Roosevelt Potts
Roosevelt Bernard Potts
Born: January 8, 1971
Rayville, LA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 250
College: La-Monroe
High School: Rayville (LA)
Career: 1993-2001
Drafted: 1993 in Round 2, #49 overall by the Indianapolis Colts
Roosevelt Potts played from 1993 to 2001 during his career with the Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Memphis Maniax and Miami Dolphins. Potts ran for 1,514 yards in his career on 364 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 108 passes for 868 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 179 | 711 | 4.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 77 | 336 | 4.4 | 52 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 65 | 309 | 4.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 36 | 115 | 3.2 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | XFL Memphis Maniax | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 |
| NFL | 359 | 1475 | 4.1 | 52 | 1 | |
| XFL | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 364 | 1514 | 4.2 | 52 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 26 | 251 | 9.7 | 30 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 21 | 228 | 10.9 | 52 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 30 | 168 | 5.6 | 18 | 2 |
| 2001 | XFL Memphis Maniax | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 106 | 863 | 8.1 | 52 | 4 | |
| XFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 108 | 868 | 8.0 | 52 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | XFL Memphis Maniax | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| XFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 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 |
| 1994 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 15 |
| 1994 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 15 |
| 1995 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 15 |
| 1997 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 15 |
| 2001 | XFL | Memphis Maniax | 10 | 0 |
