Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1983
- Draft
- 1983Rd 1, Pk 2
- College
- SMU
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 1986
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1983
- Draft
- 1983Rd 1, Pk 2
- College
- SMU
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 1986
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1983
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 146
- CAR
- 2,996
- YDS
- 13,259
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 90
- LNG
- 85
- FD
- 51
- FUM
- 1
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | 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. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  LAR | 16 | 390 | 1,808 | 4.6 | 18 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAR | 16 | 379 | 2,105 | 5.6 | 14 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAR | 14 | 292 | 1,234 | 4.2 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAR | 16 | 404 | 1,821 | 4.5 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | IND/LAR | 12 | 283 | 1,288 | 4.6 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 |  IND | 16 | 388 | 1,659 | 4.3 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | IND | 15 | 314 | 1,311 | 4.2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | IND | 11 | 166 | 677 | 4.1 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | IND | 10 | 167 | 536 | 3.2 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | LV | 16 | 187 | 729 | 3.9 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 1 |
| 1993 | ATL | 4 | 26 | 91 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- CAR
- 148
- YDS
- 724
- AVG
- 4.9
- TD
- 3
- LNG
- 65
- FD
- 0
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 146
- CAR
- 20.5
- YDS
- 90.8
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 0.6
- LNG
- 85
- FD
- 0.3
- FUM
- 0.0
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. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | 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. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | LAR | 16 | 24.4 | 113 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAR | 16 | 23.7 | 131.6 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAR | 14 | 20.9 | 88.1 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAR | 16 | 25.3 | 113.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | IND/LAR | 12 | 23.6 | 107.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | IND | 16 | 24.3 | 103.7 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | IND | 15 | 20.9 | 87.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | IND | 11 | 15.1 | 61.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | IND | 10 | 16.7 | 53.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 28 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 1992 | LV | 16 | 11.7 | 45.6 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 40 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | ATL | 4 | 6.5 | 22.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
What were Eric Dickerson's career stats?
Eric Dickerson played 11 seasons for the Rams, the Colts, the Raiders and the Falcons. He had 2,996 carries for 13,259 yards, 281 catches for 2,137 yards and scored 96 touchdowns. His best season was 1984: 2,105 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns and 5.6 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1983 to 1993
Eric Dickerson sits top 10 all time in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 8th in rushing yards (13,259)
- 10th in rushing touchdowns (90)
Among the 2,740 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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