ERNEST GIVINSGivins, Ernest Pastell, Jr.Height: 5-9 Weight: 173 Born: September 3, 1964 St. Petersburg, FL High School: Lakewood (St. Petersburg, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC | |
| 1983 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC | |
| 1984 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 1985 | Louisville | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (34th overall) 1986 Houston Oilers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 15 | 15 |
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 15 | 15 |
| 1990 Houston Oilers (NFL)1990 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 Houston Oilers (NFL)1991 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 Houston Oilers (NFL)1992 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 Houston Oilers (NFL)1993 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 84 | WR | 9 | 9 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 147 | 147 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/1986 | 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 8/1/1986 | 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL |
| Released | 5/15/1995 | 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 6/2/1995 | 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL |
| Released | 12/5/1995 | 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1990 Houston Oilers (NFL)1990 HOU NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1991 Houston Oilers (NFL)1991 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1992 Houston Oilers (NFL)1992 HOU NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1993 Houston Oilers (NFL)1993 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 306 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | 43t | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 Houston Oilers (NFL)1990 HOU NFL | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 Houston Oilers (NFL)1991 HOU NFL | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Houston Oilers (NFL)1992 HOU NFL | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 Houston Oilers (NFL)1993 HOU NFL | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 345 | 9.9 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL | 61 | 1062 | 17.4 | 60 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | 53 | 933 | 17.6 | 83t | 6 | ||||||
| 1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL | 60 | 976 | 16.3 | 46 | 5 | ||||||
| 1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL | 55 | 794 | 14.4 | 48 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 Houston Oilers (NFL)1990 HOU NFL | 72 | 979 | 13.6 | 80t | 9 | ||||||
| 1991 Houston Oilers (NFL)1991 HOU NFL | 70 | 996 | 14.2 | 49 | 5 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1992 Houston Oilers (NFL)1992 HOU NFL | 67 | 787 | 11.7 | 41 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1993 Houston Oilers (NFL)1993 HOU NFL | 68 | 887 | 13.0 | 80t | 4 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | 36 | 521 | 14.5 | 76t | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 29 | 280 | 9.7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 571 | 8215 | 14.4 | 83t | 49 | 176 | 42 | 5 | 5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL | 8 | 0 | 80 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Houston Oilers (NFL)1991 HOU NFL | 11 | 0 | 107 | 9.7 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | 37 | 9 | 210 | 5.7 | 78t | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 2 | 0 | -7 | -3.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 58 | 9 | 390 | 6.7 | 78t | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Houston Oilers (NFL)1990 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Houston Oilers (NFL)1991 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Houston Oilers (NFL)1992 HOU NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Houston Oilers (NFL)1993 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)1995 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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