds

1983 NFL 2212 (1-- 41)
1984 NFL 2244 (1-- 33)
1986 NFL 2026 (1-- 98)
1987 NFL 1459 (4)
1988 NFL 2036 (3-- 92)
Career 15396 (21)

Touches

1983 NFL 441 (1-- 8)
1984 NFL 400 (3-- 39)
1985 NFL 312 (9)
1986 NFL 430 (1-- 14)
1987 NFL 301 (2)
1988 NFL 424 (1-- 19)
1989 NFL 344 (5)
Career 3277 (11)

Fumbles

1983 NFL 13 (2-- 65)
1984 NFL 14 (4-- 41)
1985 NFL 10 (8)
1986 NFL 12 (2)
1989 NFL 10 (7)
Career 78 (35)

Fumbles Recovered

1984 NFL 4 (5)
Career 16 (191)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1983 23 16 RB 341 191 1 1
1984 24 16 RB 306 180 2 3
1985 25 14 RB 208 57 11 20
1986 26 16 RB 275 137 1 3
1987 27 12 RB 182 87 3 12
1988 28 16 RB 294 154 1 2
1989 29 15 RB 200 80 9 19
1990 30 11 RB 101 32
1991 31 10 RB 99 33
1992 32 16 RB 99 33
1993 33 4 RB 15 104
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