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TE · #0 · Denver Broncos

John Sawyer

Born 1953 6'2" · 230 lb Southern Mississippi Drafted 1975 · R11 #271 by HOU 1975 – 1984 · 9 Seasons

Regular season career

110 Games 9 seasons
1,496 Rec Yds 13.6 / game
2 Rec TD 0.02 / game
129 Rec
83.8 Catch %
11.6 Y/Rec

154 Tgt9.7 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 144 1975'75
  2. 208 1976'76
  3. 105 1977'77
  4. 101 1978'78
  5. 410 1980'80
  6. 272 1981'81
  7. 92 1982'82
  8. 42 1983'83
  9. 122 1984'84
  1. 7 1975'75
  2. 18 1976'76
  3. 10 1977'77
  4. 9 1978'78
  5. 36 1980'80
  6. 21 1981'81
  7. 8 1982'82
  8. 3 1983'83
  9. 17 1984'84
  1. 1 1975'75
  2. 1 1976'76
  3. 0 1977'77
  4. 0 1978'78
  5. 0 1980'80
  6. 0 1981'81
  7. 0 1982'82
  8. 0 1983'83
  9. 0 1984'84
  1. 20.6 1975'75
  2. 11.6 1976'76
  3. 10.5 1977'77
  4. 11.2 1978'78
  5. 11.4 1980'80
  6. 13.0 1981'81
  7. 11.5 1982'82
  8. 14.0 1983'83
  9. 7.2 1984'84

Latest games · 1984

  1. W4 W 21–0 6/6 · 62 yds– TD
  2. W5 W 16–13 3/4 · 15 yds– TD
  3. @ W9 W 22–19 2/6 · 18 yds– TD
  4. W10 W 26–19 2/2 · -5 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1980 410 yds · 0 TD
Most TDs 1975 1 TD · 7 rec
Most catches 1980 36 rec · 53 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1980 11.4 Y/Rec · 36 rec

Teams