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JAMES LOFTON

Lofton, James David
Height: 6-3 Weight: 192
Born: July 5, 1956 Fort Ord, CA
High School: George Washington Prep (Westmont, CA)
YearCollegeStatus
1974Stanford
1975StanfordLettered
1976StanfordLettered
1977StanfordLettered
Draft: 1st round (6th overall) 1978 Green Bay Packers
Relatives: Father of David Lofton
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL80WR1616
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL80WR1616
1980 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1980 GB NFL80WR1616
1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1981 GB NFL80WR1616
1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL80WR99
1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1983 GB NFL80WR1616
1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL80WR1616
1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL80WR1616
1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL80WR1515
1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL80WR1212
1988 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1988 LARI NFL80WR1616
1989 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1989 BUF NFL86WR122
1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL80WR1614
1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL80WR1515
1992 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1992 BUF NFL80WR1615
1993 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1993 LARM NFL22WR10
1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL80WR92
1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL102
16 Years (NFL)16 Years NFL233212
TransactionDateTeam
Draft5/2/19781978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL
Signed1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL
Reserve/Suspended12/18/19861986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL
Traded4/13/19871987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL
Exemption9/23/19871987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL
Activated10/20/19871987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL
Released8/30/19891989 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1989 LARI NFL
Signed9/26/19891989 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1989 BUF NFL
Free Agent (Plan B)2/1/19911990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL
Signed1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL
Released4/28/19931992 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1992 BUF NFL
Signed5/10/19931993 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1993 LARI NFL
Released8/30/19931993 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1993 LARI NFL
Signed9/22/19931993 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1993 LARM NFL
Released10/18/19931993 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1993 LARM NFL
Signed10/20/19931993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL
Released6/3/19941993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL
AWARDS
1980 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1980 The Sporting News All-NFL
1980 The Sporting News All-NFL
1980 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1980 Pro Bowl All-NFC
1980 United Press International All-NFC
1980 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
1981 Associated Press All-NFL
1981 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1981 The Sporting News All-NFL
1981 The Sporting News All-NFL
1981 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1981 Pro Bowl All-NFC
1981 United Press International All-NFC
1981 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
1982 Pro Bowl All-NFC
1982 United Press International All-NFC
1983 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1983 Pro Bowl All-NFC
1984 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1984 Pro Bowl All-NFC
2003 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
SCORINGTDX1X1AX1%X2X2ADXFGFGAFG%SSAFPTS
1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL600---00-036
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL400---00-024
1980 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1980 GB NFL400---00-024
1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1981 GB NFL800---00-048
1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL500---00-030
1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1983 GB NFL800---00-048
1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL700---00-042
1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL400---00-024
1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL400---00-024
1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL500---00-030
1989 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1989 BUF NFL300---00-018
1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL400---00-024
1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL800---00-048
1992 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1992 BUF NFL600---00-036
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL7600---00-0456
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL3134.315000
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL1-1-1.0-10000
1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL410125.383t10
1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1983 GB NFL9364.080000
1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL10828.22600
1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL4143.52100
1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL111.010000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL322467.783t10000
PASSINGATTCOMCOM%INCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%SKYLFD20+40+RTG
1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL200.0200.000.000.00000039.6
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL100.0100.000.000.00000039.6
1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL11100.004343.043.04300.000.00011118.8
1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL100.0100.000.000.00000039.6
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL5120.04438.643.04300.000.00001162.9
RECEIVINGTARRECPCTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL4681817.858t6
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL5496817.9524
1980 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1980 GB NFL71122617.34740
1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1981 GB NFL71129418.275t80
1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL3569619.980t40
1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1983 GB NFL58130022.474t80
1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL62136122.079t7
1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL69115316.756t4
1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL6484013.13640
1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL4188021.54950
1988 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1988 LARI NFL2854919.65700
1989 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1989 BUF NFL816620.84730
1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL3571220.37140
1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL57107218.877t8451560
1992 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1992 BUF NFL5178615.4506431120
1993 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1993 LARM NFL11616.01601000
1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL1316712.832010300
1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL1418313.132011300
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL7781418718.280t751102980
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL100.00000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL100.00000
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL200000
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL500000
1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1981 GB NFL0010100
1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL100000
1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL300000
1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL320280
1988 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1988 LARI NFL00101190
1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL0001100
1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL210100
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL160516270
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