Mel Carver
Melvin J. Carver
Born: July 14, 1959
Pensacola, FL USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 221
College: UNLV
High School: Encinal (Alameda, CA)
Career: 1982-1987
Mel Carver played from 1982 to 1987 during his career with the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carver ran for 624 yards in his career on 197 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 335 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 70 | 229 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 114 | 348 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 197 | 624 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 24 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 32 | 262 | 8.2 | 20 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 335 | 8.6 | 24 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 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 |
| 1982 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 9 |
| 1984 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 0 |
