Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 2
- College
- Washington State
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1986
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 2
- College
- Washington State
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 1986
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 76
- CAR
- 866
- YDS
- 3,484
- AVG
- 4.0
- TD
- 23
- LNG
- 50
- FD
- 3
- FUM
- 1
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | 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. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  NO | 16 | 286 | 1,353 | 4.7 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NO | 12 | 243 | 917 | 3.8 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NO | 16 | 170 | 628 | 3.7 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NO | 15 | 138 | 510 | 3.7 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 16 | 28 | 74 | 2.6 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- CAR
- 3
- YDS
- 11
- AVG
- 3.7
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 8
- FD
- 0
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 76
- CAR
- 11.4
- YDS
- 45.8
- AVG
- 4.0
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 50
- FD
- 0.0
- FUM
- 0.0
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. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | 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. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NO | 16 | 17.9 | 84.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NO | 12 | 20.3 | 76.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NO | 16 | 10.6 | 39.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NO | 15 | 9.2 | 34 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 16 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What were Rueben Mayes's career stats?
Rueben Mayes played 6 seasons for the Saints and the Seahawks. He had 866 carries for 3,484 yards, 57 catches for 401 yards and scored 23 touchdowns. His best season was 1986: 1,353 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns and 4.7 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
6 seasons, 1 postseason, 1986 to 1993
Awards
All-time career rank
- 180th in rushing yards (3,484)
- 194th in rushing touchdowns (23)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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