Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
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 33.3 603.5 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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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Awards
198123SDGRB211422229004213.24094904723.720938
198224SDGRB21901213802911.53374904722.713838
198325SDGRB21156181370307.63260703419.014755
198426CINRB2115110714403720.68085
198527CINRB211616033801512.7154313
198729CINRB2197024202321.06044
1988*30CINRB21151501-60-6-6.0121212PB
199133CINRB21151201119003517.311096
1992342TMRB62034902416.3920
TAMRB2020034902416.3550
Career1621165256504210.9132276204720.914910101
8 yrsCIN11810602440803717.0986780
3 yrsSDG3885256504210.9105230504722.0495121
1 yrCLE4200370
1 yrTAM20034902416.3550
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
198123SDGRB2118088.0917203619.1258
198224SDG203160105.3811103613.9182
1988*30CINRB33023802319.0175
Career954240106.01932103616.9707
2 yrsCIN54023802319.0267
2 yrsSDG414240106.01728303616.6440
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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
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
1985 27 CIN NFL RB 16 16 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0
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
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
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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Passing Table
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

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM 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 0 36 2.6
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 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 0 18 1.2
1984 26 CIN NFL RB 15 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 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 0 72 4.5
1986 28 CIN NFL RB 16 16 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 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 0 18 2.0
1988 30 CIN NFL RB 15 15 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 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 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 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 0 24 1.6
12 Yrs 162 116 49 30 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 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 0 50 2.9
CIN (8 Yrs) 118 106 37 27 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 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 0 90 2.4
CLE (1 Yr) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TAM (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM 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 0 12 6.0
1982 24 SDG NFL RB 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 6 2.0
4 Yrs 9 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 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 0 45 2.7
CIN (2 Yrs) 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 0 18 4.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is James Brooks?

James Brooks is 65 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.