Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving & Rushing Table
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD 1D Succ% Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Att Yds TD 1D Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1988 23 CHI NFL TE 16 12 15 135 9.0 0 19 0.9 8.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 9.0 135 0 1 1
1989 24 CHI NFL TE 16 16 24 392 16.3 3 36 1.5 24.5 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 25 15.8 396 3 2 4
1990 25 CHI NFL TE 16 16 19 254 13.4 1 32 1.2 15.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 13.4 254 1 1 3
1991 26 CHI NFL TE 16 13 17 278 16.4 1 33 1.1 17.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 16.4 278 1 1 3
1993 28 NYJ NFL TE 13 6 17 12 108 9.0 2 22 0.9 8.3 70.6 6.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 9.0 108 2 0 1
1994 29 NYJ NFL TE 15 5 35 20 171 8.6 0 7 45.7 25 1.3 11.4 57.1 4.9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 8.6 171 0 0 1
1995 30 HOU NFL TE 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 96 70 53 107 1338 12.5 7 7 44.4 36 1.1 13.9 60.4 25.2 1 4 0 0 4 4.0 0.0 0.0 108 12.4 1342 7 5 13
17 Game Avg 17 12 19 237 12.5 1 36 1.1 13.9 0 1 0 4 4.0 0.0 0.0 19 2.2 238 1 1 2
CHI (4 Yrs) 64 57 75 1059 14.1 5 36 1.2 16.5 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.1 0.0 76 14.0 1063 5 5 11
NYJ (2 Yrs) 28 11 52 32 279 8.7 2 7 45.7 25 1.1 10.0 61.5 5.4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 8.7 279 2 0 2
HOU (1 Yr) 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving & Rushing Table
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1988 23 CHI NFL TE 2 2 4 52 13.0 0 18 2.0 26.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 13.0 52 0 0
1990 25 CHI NFL TE 2 2 5 71 14.2 1 25 2.5 35.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 14.2 71 1 0
1991 26 CHI NFL TE 1 0 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.0 12.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12.0 12 0 0
3 Yrs 5 4 10 135 13.5 1 25 2.0 27.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 13.5 135 1 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 34 459 13.5 3 25 2.0 27.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 45.9 459 3 0
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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast Sfty Awards
1994 29 NYJ NFL TE 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 96 70 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
CHI (4 Yrs) 64 57 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0
NYJ (2 Yrs) 28 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 Yr) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season
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
199429NYJTE80155010000.01711
Career9670010000.0134213
4 yrsCHI645700106311
2 yrsNYJ2811010000.02792
1 yrHOU420000
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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
1989 24 CHI NFL TE 16 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.1
1990 25 CHI NFL TE 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1991 26 CHI NFL TE 16 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1993 28 NYJ NFL TE 13 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
7 Yrs 96 70 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0.4
17 Game Avg 17 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.4
CHI (4 Yrs) 64 57 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0.5
NYJ (2 Yrs) 28 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.4
HOU (1 Yr) 4 2 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
1990 25 CHI NFL TE 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
3 Yrs 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.2
17 Game Avg 17 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.2

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Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 5.98 (266th among TE, average HOF TE is 97.46)

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is James Thornton?

James Thornton is 59 years old.

When was James Thornton born?

James Thornton was born on February 8, 1965.

Where was James Thornton born?

James Thornton was born in Santa Rosa, CA.

How tall is James Thornton?

James Thornton is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did James Thornton weigh when playing?

James Thornton weighed 242 lbs (109 kg) when playing.

Is James Thornton in the Hall of Fame?

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

How many games did James Thornton play?

James Thornton played 96 games over his career.

How many receptions did James Thornton have?

James Thornton had 107 receptions over his career.

How many receiving yards did James Thornton have?

James Thornton had 1,338 receiving yards over his career.

When did James Thornton retire?

James Thornton last played in 1995.

What are James Thornton's nicknames?

Robocop is a nickname for James Thornton.