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Gerald Riggs

Gerald Antonio Riggs

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: November 6, 1960 in Tullos, LA
College: Arizona State

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1982 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1982 22 ATL 9 0 78 299 5 37 3.8 33.2 8.7 23 185 8.0 0 15 2.6 20.6 484 5 1
1983 23 ATL 14 0 100 437 8 40 4.4 31.2 7.1 17 149 8.8 0 25 1.2 10.6 586 8 7
1984 24 ATL RB 15 14 353 1486 13 57 4.2 99.1 23.5 42 277 6.6 0 21 2.8 18.5 1763 13 11
1985* 25 ATL RB 16 16 397 1719 10 50 4.3 107.4 24.8 33 267 8.1 0 44 2.1 16.7 1986 10 0
1986* 26 ATL RB 16 15 343 1327 9 31 3.9 82.9 21.4 24 136 5.7 0 11 1.5 8.5 1463 9 6
1987* 27 ATL RB 12 12 203 875 2 44 4.3 72.9 16.9 25 199 8.0 0 48 2.1 16.6 1074 2 4
1988 28 ATL RB 9 9 113 488 1 34 4.3 54.2 12.6 22 171 7.8 0 30 2.4 19.0 659 1 3
1989 29 WAS rb 12 7 201 834 4 58 4.1 69.5 16.8 7 67 9.6 0 13 0.6 5.6 901 4 3
1990 30 WAS 10 0 123 475 6 20 3.9 47.5 12.3 7 60 8.6 0 18 0.7 6.0 535 6 2
1991 31 WAS 16 0 78 248 11 32 3.2 15.5 4.9 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.3 253 11 1
Career 129 73 1989 8188 69 58 4.1 63.5 15.4 201 1516 7.5 0 48 1.6 11.8 9704 69 38
7 yrs ATL 91 66 1587 6631 48 57 4.2 72.9 17.4 186 1384 7.4 0 48 2.0 15.2 8015 48 32
3 yrs WAS 38 7 402 1557 21 58 3.9 41.0 10.6 15 132 8.8 0 18 0.4 3.5 1689 21 6

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1983 23 ATL 14 0 17 330 0 35 19.4 916
Career 129 73 17 330 0 35 19.4 10034

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1982 22 ATL 9 0 1 0 0 0
1983 23 ATL 14 0 7 1 0 0
1984 24 ATL RB 15 14 11 2 0 0
1986* 26 ATL RB 16 15 6 1 0 0
1987* 27 ATL RB 12 12 4 1 0 0
1988 28 ATL RB 9 9 3 0 0 0
1989 29 WAS rb 12 7 3 0 0 0
1990 30 WAS 10 0 2 1 0 0
1991 31 WAS 16 0 1 0 0 0
Career 129 73 38 6 0 0
7 yrs ATL 91 66 32 5 0 0
3 yrs WAS 38 7 6 1 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1986* 26 ATL RB 16 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 129 73 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1982 22 ATL 9 0 5 30
1983 23 ATL 14 0 8 48
1984 24 ATL RB 15 14 13 78
1985* 25 ATL RB 16 16 10 60
1986* 26 ATL RB 16 15 9 54
1987* 27 ATL RB 12 12 2 12
1988 28 ATL RB 9 9 1 6
1989 29 WAS rb 12 7 4 24
1990 30 WAS 10 0 6 36
1991 31 WAS 16 0 11 66
Career 129 73 69 414
7 yrs ATL 91 66 48 288
3 yrs WAS 38 7 21 126

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1985
1986
1987

Rushing Att

1984 NFL 353 (4-- 50)
1985 NFL 397 (1-- 6)
1986 NFL 343 (2-- 63)
1987 NFL 203 (8)
Career 1989 (32)

Rushing Yds

1984 NFL 1486 (4-- 84)
1985 NFL 1719 (2-- 25)
1986 NFL 1327 (6)
1987 NFL 875 (7)
Career 8188 (35)

Rushing TD

1982 NFL 5 (10)
1984 NFL 13 (3-- 82)
1985 NFL 10 (5)
1986 NFL 9 (7)
1991 NFL 11 (3)
Career 69 (28)

Long Rush

1984 NFL 57 (9)
1989 NFL 58 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1987 NFL 4.3 (9)
1989 NFL 4.1 (10)
Career 4.1 (191)

Rushing Yds/Game

1984 NFL 99.1 (3-- 74)
1985 NFL 107.4 (2-- 34)
1986 NFL 82.9 (6)
1987 NFL 72.9 (7)
Career 63.5 (52)

Touchdowns

1984 NFL 13 (5)
1991 NFL 11 (7)
Career 69 (80)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1984 NFL 13 (5)
1991 NFL 11 (7)
Career 69 (78)

Yds From Scrimmage

1984 NFL 1763 (6)
1985 NFL 1986 (4-- 56)
1986 NFL 1463 (9)
Career 9704 (79)

All-Purpose Yds

1984 NFL 1763 (7)
1985 NFL 1986 (5)
Career 10034 (115)

Touches

1984 NFL 395 (4-- 46)
1985 NFL 430 (2-- 14)
1986 NFL 367 (2)
Career 2207 (37)

Yds/Touch

1983 NFL 6.8 (9)

Fumbles

1984 NFL 11 (8)
Career 38 (191)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1984 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1985 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1982 22 9 RB 78 25
1983 23 14 RB 107 41
1984 24 15 RB 254 128 5 8
1985 25 16 RB 259 108 5 5
1986 26 16 RB 200 62 8 23
1987 27 12 RB 119 4 21 66
1988 28 9 RB 72 51
1989 29 12 RB 114 27
1990 30 10 RB 90 41
1991 31 16 RB 91 37
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