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WR · #0 · Denver Broncos

Richard Upchurch

Born 1952 5'10" · 175 lb Minnesota; Indian Hills CC at Centerville Drafted 1975 · R4 #95 by DEN 1975 – 1983 · 9 Seasons

  • 3× All-Pro
  • 4× Pro Bowl

Career with playoffs

123 Games 9 seasons
4,378 Rec Yds 35.6 / game
24 Rec TD 0.20 / game
268 Rec
63.2 Catch %
16.3 Y/Rec

424 Tgt10.3 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 436 1975'75
  2. 340 1976'76
  3. 254 1977'77
  4. 210 1978'78
  5. 937 1979'79
  6. 605 1980'80
  7. 550 1981'81
  8. 407 1982'82
  9. 639 1983'83
  1. 18 1975'75
  2. 12 1976'76
  3. 13 1977'77
  4. 17 1978'78
  5. 64 1979'79
  6. 46 1980'80
  7. 32 1981'81
  8. 26 1982'82
  9. 40 1983'83
  1. 2 1975'75
  2. 1 1976'76
  3. 2 1977'77
  4. 1 1978'78
  5. 7 1979'79
  6. 3 1980'80
  7. 3 1981'81
  8. 3 1982'82
  9. 2 1983'83
  1. 24.2 1975'75
  2. 28.3 1976'76
  3. 19.5 1977'77
  4. 12.4 1978'78
  5. 14.6 1979'79
  6. 13.2 1980'80
  7. 17.2 1981'81
  8. 15.7 1982'82
  9. 16.0 1983'83

Latest games · 1983

  1. W9 W 27–24 6/9 · 143 yds0 TD
  2. @ W10 L 19–27 6/11 · 87 yds0 TD
  3. @ W11 L 20–22 3/13 · 63 yds0 TD
  4. @ W13 L 7–31 4/5 · 43 yds0 TD

Career bests

Best season 1979 937 yds · 7 TD
Most TDs 1979 7 TD · 64 rec
Most catches 1979 64 rec · 103 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1981 17.2 Y/Rec · 32 rec

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