Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 1, Pk 1
- College
- Nebraska
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1984
- Draft
- 1984Rd 1, Pk 1
- College
- Nebraska
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 255
- REC
- 851
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 12,785
- AVG
- 15.0
- TD
- 84
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 441
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  NE | 14 | 11 | 0 | 164 | 14.9 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | NE | 16 | 39 | 0 | 670 | 17.2 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | NE | 14 | 43 | 0 | 737 | 17.1 | 6 | 69 | 0 |
| 1987 | NE | 12 | 31 | 0 | 467 | 15.1 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | NE | 15 | 33 | 0 | 490 | 14.8 | 5 | 80 | 0 |
| 1989 | NE | 11 | 29 | 0 | 537 | 18.5 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1990 | NE | 16 | 54 | 0 | 856 | 15.9 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| 1991 | NE | 16 | 68 | 0 | 1,014 | 14.9 | 3 | 56 | 49 |
| 1992 | NE | 15 | 55 | 0 | 791 | 14.4 | 4 | 54 | 38 |
| 1993 | MIA | 16 | 64 | 0 | 1,010 | 15.8 | 5 | 65 | 45 |
| 1994 | MIA | 16 | 73 | 0 | 1,270 | 17.4 | 7 | 54 | 56 |
| 1995 | MIA | 16 | 62 | 0 | 910 | 14.7 | 8 | 67 | 46 |
| 1996 | PHI | 16 | 88 | 0 | 1,195 | 13.6 | 11 | 42 | 66 |
| 1997 | PHI | 16 | 86 | 0 | 1,316 | 15.3 | 6 | 72 | 64 |
| 1998 | PHI | 16 | 48 | 0 | 556 | 11.6 | 2 | 61 | 32 |
| 1999 | WSH | 16 | 26 | 0 | 254 | 9.8 | 2 | 30 | 16 |
| 2000 | WSH | 14 | 41 | 0 | 548 | 13.4 | 5 | 34 | 29 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- REC
- 30
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 361
- AVG
- 12.0
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 39
- FD
- 16
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 255
- REC
- 3.3
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 50.1
- AVG
- 15.0
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 1.7
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NE | 14 | 0.8 | 0 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | NE | 16 | 2.4 | 0 | 41.9 | 17.2 | 0.4 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | NE | 14 | 3.1 | 0 | 52.6 | 17.1 | 0.4 | 69 | 0 |
| 1987 | NE | 12 | 2.6 | 0 | 38.9 | 15.1 | 0.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | NE | 15 | 2.2 | 0 | 32.7 | 14.8 | 0.3 | 80 | 0 |
| 1989 | NE | 11 | 2.6 | 0 | 48.8 | 18.5 | 0.3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1990 | NE | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 53.5 | 15.9 | 0.3 | 56 | 0 |
| 1991 | NE | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 63.4 | 14.9 | 0.2 | 56 | 3.1 |
| 1992 | NE | 15 | 3.7 | 0 | 52.7 | 14.4 | 0.3 | 54 | 2.5 |
| 1993 | MIA | 16 | 4 | 0 | 63.1 | 15.8 | 0.3 | 65 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | MIA | 16 | 4.6 | 0 | 79.4 | 17.4 | 0.4 | 54 | 3.5 |
| 1995 | MIA | 16 | 3.9 | 0 | 56.9 | 14.7 | 0.5 | 67 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | PHI | 16 | 5.5 | 0 | 74.7 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 42 | 4.1 |
| 1997 | PHI | 16 | 5.4 | 0 | 82.3 | 15.3 | 0.4 | 72 | 4 |
| 1998 | PHI | 16 | 3 | 0 | 34.8 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 61 | 2 |
| 1999 | WSH | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | 15.9 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 30 | 1 |
| 2000 | WSH | 14 | 2.9 | 0 | 39.1 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 34 | 2.1 |
What were Irving Fryar's career stats?
Irving Fryar played 17 seasons for the Patriots, the Dolphins, the Eagles and the Commanders. He had 851 receptions for 12,785 yards and 84 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1996: 88 receptions, 1,195 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1984 to 2000
All-time career rank
- 24th in receiving yards (12,785)
- 34th in receptions (851)
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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