Receiving & Rushing
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | Total Yds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | |||||||
| 1954 | 24 | WAS | le | 82 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 0 | 42 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 12 | 11.6 | 139 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 25 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 443 | 19.3 | 3 | 51 | 1.9 | 36.9 | 23 | 19.3 | 443 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 504 | 12.9 | 3 | 26 | 3.3 | 42.0 | 39 | 12.9 | 504 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1957* | 27 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 583 | 17.1 | 3 | 38 | 2.8 | 48.6 | 34 | 17.1 | 583 | 3 | 0 | PB | ||||||||
| 1958 | 28 | WAS | ls | 82 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 244 | 17.4 | 2 | 28 | 3.5 | 61.0 | 14 | 17.4 | 244 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1959 | 29 | WAS | 82 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 | 1.2 | 14.8 | 6 | 12.3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 30 | HOU | TE | 82 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 604 | 13.4 | 4 | 47 | 3.2 | 43.1 | 45 | 13.4 | 604 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| Career | 71 | 59 | 173 | 2591 | 15.0 | 15 | 51 | 2.4 | 36.5 | 173 | 15.0 | 2591 | 15 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | WAS | 57 | 45 | 128 | 1987 | 15.5 | 11 | 51 | 2.2 | 34.9 | 128 | 15.5 | 1987 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | HOU | 14 | 14 | 45 | 604 | 13.4 | 4 | 47 | 3.2 | 43.1 | 45 | 13.4 | 604 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
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Scoring Summary
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 25 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | 26 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957* | 27 | WAS | LE | 82 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | 28 | WAS | ls | 82 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 30 | HOU | TE | 82 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 71 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 90 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | WAS | 57 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | HOU | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
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