John Mackey stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Chargers, 1972

Tight end

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John Mackey played 10 NFL seasons, 1963 to 1972.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
139
REC
331
YDS
5,236
AVG
15.8
TD
38
LNG
89
Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.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.
1963IND143572620.7761
1964IND142240618.5262
1965IND144081420.4768
1966IND145082916.6989
1967IND145568612.5334
1968IND144564414.3545
1969IND143444313.0252
1970IND142843515.5354
1971IND141114313.0028
1972LAC131111010.0021

What the columns mean: REC · LNG

Career Postseason

GP
10
REC
17
YDS
296
AVG
17.4
TD
2
LNG
75

Per game

Career regular season

GP
139
REC
2.4
YDS
37.7
AVG
15.8
TD
0.3
LNG
89

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.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.
1963IND142.551.920.70.561
1964IND141.629.018.50.162
1965IND142.958.120.40.568
1966IND143.659.216.60.689
1967IND143.949.012.50.234
1968IND143.246.014.30.445
1969IND142.431.613.00.152
1970IND142.031.115.50.254
1971IND140.810.213.00.028
1972LAC130.88.510.00.021

What the columns mean: REC · LNG

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
139
PPR
1,095.3
HALF
929.8
STD
764.3
PPG
7.9

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.
1963IND14149.9132.4114.910.7
1964IND1474.563.552.55.3
1965IND14164.1144.1124.111.7
1966IND14186.3161.3136.313.3
1967IND14141.6114.186.610.1
1968IND14149.7127.2104.710.7
1969IND1490.673.656.66.5
1970IND1489.575.561.56.4
1971IND1427.121.616.11.9
1972LAC1322.016.511.01.7

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

Bio

Experience
10 yearsDebut 1963

What were John Mackey's career stats?

John Mackey played 10 seasons for the Colts and the Chargers. He had 331 receptions for 5,236 yards and 38 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1967: 55 receptions, 686 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1963 to 1972

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 237th in receiving yards (5,236)

Among the 3,733 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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