JOHN JAMESJames, John Wilbur, Jr.Height: 6-3 Weight: 199 Born: January 21, 1949 Panama City, FL High School: Gainesville (FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Florida | Not on Team |
| 1969 | Florida | Not on Team |
| 1970 | Florida | Lettered |
| 1971 | Florida | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1973 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1978 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 6 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 6 | P | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 Houston Oilers (NFL)1982 HOU NFL | 6 | P | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 Year (NFL)1982 Year NFL | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Houston Oilers (NFL)1983 HOU NFL | 6 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 Houston Oilers (NFL)1984 HOU NFL | 6 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL | 187 | 0 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | |
| Released | 9/6/1982 | 1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1982 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 9/10/1982 | 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL |
| Released | 11/20/1982 | 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL |
| Signed | 12/3/1982 | 1982 Houston Oilers (NFL)1982 HOU NFL |
| Released | 1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Houston Oilers (NFL)1983 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1983 Houston Oilers (NFL)1983 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 52 | 8.7 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1972 ATL NFL | 61 | 2609 | 42.8 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 239 | 2310 | 37.9 | |||
| 1973 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1973 ATL NFL | 63 | 2682 | 42.6 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 185 | 2397 | 38.0 | |||
| 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL | 96 | 3891 | 40.5 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 658 | 3073 | 32.0 | |||
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 89 | 3696 | 41.5 | 75 | 1 | 13 | 389 | 3047 | 34.2 | |||
| 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL | 101 | 4253 | 42.1 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 360 | 3653 | 36.2 | ||
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 105 | 4349 | 41.4 | 61 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 519 | 3570 | 34.0 | ||
| 1978 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1978 ATL NFL | 109 | 4227 | 38.8 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 305 | 3742 | 34.0 | ||
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 83 | 3296 | 39.7 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 259 | 2957 | 35.2 | ||
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 79 | 3087 | 39.1 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 240 | 2707 | 34.3 | ||
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 87 | 3543 | 40.7 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 577 | 2866 | 32.6 | ||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 12 | 481 | 40.1 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 404 | 33.7 | ||
| 1982 Houston Oilers (NFL)1982 HOU NFL | 31 | 1260 | 40.6 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 158 | 1062 | 34.3 | ||
| 1982 Year (NFL)1982 Year NFL | 43 | 1741 | 40.5 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 195 | 1466 | 34.1 | ||
| 1983 Houston Oilers (NFL)1983 HOU NFL | 79 | 3136 | 39.7 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 354 | 2622 | 32.8 | ||
| 1984 Houston Oilers (NFL)1984 HOU NFL | 88 | 3482 | 39.6 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 618 | 2764 | 31.4 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1083 | 43992 | 40.6 | 75 | 6 | 96 | 160 | 4898 | 37174 | 34.2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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