Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1989
- Draft
- 1989Rd 1, Pk 13
- College
- Texas
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1989
- Draft
- 1989Rd 1, Pk 13
- College
- Texas
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  CLE | 16 | 54 | 0 | 397 | 7.4 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | 16 | 57 | 0 | 452 | 7.9 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | CLE | 8 | 29 | 0 | 294 | 10.1 | 0 | 45 | 13 |
| 1992 | CLE | 16 | 47 | 0 | 614 | 13.1 | 5 | 69 | 25 |
| 1993 | CLE | 16 | 63 | 0 | 539 | 8.6 | 2 | 49 | 21 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 47 | 0 | 436 | 9.3 | 3 | 57 | 21 |
| 1995 | ATL | 16 | 104 | 0 | 1,189 | 11.4 | 8 | 62 | 53 |
| 1996 | ATL | 16 | 54 | 0 | 599 | 11.1 | 6 | 67 | 33 |
| 1997 | LAC | 16 | 40 | 0 | 576 | 14.4 | 2 | 62 | 24 |
| 1998 | ARI | 16 | 31 | 0 | 324 | 10.5 | 0 | 29 | 18 |
| 1999 | CAR | 16 | 11 | 0 | 133 | 12.1 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 2001 | WSH | 10 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | CLE | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 24.8 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 68 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 28.3 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | CLE | 8 | 3.6 | 0 | 36.8 | 10.1 | 0 | 45 | 1.6 |
| 1992 | CLE | 16 | 2.9 | 0 | 38.4 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 69 | 1.6 |
| 1993 | CLE | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 33.7 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 49 | 1.3 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 2.9 | 0 | 27.3 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 57 | 1.3 |
| 1995 | ATL | 16 | 6.5 | 0 | 74.3 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 62 | 3.3 |
| 1996 | ATL | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 37.4 | 11.1 | 0.4 | 67 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | LAC | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 36 | 14.4 | 0.1 | 62 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | ARI | 16 | 1.9 | 0 | 20.3 | 10.5 | 0 | 29 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | CAR | 16 | 0.7 | 0 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 0 | 33 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | WSH | 10 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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
- 175th in receiving yards (5,572)
- 132nd in receptions (541)
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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