Buford JordanJordan, Paul BufordHeight: 6-0 Weight: 223 Born: June 26, 1962 Lafayette, IN High School: Iota (LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | McNeese State | Lettered |
| 1981 | McNeese State | Lettered |
| 1982 | McNeese State | Lettered |
| 1983 | McNeese State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (14th overall) 1984 New Orleans Breakers |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New Orleans Breakers (USFL)1984 NO USFL | 24 | RB | 18 | |
| 1985 Portland Breakers (USFL)1985 POR USFL | 24 | RB | 15 | |
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1986 NO NFL | 23 | FB | 16 | 9 |
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL | 23 | FB | 12 | 4 |
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 23 | FB | 14 | 4 |
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 23 | FB | 11 | 7 |
| 1990 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1990 NO NFL | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 23 | FB | 14 | 6 |
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 23 | FB | 2 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 75 | 30 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New Orleans Breakers (USFL)1984 NO USFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1985 Portland Breakers (USFL)1985 POR USFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 38 | ||
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1986 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New Orleans Breakers (USFL)1984 NO USFL | 214 | 1276 | 6.0 | 61 | 8 | ||||
| 1985 Portland Breakers (USFL)1985 POR USFL | 165 | 817 | 5.0 | 41 | 5 | ||||
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1986 NO NFL | 68 | 207 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 8t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 19 | 115 | 6.1 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 38 | 179 | 4.7 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 47 | 150 | 3.2 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 184 | 687 | 3.7 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New Orleans Breakers (USFL) | 45 | 427 | 9.5 | 78 | 4 | |||||||
| 1985 Portland Breakers (USFL) | 12 | 192 | 16.0 | 80t | 1 | |||||||
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1986 NO NFL | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 355 | 9.6 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 64 | 12.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New Orleans Breakers (USFL)1984 NO USFL | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | |
| 1985 Portland Breakers (USFL)1985 POR USFL | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1986 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1991 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1991 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1992 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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