Eric Dickerson stats

Last played for the Atlanta Falcons, 1993

Running Back

Age 66 · 6' 3"

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Eric Dickerson played 11 NFL seasons, 1983 to 1993.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
146
CAR
2,996
YDS
13,259
AVG
4.4
TD
90
LNG
85
FD
51
FUM
1
Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.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.
1983LAR163901,8084.6188500
1984LAR163792,1055.6146600
1985LAR142921,2344.2124300
1986LAR164041,8214.5114200
1987IND/LAR122831,2884.665700
1988IND163881,6594.3144100
1989IND153141,3114.272100
1990IND111666774.144300
1991IND101675363.2228210
1992LV161877293.9240261
1993ATL426913.501040

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

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.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.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.
1983LAR1624.4113.04.61.1850.00
1984LAR1623.7131.65.60.9660.00
1985LAR1420.988.14.20.9430.00
1986LAR1625.3113.84.50.7420.00
1987IND/LAR1223.6107.34.60.5570.00
1988IND1624.3103.74.30.9410.00
1989IND1520.987.44.20.5210.00
1990IND1115.161.54.10.4430.00
1991IND1016.753.63.20.2282.10
1992LV1611.745.63.90.1401.60.1
1993ATL46.522.83.50.0101.00

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
146
PPR
2,397.2
HALF
2,256.7
STD
2,116.2
PPG
16.4

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
1983LAR16392.2366.7341.224.5
1984LAR16327.4316.9306.420.5
1985LAR14228.0218.0208.016.3
1986LAR16299.2286.2273.218.7
1987IND/LAR12199.9190.9181.916.7
1988IND16329.6311.6293.620.6
1989IND15230.2215.2200.215.3
1990IND11118.9109.9100.910.8
1991IND10139.5119.098.514
1992LV16111.4104.497.47
1993ATL420.917.914.95.2

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
66 yearsSep 2, 1960
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
Sealy, TX
College
SMU
Offensive Player of the Year
1986
Offensive Rookie of the Year
1983

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.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 10th in rushing yards (13,259)
  • 14th in rushing touchdowns (90)

Among the 2,979 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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