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TE · #0 · New England Patriots

Russell Francis

Born 1953 6'6" · 240 lb Oregon Drafted 1975 · R1 #16 by NE 1975 – 1988 · 13 Seasons

  • 3× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

167 Games 13 seasons
5,262 Rec Yds 31.5 / game
40 Rec TD 0.24 / game
393 Rec
77.2 Catch %
13.4 Y/Rec

509 Tgt10.3 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 636 1975'75
  2. 367 1976'76
  3. 229 1977'77
  4. 543 1978'78
  5. 557 1979'79
  6. 664 1980'80
  7. 278 1982'82
  8. 357 1983'83
  9. 285 1984'84
  10. 478 1985'85
  11. 505 1986'86
  12. 202 1987'87
  13. 161 1988'88
  1. 35 1975'75
  2. 26 1976'76
  3. 16 1977'77
  4. 39 1978'78
  5. 39 1979'79
  6. 41 1980'80
  7. 23 1982'82
  8. 33 1983'83
  9. 23 1984'84
  10. 44 1985'85
  11. 41 1986'86
  12. 22 1987'87
  13. 11 1988'88
  1. 4 1975'75
  2. 3 1976'76
  3. 4 1977'77
  4. 4 1978'78
  5. 5 1979'79
  6. 8 1980'80
  7. 2 1982'82
  8. 4 1983'83
  9. 2 1984'84
  10. 3 1985'85
  11. 1 1986'86
  12. 0 1987'87
  13. 0 1988'88
  1. 18.2 1975'75
  2. 14.1 1976'76
  3. 14.3 1977'77
  4. 13.9 1978'78
  5. 14.3 1979'79
  6. 16.2 1980'80
  7. 12.1 1982'82
  8. 10.8 1983'83
  9. 12.4 1984'84
  10. 10.9 1985'85
  11. 12.3 1986'86
  12. 9.2 1987'87
  13. 14.6 1988'88

Latest games · 1988

  1. @ W11 W 14–13 1/1 · 16 yds– TD
  2. @ W12 W 6–3 3/4 · 40 yds– TD
  3. @ W13 L 21–24 2/3 · 74 yds– TD
  4. W15 W 10–7 3/3 · 16 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1980 664 yds · 8 TD
Most TDs 1980 8 TD · 41 rec
Most catches 1985 44 rec · 56 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1975 18.2 Y/Rec · 35 rec

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