Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 3, Pk 5
- College
- Iowa
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 3, Pk 5
- College
- Iowa
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 179
- REC
- 460
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 6,448
- AVG
- 14.0
- TD
- 40
- LNG
- 95
- FD
- 265
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  LAC | 16 | 29 | 0 | 375 | 12.9 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAC | 6 | 11 | 0 | 126 | 11.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAC | 14 | 15 | 0 | 238 | 15.9 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | NO | 15 | 32 | 0 | 541 | 16.9 | 2 | 52 | 20 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 30 | 0 | 566 | 18.9 | 5 | 59 | 26 |
| 1993 | NO | 16 | 45 | 0 | 670 | 14.9 | 6 | 63 | 30 |
| 1994 | NO | 16 | 82 | 0 | 894 | 10.9 | 4 | 33 | 46 |
| 1995 | NO | 16 | 81 | 0 | 1,087 | 13.4 | 8 | 70 | 54 |
| 1996 | BUF | 16 | 50 | 0 | 798 | 16.0 | 4 | 95 | 35 |
| 1997 | BUF | 16 | 60 | 0 | 853 | 14.2 | 5 | 45 | 42 |
| 1998 | BUF | 16 | 19 | 0 | 217 | 11.4 | 1 | 37 | 8 |
| 1999 | NYJ | 16 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 13.8 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- REC
- 21
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 256
- AVG
- 12.2
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 25
- FD
- 13
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 179
- REC
- 2.6
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 36.0
- AVG
- 14.0
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 95
- FD
- 1.5
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | LAC | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 23.4 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAC | 6 | 1.8 | 0 | 21 | 11.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAC | 14 | 1.1 | 0 | 17 | 15.9 | 0.1 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | NO | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 36.1 | 16.9 | 0.1 | 52 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 1.9 | 0 | 35.4 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 59 | 1.6 |
| 1993 | NO | 16 | 2.8 | 0 | 41.9 | 14.9 | 0.4 | 63 | 1.9 |
| 1994 | NO | 16 | 5.1 | 0 | 55.9 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 33 | 2.9 |
| 1995 | NO | 16 | 5.1 | 0 | 67.9 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 70 | 3.4 |
| 1996 | BUF | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 49.9 | 16.0 | 0.3 | 95 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | BUF | 16 | 3.8 | 0 | 53.3 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 45 | 2.6 |
| 1998 | BUF | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 37 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | NYJ | 16 | 0.4 | 0 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 0 | 24 | 0.3 |
What were Quinn Early's career stats?
Quinn Early played 12 seasons for the Chargers, the Saints, the Bills and the Jets. He had 460 receptions for 6,448 yards and 40 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1994: 82 receptions, 894 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1988 to 1999
All-time career rank
- 138th in receiving yards (6,448)
- 183rd in receptions (460)
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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