Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 4, Pk 4
- College
- Boston University
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 4, Pk 4
- College
- Boston University
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 169
- REC
- 583
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 8,001
- AVG
- 13.7
- TD
- 46
- LNG
- 84
- FD
- 190
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  IND | 16 | 65 | 0 | 1,131 | 17.4 | 8 | 84 | 0 |
| 1987 | IND | 12 | 51 | 0 | 722 | 14.2 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1988 | IND | 16 | 54 | 0 | 867 | 16.1 | 3 | 53 | 0 |
| 1989 | IND | 16 | 63 | 0 | 919 | 14.6 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| 1990 | IND | 16 | 62 | 0 | 823 | 13.3 | 5 | 75 | 0 |
| 1991 | IND | 16 | 72 | 0 | 888 | 12.3 | 4 | 46 | 47 |
| 1992 | IND | 14 | 44 | 0 | 468 | 10.6 | 1 | 26 | 28 |
| 1993 | BUF | 16 | 60 | 0 | 714 | 11.9 | 5 | 32 | 44 |
| 1994 | BUF | 16 | 42 | 0 | 482 | 11.5 | 2 | 32 | 25 |
| 1995 | BUF | 15 | 53 | 0 | 763 | 14.4 | 11 | 51 | 32 |
| 1996 | WSH | 16 | 17 | 0 | 224 | 13.2 | 0 | 31 | 14 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- REC
- 27
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 312
- AVG
- 11.6
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 29
- FD
- 15
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 169
- REC
- 3.4
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 47.3
- AVG
- 13.7
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 84
- FD
- 1.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | IND | 16 | 4.1 | 0 | 70.7 | 17.4 | 0.5 | 84 | 0 |
| 1987 | IND | 12 | 4.3 | 0 | 60.2 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1988 | IND | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 54.2 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 53 | 0 |
| 1989 | IND | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 57.4 | 14.6 | 0.3 | 55 | 0 |
| 1990 | IND | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 51.4 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 75 | 0 |
| 1991 | IND | 16 | 4.5 | 0 | 55.5 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 46 | 2.9 |
| 1992 | IND | 14 | 3.1 | 0 | 33.4 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 26 | 2 |
| 1993 | BUF | 16 | 3.8 | 0 | 44.6 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 32 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | BUF | 16 | 2.6 | 0 | 30.1 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 1995 | BUF | 15 | 3.5 | 0 | 50.9 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 51 | 2.1 |
| 1996 | WSH | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 14 | 13.2 | 0 | 31 | 0.9 |
What were Bill Brooks's career stats?
Bill Brooks played 11 seasons for the Colts, the Bills and the Commanders. He had 583 receptions for 8,001 yards and 46 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1991: 72 receptions, 888 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 1996
All-time career rank
- 93rd in receiving yards (8,001)
- 101st in receptions (583)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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