Jim Braxton
James Robert Braxton
Born: May 23, 1949
Vanderbilt, PA USA
Deceased: July 28, 1986
Buffalo, NY
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 243
College: West Virginia
High School: Connellsville (PA)
Career: 1971-1978
Drafted: 1971 in Round 3, #57 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Jim Braxton played from 1971 to 1978 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Braxton ran for 2,890 yards in his career on 741 attempts, scoring 25 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 144 passes for 1,473 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 81.9 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 21 | 84 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 116 | 453 | 3.9 | 21 | 5 |
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 108 | 494 | 4.6 | 36 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 146 | 543 | 3.7 | 21 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 186 | 823 | 4.4 | 29 | 9 |
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 113 | 372 | 3.3 | 12 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 30 | 73 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 15 | 2 |
| Totals | 741 | 2890 | 3.9 | 36 | 25 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 24 | 232 | 9.7 | 25 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 18 | 171 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 26 | 282 | 10.8 | 32 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 43 | 461 | 10.7 | 27 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 144 | 1473 | 10.2 | 37 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 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 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 2 |
