John Avery
John Edward Avery, III
Born: January 11, 1976
Richmond, VA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 188
College: Mississippi
High School: Asheville (NC)
Career: 1998-2007
Drafted: 1998 in Round 1, #29 overall by the Miami Dolphins
John Avery played from 1998 to 2007 during his career with the Chicago Enforcers, Denver Broncos, Edmonton Eskimos, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and Toronto Argonauts. Avery ran for 5,031 yards in his career on 996 attempts, scoring 27 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 177 passes for 1,663 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns..
 Miami Dolphins |
 Denver Broncos |
 Chicago Enforcers |
 Edmonton Eskimos |
 Minnesota Vikings |
 Toronto Argonauts |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 118.8 |
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 143 | 503 | 3.5 | 44 | 2 |
| 1999 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | XFL Chicago Enforcers | 150 | 800 | 5.3 | 73t | 5 |
| 2002 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 229 | 1448 | 6.3 | 61 | 9 |
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 202 | 974 | 4.8 | 74 | 4 |
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 109 | 526 | 4.8 | 26 | 2 |
| 2006 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 82 | 432 | 5.3 | 23 | 2 |
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 75 | 327 | 4.4 | 22 | 3 |
| NFL | 149 | 524 | 3.5 | 44 | 2 | |
| XFL | 150 | 800 | 5.3 | 73 | 5 | |
| CFL | 697 | 3707 | 5.3 | 74 | 20 | |
| Totals | 996 | 5031 | 5.1 | 74 | 27 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 19 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | XFL Chicago Enforcers | 17 | 297 | 17.5 | 68t | 2 |
| 2002 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 45 | 387 | 8.6 | 31 | 2 |
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 48 | 364 | 7.6 | 27 | 1 |
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 36 | 393 | 10.9 | 46 | 3 |
| 2006 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 16 | 115 | 7.2 | 19 | 2 | |
| XFL | 17 | 297 | 17.5 | 68 | 2 | |
| CFL | 144 | 1251 | 8.7 | 46 | 6 | |
| Totals | 177 | 1663 | 9.4 | 68 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 43 | 1085 | 25.2 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | XFL Chicago Enforcers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 26 | 661 | 25.4 | 75 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 346 | 21.6 | 48 | 0 |
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 29 | 0 |
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 68 | 1623 | 23.9 | 55 | 0 | |
| XFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| CFL | 32 | 780 | 24.4 | 75 | 0 | |
| Totals | 101 | 2410 | 23.9 | 75 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 2001 | XFL Chicago Enforcers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| 2002 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2006 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| XFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| CFL | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
| Totals | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | XFL | Chicago Enforcers | 10 | 10 |
| 2002 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 2003 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 17 | |
| 2005 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 7 | |
| 2007 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 5 |
Honors
2002 - CFL CFL All-CFL
2002 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
2002 - CFL CFL West All-Star
