Freeman McNeil
Freeman McNeil
Born: April 22, 1959
Jackson, MS USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 216
College: UCLA
High School: Phineas Banning (Wilimngton, CA)
Career: 1981-1992
Drafted: 1981 in Round 1, #3 overall by the New York Jets
Freeman McNeil played from 1981 to 1992 during his career with the New York Jets. McNeil ran for 8,074 yards in his career on 1,798 attempts, scoring 38 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 295 passes for 2,961 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 127.1 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New York Jets | 137 | 623 | 4.5 | 43 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL New York Jets | 151 | 786 | 5.2 | 48 | 6 |
| 1983 | NFL New York Jets | 160 | 654 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 229 | 1070 | 4.7 | 53 | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 294 | 1331 | 4.5 | 69 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 214 | 856 | 4.0 | 40 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 121 | 530 | 4.4 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 219 | 944 | 4.3 | 28 | 6 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 80 | 352 | 4.4 | 19 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 99 | 458 | 4.6 | 29 | 6 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 51 | 300 | 5.9 | 58 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Jets | 43 | 170 | 4.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 1798 | 8074 | 4.5 | 69 | 38 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New York Jets | 18 | 171 | 9.5 | 18 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL New York Jets | 16 | 187 | 11.7 | 32 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL New York Jets | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 21 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 25 | 294 | 11.8 | 32 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 38 | 427 | 11.2 | 25 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 49 | 410 | 8.4 | 26 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 24 | 262 | 10.9 | 57 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 34 | 288 | 8.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 31 | 310 | 10.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 16 | 230 | 14.4 | 59 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Jets | 16 | 154 | 9.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Totals | 295 | 2961 | 10.0 | 59 | 12 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 8 | 0 | -17 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | -17 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 6 |
| 1982 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 9 |
| 1984 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 12 |
| 1985 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 13 |
| 1986 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 11 |
| 1987 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 8 |
| 1988 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 1 |
Honors
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
