Dave Meggett
David Lee Meggett
Born: April 30, 1966
Charleston, SC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 190
College: Morgan St., Towson St.
High School: Bonds-Wilson (North Charleston, NC)
Career: 1989-1998
Drafted: 1989 in Round 5, #132 overall by the New York Giants
Dave Meggett played from 1989 to 1998 during his career with the New England Patriots, New York Giants and New York Jets. Meggett ran for 1,684 yards in his career on 398 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 336 passes for 3,038 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 63 | 31.5 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 1994 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 116.7 |
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 114 | 14.2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 2 | 7 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 28 | 117 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 22 | 164 | 7.5 | 51 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 29 | 153 | 5.3 | 30 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 32 | 167 | 5.2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 69 | 329 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL New York Giants | 91 | 298 | 3.3 | 26 | 4 |
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 60 | 250 | 4.2 | 25 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 40 | 122 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 398 | 1684 | 4.2 | 51 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 34 | 531 | 15.6 | 62 | 4 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 39 | 410 | 10.5 | 38 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 50 | 412 | 8.2 | 22 | 3 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 38 | 229 | 6.0 | 24 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 38 | 319 | 8.4 | 50 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL New York Giants | 32 | 293 | 9.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 52 | 334 | 6.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 292 | 8.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 19 | 203 | 10.7 | 49 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 336 | 3038 | 9.0 | 62 | 11 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 46 | 582 | 12.7 | 76 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 43 | 467 | 10.9 | 68 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 28 | 287 | 10.2 | 70 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 27 | 240 | 8.9 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 32 | 331 | 10.3 | 75 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 323 | 12.4 | 68 | 2 |
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 45 | 383 | 8.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 52 | 588 | 11.3 | 60 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 45 | 467 | 10.4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 349 | 3708 | 10.6 | 76 | 7 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 27 | 577 | 21.4 | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 21 | 492 | 23.4 | 58 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 25 | 514 | 20.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 455 | 22.8 | 92 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 24 | 403 | 16.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL New York Giants | 29 | 548 | 18.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 38 | 964 | 25.4 | 62 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 34 | 781 | 23.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 816 | 24.7 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 252 | 5566 | 22.1 | 92 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 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 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1993 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1994 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Totals | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 3 |
| 1995 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 2 |
| 1998 | NFL | New York Jets | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1989 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
