Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 14 2 109 525 3 28 4.8 37.5 7.8 46 329 7.2 3 29 3.3 23.5 155 5.5 854 6 7 8
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 9 0 87 430 6 48 4.9 47.8 9.7 13 66 5.1 0 12 1.4 7.3 100 5.0 496 6 4 8
1983 25 SDG NFL RB 15 6 127 516 3 61 4.1 34.4 8.5 25 215 8.6 0 36 1.7 14.3 152 4.8 731 3 8 5
1984 26 CIN NFL RB 15 11 103 396 2 33 3.8 26.4 6.9 34 268 7.9 2 27 2.3 17.9 137 4.8 664 4 4 5
1985 27 CIN NFL RB 16 16 192 929 7 39 4.8 58.1 12.0 55 576 10.5 5 57 3.4 36.0 247 6.1 1505 12 7 13
1986 28 CIN NFL RB 16 16 205 1087 5 56 5.3 67.9 12.8 54 686 12.7 4 54 3.4 42.9 259 6.8 1773 9 2 15 PB
1987 29 CIN NFL RB 9 7 94 290 1 18 3.1 32.2 10.4 22 272 12.4 2 46 2.4 30.2 116 4.8 562 3 0 4
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 15 15 182 931 8 51 5.1 62.1 12.1 29 287 9.9 6 28 1.9 19.1 211 5.8 1218 14 1 12 PB
1989 31 CIN NFL RB 16 14 221 1239 7 65 5.6 77.4 13.8 37 306 8.3 2 25 2.3 19.1 258 6.0 1545 9 9 14 PB
1990 32 CIN NFL RB 16 15 195 1004 5 56 5.1 62.8 12.2 26 269 10.3 4 35 1.6 16.8 221 5.8 1273 9 3 11 PB
1991 33 CIN NFL RB 15 12 152 571 2 25 3.8 38.1 10.1 40 348 8.7 2 40 2.7 23.2 192 4.8 919 4 5 6
1992 34 2TM NFL RB 6 2 18 44 0 13 2.4 7.3 3.0 6 2 -1 -0.5 0 4 0.3 -0.2 33.3 -0.2 20 2.2 43 0 1 0
1992 34 CLE NFL RB 4 2 13 38 0 13 2.9 9.5 3.3 5 2 -1 -0.5 0 4 0.5 -0.3 40.0 -0.2 15 2.5 37 0 0 0
1992 34 TAM NFL RB 2 0 5 6 0 4 1.2 3.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 1.2 6 0 1 0
12 Yrs 162 116 1685 7962 49 65 4.7 49.1 10.4 6 383 3621 9.5 30 57 2.4 22.4 33.3 -0.2 2068 5.6 11583 79 51 101
17 Game Avg 17 12 177 836 5 65 4.7 49.1 10.4 40 380 9.5 3 57 2.4 22.4 217 0.6 1216 8 5 11
CIN (8 Yrs) 118 106 1344 6447 37 65 4.8 54.6 11.4 297 3012 10.1 27 57 2.5 25.5 1641 5.8 9459 64 31 80
SDG (3 Yrs) 38 8 323 1471 12 61 4.6 38.7 8.5 84 610 7.3 3 36 2.2 16.1 407 5.1 2081 15 19 21
CLE (1 Yr) 4 2 13 38 0 13 2.9 9.5 3.3 5 2 -1 -0.5 0 4 0.5 -0.3 40.0 -0.2 15 2.5 37 0 0 0
TAM (1 Yr) 2 0 5 6 0 4 1.2 3.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 1.2 6 0 1 0
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 2 1 9 42 0 14 4.7 21.0 4.5 6 36 6.0 2 9 3.0 18.0 15 5.2 78 2 1
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 2 0 6 29 1 18 4.8 14.5 3.0 3 29 9.7 0 14 1.5 14.5 9 6.4 58 1 3
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 3 3 26 102 0 26 3.9 34.0 8.7 5 62 12.4 1 20 1.7 20.7 31 5.3 164 1 0
1990 32 CIN NFL RB 2 1 17 43 0 14 2.5 21.5 8.5 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.5 11.0 18 3.6 65 0 0
4 Yrs 9 5 58 216 1 26 3.7 24.0 6.4 15 149 9.9 3 22 1.7 16.6 73 5.0 365 4 4
17 Game Avg 17 9 110 408 2 26 3.7 24.0 6.4 28 281 9.9 6 22 1.7 16.6 138 9.4 689 8 8
CIN (2 Yrs) 5 4 43 145 0 26 3.4 29.0 8.6 6 84 14.0 1 22 1.2 16.8 49 4.7 229 1 0
SDG (2 Yrs) 4 1 15 71 1 18 4.7 17.8 3.8 9 65 7.2 2 14 2.3 16.3 24 5.7 136 3 4
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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 14 2 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 0
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0
1983 25 SDG NFL RB 15 6 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0.0 0
1984 26 CIN NFL RB 15 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0
1985 27 CIN NFL RB 16 16 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0
1986 28 CIN NFL RB 16 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1989 31 CIN NFL RB 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1990 32 CIN NFL RB 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1991 33 CIN NFL RB 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0
1992 34 2TM NFL RB 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1992 34 TAM NFL RB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
12 Yrs 162 116 0 0 0 0 0 51 9 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 12 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0
CIN (8 Yrs) 118 106 0 0 0 0 0 31 3 0 0 0.0 0
SDG (3 Yrs) 38 8 0 0 0 0 19 6 0 0 0.0 0
CLE (1 Yr) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
TAM (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -3 0 0.0 0 0
4 Yrs 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 -3 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 -6 0 0.0 0 0
CIN (2 Yrs) 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
SDG (2 Yrs) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 -3 0 0.0 0 0

Passing

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1985 27 CIN NFL RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 8 1 100.0 0 0.0 8 8.0 28.00 8.0 0.5 139.6 0 0 0.00 8.00 28.00 0 0
1986 28 CIN NFL RB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 PB
12 Yrs 162 116 1 2 50.0 8 1 50.0 0 0.0 8 4.0 14.00 8.0 0.0 100.0 0 0 0.00 4.00 14.00 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 12 0 0 50.0 1 0 50.0 0 0.0 4.0 14.00 8.0 0.0 100.0 0 0 0.00 4.00 14.00 0 0
CIN (8 Yrs) 118 106 1 2 50.0 8 1 50.0 0 0.0 8 4.0 14.00 8.0 0.1 100.0 0 0 0.00 4.00 14.00 0 0
SDG (3 Yrs) 38 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 Yr) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
TAM (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 14 2 22 290 0 42 13.2 40 949 0 47 23.7 2093
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 9 0 12 138 0 29 11.5 33 749 0 47 22.7 1383
1983 25 SDG NFL RB 15 6 18 137 0 30 7.6 32 607 0 34 19.0 1475
1984 26 CIN NFL RB 15 11 0 0 0 0 7 144 0 37 20.6 808
1985 27 CIN NFL RB 16 16 0 0 0 0 3 38 0 15 12.7 1543
1987 29 CIN NFL RB 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 42 0 23 21.0 604
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 1212 PB
1991 33 CIN NFL RB 15 12 0 0 0 0 11 190 0 35 17.3 1109
1992 34 2TM NFL RB 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 49 0 24 16.3 92
1992 34 TAM NFL RB 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 49 0 24 16.3 55
12 Yrs 162 116 52 565 0 42 10.9 132 2762 0 47 20.9 14910
17 Game Avg 17 12 5 59 0 4 10.9 14 290 0 5 20.9 1565
CIN (8 Yrs) 118 106 0 0 0 0 24 408 0 37 17.0 9867
SDG (3 Yrs) 38 8 52 565 0 42 10.9 105 2305 0 47 22.0 4951
CLE (1 Yr) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
TAM (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 49 0 24 16.3 55
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 2 1 1 8 0 8 8.0 9 172 0 36 19.1 258
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 2 0 3 16 0 10 5.3 8 111 0 36 13.9 182
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 38 0 23 19.0 202
4 Yrs 9 5 4 24 0 10 6.0 19 321 0 36 16.9 707
17 Game Avg 17 9 8 45 0 19 6.0 36 606 0 68 16.9 1335
CIN (2 Yrs) 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 38 0 23 19.0 267
SDG (2 Yrs) 4 1 4 24 0 10 6.0 17 283 0 36 16.6 440

Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 14 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 2.6
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 4.0
1983 25 SDG NFL RB 15 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.2
1984 26 CIN NFL RB 15 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.6
1985 27 CIN NFL RB 16 16 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 72 4.5
1986 28 CIN NFL RB 16 16 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 54 3.4 PB
1987 29 CIN NFL RB 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.0
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 15 15 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 84 5.6 PB
1989 31 CIN NFL RB 16 14 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 54 3.4 PB
1990 32 CIN NFL RB 16 15 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 54 3.4 PB
1991 33 CIN NFL RB 15 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.6
12 Yrs 162 116 49 30 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 0 0 474 2.9
17 Game Avg 17 12 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 50 2.9
CIN (8 Yrs) 118 106 37 27 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 384 3.3
SDG (3 Yrs) 38 8 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 90 2.4
CLE (1 Yr) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TAM (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scoring Summary Table
Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1981 23 SDG NFL RB 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.0
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.0
4 Yrs 9 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.7
17 Game Avg 17 9 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 45 2.7
CIN (2 Yrs) 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.2
SDG (2 Yrs) 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is James Brooks?

James Brooks is 66 years old.

When was James Brooks born?

James Brooks was born on December 28, 1958.

Where was James Brooks born?

James Brooks was born in Lansing, MI.

How tall is James Brooks?

James Brooks is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did James Brooks weigh when playing?

James Brooks weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Is James Brooks in the Hall of Fame?

James Brooks has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did James Brooks play?

James Brooks played 162 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did James Brooks have?

James Brooks had 1,685 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did James Brooks have?

James Brooks had 7,962 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has James Brooks won?

James Brooks has never won a Super Bowl.

When did James Brooks retire?

James Brooks last played in 1992.