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LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tomlinson

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: June 23, 1979 in Rosebud, TX
College: TCU

5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 2001 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2001 22 SDG RB 16 16 339 1236 10 54 3.6 77.3 21.2 59 367 6.2 0 27 3.7 22.9 1603 10 8
2002* 23 SDG RB 16 16 372 1683 14 76 4.5 105.2 23.3 79 489 6.2 1 30 4.9 30.6 2172 15 3
2003 24 SDG RB 16 16 313 1645 13 73 5.3 102.8 19.6 100 725 7.3 4 73 6.3 45.3 2370 17 2
2004*+ 25 SDG RB 15 15 339 1335 17 42 3.9 89.0 22.6 53 441 8.3 1 74 3.5 29.4 1776 18 6
2005* 26 SDG RB 16 16 339 1462 18 62 4.3 91.4 21.2 51 370 7.3 2 41 3.2 23.1 1832 20 3
2006*+ 27 SDG RB 16 16 348 1815 28 85 5.2 113.4 21.8 56 508 9.1 3 51 3.5 31.8 2323 31 2
2007*+ 28 SDG RB 16 16 315 1474 15 49 4.7 92.1 19.7 60 475 7.9 3 36 3.8 29.7 1949 18 0
2008 29 SDG 5 89 331 4 41 3.7 66.2 17.8 15 80 5.3 0 16 3.0 16.0 411 4 1
Career 116 111 2454 10981 119 85 4.5 94.7 21.2 473 3455 7.3 14 74 4.1 29.8 14436 133 25

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
2003 24 SDG RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 21 1 100.0 0 0.0 21 21.0 31.0 21.0 1.3 158.3 0 0 21.0 31.0 0.0
2004*+ 25 SDG RB 15 15 1 2 50.0 38 0 0.0 0 0.0 38 19.0 19.0 38.0 2.5 95.8 1 1 12.3 12.3 33.3
2005* 26 SDG RB 16 16 3 4 75.0 47 3 75.0 0 0.0 26 11.8 19.3 15.7 2.9 153.1 0 0 11.8 19.3 0.0
2006*+ 27 SDG RB 16 16 2 3 66.7 20 2 66.7 0 0.0 19 6.7 13.3 10.0 1.3 125.0 0 0 6.7 13.3 0.0
2007*+ 28 SDG RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 17 1 100.0 0 0.0 17 17.0 27.0 17.0 1.1 158.3 0 0 17.0 27.0 0.0
Career 116 111 8 11 72.7 143 7 63.6 0 0.0 38 13.0 19.4 17.9 1.2 154.4 1 1 11.8 17.7 8.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2001 22 SDG RB 16 16 0 8 0 0 0
2002* 23 SDG RB 16 16 0 3 0 0 0
2003 24 SDG RB 16 16 0 2 2 0 0
2004*+ 25 SDG RB 15 15 0 6 2 0 0
2005* 26 SDG RB 16 16 0 3 1 0 0
2006*+ 27 SDG RB 16 16 0 2 1 0 0
2008 29 SDG 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Career 116 111 0 25 7 0 0 1 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2001 22 SDG RB 16 16 10 60
2002* 23 SDG RB 16 16 14 1 90
2003 24 SDG RB 16 16 13 4 102
2004*+ 25 SDG RB 15 15 17 1 108
2005* 26 SDG RB 16 16 18 2 120
2006*+ 27 SDG RB 16 16 28 3 186
2007*+ 28 SDG RB 16 16 15 3 108
2008 29 SDG 5 4 24
Career 116 111 119 14 798

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

2006 NFL AP MVP
2006 NFL PFWA MVP
2006 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
2006 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
2006 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year
2006 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls

2002
2004
2005
2006
2007

1st-team All-Pro

2004
2006
2007

Passing Yds/Game

Active 1.2 (30)

Pass Attempts/Game

Active 0.1 (30)

Rushing Att

2001 NFL 339 (3-- 71)
2002 NFL 372 (2-- 24)
2004 NFL 339 (6-- 71)
2005 NFL 339 (5-- 71)
2006 NFL 348 (2-- 53)
2007 NFL 315 (4)
2008 NFL 89 (8)
Active 2454 (3)
Career 2454 (19)

Rushing Yds

2001 NFL 1236 (9)
2002 NFL 1683 (2-- 33)
2003 NFL 1645 (3-- 39)
2004 NFL 1335 (7)
2005 NFL 1462 (6-- 89)
2006 NFL 1815 (1-- 17)

2007 NFL 1474 (1-- 85)

Active 10981 (2)
Career 10981 (17)

Rushing TD

2001 NFL 10 (4)
2002 NFL 14 (5-- 47)
2003 NFL 13 (6-- 78)
2004 NFL 17 (1-- 21)

2005 NFL 18 (3-- 15)
2006 NFL 28 (1-- 1)

2007 NFL 15 (1-- 35)

2008 NFL 4 (5)
Active 119 (1)

Career 119 (3)

Long Rush

2002 NFL 76 (2)
2003 NFL 73 (7)
2006 NFL 85 (3-- 39)

Yds/Rushing Att

2003 NFL 5.3 (4)
2006 NFL 5.2 (4)
Active 4.5 (7)
Career 4.5 (67)

Rushing Yds/Game

2002 NFL 105.2 (3-- 46)
2003 NFL 102.8 (5-- 56)
2004 NFL 89.0 (10)
2005 NFL 91.4 (6)
2006 NFL 113.4 (1-- 21)

2007 NFL 92.1 (2)
Active 94.7 (1)

Career 94.7 (4)

Receptions

2003 NFL 100 (4-- 48)
Active 473 (22)
Career 473 (120)

Touchdowns

2001 NFL 10 (10)
2002 NFL 15 (6-- 95)
2003 NFL 17 (3-- 47)
2004 NFL 18 (2-- 33)
2005 NFL 20 (3-- 20)
2006 NFL 31 (1-- 1)

2007 NFL 18 (2-- 33)
2008 NFL 4 (10)
Active 133 (2)
Career 133 (6)

Points Scored

2005 NFL 120 (9)
2006 NFL 186 (1-- 1)

Active 798 (17)
Career 798 (69)

Rushing/Receiving TD

2001 NFL 10 (10)
2002 NFL 15 (6-- 93)
2003 NFL 17 (3-- 46)
2004 NFL 18 (2-- 32)
2005 NFL 20 (3-- 19)
2006 NFL 31 (1-- 1)

2007 NFL 18 (2-- 32)
2008 NFL 4 (10)
Active 133 (2)
Career 133 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

2001 NFL 1603 (9)
2002 NFL 2172 (3-- 23)
2003 NFL 2370 (1-- 3)

2004 NFL 1776 (5)
2005 NFL 1832 (5-- 93)
2006 NFL 2323 (2-- 6)
2007 NFL 1949 (2-- 63)
Active 14436 (4)
Career 14436 (19)

All-Purpose Yds

2002 NFL 2172 (4-- 50)
2003 NFL 2370 (2-- 13)
2004 NFL 1776 (9)
2005 NFL 1832 (9)
2006 NFL 2323 (2-- 18)
2007 NFL 1949 (8)
Active 14436 (4)
Career 14436 (27)

Touches

2001 NFL 398 (1-- 42)

2002 NFL 451 (1-- 4)

2003 NFL 413 (3-- 26)
2004 NFL 392 (2-- 50)
2005 NFL 390 (3-- 51)
2006 NFL 404 (3-- 35)
2007 NFL 375 (1-- 85)

2008 NFL 104 (7)
Active 2927 (3)
Career 2927 (19)

Fumbles

Active 25 (30)

Passes Completed/Game

Active 0.1 (30)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
2002 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2003 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2004 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2005 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2005 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2006 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2007 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2001 22 16 RB 220 85 7 13
2002 23 16 RB 307 155 3 3
2003 24 16 RB 346 204 2 2
2004 25 15 RB 287 130 3 5
2005 26 16 RB 323 180 3 3
2006 27 16 RB 431 270 1 1
2007 28 16 RB 310 174 1 2
2008 29 5 RB 65 15 9 34
2289 1213

College

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Age College/Univ G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Y/A Cmp% Rate Y/G Att Yds TD Y/A Y/G Rec Yds TD Y/R
2000 21 tcu 11 369 2158 22 5.8 196.2 10 40 0 4.0
11 369 2158 22 5.8 196.2 10 40 0 4.0