Eric Metcalf stats

Last played for the Washington Commanders, 2001

Wide Receiver · #22

Age 58 · 5' 10"

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Eric Metcalf played 12 NFL seasons, 1989 to 2001.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
179
REC
541
TGTS
0
YDS
5,572
AVG
10.3
TD
31
LNG
69
FD
214

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.

Totals by season
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, 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.
1989CLE165403977.44680
1990CLE165704527.91350
1991CLE829029410.104513
1992CLE1647061413.156925
1993CLE166305398.624921
1994CLE164704369.335721
1995ATL1610401,18911.486253
1996ATL1654059911.166733
1997LAC1640057614.426224
1998ARI1631032410.502918
1999CAR1611013312.10336
2001WSH1040194.8090

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career Postseason

GP
7
REC
18
TGTS
0
YDS
204
AVG
11.3
TD
1
LNG
65
FD
8

Per game

Career regular season

GP
179
REC
3.0
TGTS
0
YDS
31.1
AVG
10.3
TD
0.2
LNG
69
FD
1.2

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.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.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.
1989CLE163.4024.87.40.3680.0
1990CLE163.6028.37.90.1350.0
1991CLE83.6036.810.10.0451.6
1992CLE162.9038.413.10.3691.6
1993CLE163.9033.78.60.1491.3
1994CLE162.9027.39.30.2571.3
1995ATL166.5074.311.40.5623.3
1996ATL163.4037.411.10.4672.1
1997LAC162.5036.014.40.1621.5
1998ARI161.9020.310.50.0291.1
1999CAR160.708.312.10.0330.4
2001WSH100.401.94.80.090.0

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
179
PPR
1,656.7
HALF
1,386.2
STD
1,115.7
PPG
9.3

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.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1989CLE16222.3195.3168.313.9
1990CLE16151.0122.594.09.4
1991CLE869.154.640.18.6
1992CLE16176.5153.0129.511
1993CLE16202.0170.5139.012.6
1994CLE16161.5138.0114.510.1
1995ATL16296.2244.2192.218.5
1996ATL16150.7123.796.79.4
1997LAC16125.1105.185.17.8
1998ARI1663.447.932.44
1999CAR1626.320.815.31.6
2001WSH1011.99.97.91.2
2002GB10.70.70.70.7

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

Bio

Age
58 yearsJan 23, 1968
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1989
Birthplace
Seattle, WA
College
Texas

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sat, Jan 04vsATLL 27-7———
Sun, Dec 29atNYJL 42-17000
Sun, Jan 06vsARIW 20-17———
Sun, Dec 30atNOW 40-10———
Sun, Dec 23vsCHIL 20-15110
Sun, Dec 16vsPHIL 20-6000

What were Eric Metcalf's career stats?

Eric Metcalf played 13 seasons for the Browns, the Falcons, the Chargers, the Cardinals, the Panthers, the Commanders and the Packers. He had 541 receptions for 5,572 yards and 31 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1989: 633 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns and 3.4 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1989 to 2001

All-time career rank

  • 210th in receiving yards (5,572)
  • 143rd in receptions (541)

Among the 3,727 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Eric Metcalf

Playoff games

Eric Metcalf played 6 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 4 lost.

Eric Metcalf's line in each playoff game
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.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2002ATLL 27-7000
1998DALW 20-70480
1998MINL 41-21090
1995GBL 37-2001141
1994NEW 20-13200
1994PITL 29-95180

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.