James Saxon
James Elijah Saxon
Born: March 23, 1966
Buford, SC USA
Position: FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 237
College: San Jose St.
High School: Battery Creek (Beaufort, SC)
Career: 1988-1995
Drafted: 1988 in Round 6, #139 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
James Saxon played from 1988 to 1995 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles. Saxon ran for 533 yards in his career on 145 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 69 passes for 515 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 60 | 236 | 3.9 | 14 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 58 | 233 | 4.0 | 19 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 145 | 533 | 3.7 | 19 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 27 | 151 | 5.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 69 | 515 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 215 | 12.6 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 4 |
| 1989 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 7 |
| 1995 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 3 |
