Earnest Byner
Earnest Alexander Byner
Born: September 15, 1962
Milledgeville, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 215
College: East Carolina
High School: Baldwin (Milledgeville, GA)
Career: 1984-1997
Drafted: 1984 in Round 10, #280 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Earnest Byner played from 1984 to 1997 during his career with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. Byner ran for 8,261 yards in his career on 2,095 attempts, scoring 56 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 512 passes for 4,605 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 135.4 |
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 85.4 |
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 121.5 |
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 90 | 9.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 72 | 426 | 5.9 | 54 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 244 | 1002 | 4.1 | 36 | 8 |
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 94 | 277 | 2.9 | 37 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 105 | 432 | 4.1 | 21 | 8 |
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 157 | 576 | 3.7 | 27 | 3 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 134 | 580 | 4.3 | 24 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 297 | 1219 | 4.1 | 22 | 6 |
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 274 | 1048 | 3.8 | 32 | 5 |
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 262 | 998 | 3.8 | 23 | 6 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 23 | 105 | 4.6 | 16 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 75 | 219 | 2.9 | 15 | 2 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 115 | 432 | 3.8 | 23 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 159 | 634 | 4.0 | 42 | 4 |
| 1997 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 84 | 313 | 3.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 2095 | 8261 | 3.9 | 54 | 56 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 45 | 460 | 10.2 | 31 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 37 | 328 | 8.9 | 40 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 52 | 552 | 10.6 | 37 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 59 | 576 | 9.8 | 39 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 54 | 458 | 8.5 | 27 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 31 | 279 | 9.0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 34 | 308 | 9.1 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 39 | 338 | 8.7 | 29 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 27 | 194 | 7.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 61 | 494 | 8.1 | 29 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 30 | 270 | 9.0 | 40 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 21 | 128 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 512 | 4605 | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 22 | 415 | 18.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 576 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1996 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1997 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 434 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 3 |
| 1985 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 13 |
| 1986 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 7 |
| 1987 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 13 |
| 1990 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 3 |
| 1994 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 8 |
| 1997 | NFL | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 6 |
Honors
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
