DAVE PRESTONPreston, Richard DavidHeight: 5-11 Weight: 195 Born: May 29, 1955 Dayton, OH High School: Defiance (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bowling Green State | Lettered |
| 1974 | Bowling Green State | Lettered |
| 1975 | Bowling Green State | Lettered |
| 1976 | Bowling Green State | Lettered |
| Draft: 12th round (333rd overall) 1977 New England Patriots |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 46 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 46 | RB | 10 | 3 |
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 46 | HB | 12 | 10 |
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 46 | RB | 16 | 14 |
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 46 | RB | 8 | 5 |
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 46 | RB | 14 | 3 |
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 46 | RB | 7 | |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 76 | 35 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/4/1977 | 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL |
| Signed | 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL | |
| Released | 9/1/1977 | 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL |
| Signed | 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 9/19/1979 | 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL |
| Activated | 10/26/1979 | 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/23/1980 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| Activated | 10/21/1980 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1984 | 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | |
| Reserve/Retired | 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL | |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 8/7/1986 | 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 66 | 296 | 4.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 43 | 169 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 111 | 385 | 3.5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 183 | 640 | 3.5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 57 | 222 | 3.9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 27 | 65 | 2.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 479 | 1793 | 3.7 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 24 | 199 | 8.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 19 | 137 | 7.2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 35 | 309 | 8.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 52 | 507 | 9.8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 32t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 161 | 1423 | 8.8 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 10 | 0 | 68 | 6.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 7 | 1 | 78 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 1 | 153 | 8.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 13 | 336 | 25.8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26 | 0 | 597 | 23.0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
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