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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

Career with playoffs

176 Games 13 seasons
5,736 Rec Yds 32.6 / game
43 Rec TD 0.24 / game
428 Rec
77.7 Catch %
13.4 Y/Rec

551 Tgt10.4 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 636 1975'75
  2. 463 1976'76
  3. 229 1977'77
  4. 644 1978'78
  5. 557 1979'79
  6. 664 1980'80
  7. 278 1982'82
  8. 480 1983'83
  9. 374 1984'84
  10. 517 1985'85
  11. 531 1986'86
  12. 202 1987'87
  13. 161 1988'88
  1. 35 1975'75
  2. 30 1976'76
  3. 16 1977'77
  4. 47 1978'78
  5. 39 1979'79
  6. 41 1980'80
  7. 23 1982'82
  8. 41 1983'83
  9. 31 1984'84
  10. 48 1985'85
  11. 44 1986'86
  12. 22 1987'87
  13. 11 1988'88
  1. 4 1975'75
  2. 4 1976'76
  3. 4 1977'77
  4. 5 1978'78
  5. 5 1979'79
  6. 8 1980'80
  7. 2 1982'82
  8. 4 1983'83
  9. 3 1984'84
  10. 3 1985'85
  11. 1 1986'86
  12. 0 1987'87
  13. 0 1988'88
  1. 18.2 1975'75
  2. 15.4 1976'76
  3. 14.3 1977'77
  4. 13.7 1978'78
  5. 14.3 1979'79
  6. 16.2 1980'80
  7. 12.1 1982'82
  8. 11.7 1983'83
  9. 12.1 1984'84
  10. 10.8 1985'85
  11. 12.1 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 48 rec · 61 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1975 18.2 Y/Rec · 35 rec

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