Yancey Thigpen
Yancey Dirk Thigpen
Born: August 15, 1969
Tarboro, NC USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 208
College: Winston-Salem St.
High School: Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops, NC)
Career: 1991-2000
Drafted: 1991 in Round 4, #90 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Yancey Thigpen played from 1991 to 2000 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers and Tennessee Titans. Thigpen caught 313 passes for 5,081 yards and 30 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 39 | 3 |
| 1994 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 546 | 15.2 | 60 | 4 |
| 1995 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 85 | 1307 | 15.4 | 43 | 5 |
| 1996 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 244 | 20.3 | 39 | 2 |
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 79 | 1398 | 17.7 | 69 | 7 |
| 1998 | NFL Tennessee Oilers | 38 | 493 | 13.0 | 55 | 3 |
| 1999 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 38 | 648 | 17.1 | 35 | 4 |
| 2000 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 15 | 289 | 19.3 | 56 | 2 |
| Totals | 313 | 5081 | 16.2 | 69 | 30 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 188 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||||||
| 1998 | NFL Tennessee Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1999 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 6 |
| 1995 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 15 |
| 1996 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 2 |
| 1997 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 15 |
| 1998 | NFL | Tennessee Oilers | 9 | 8 |
| 1999 | NFL | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 10 |
| 2000 | NFL | Tennessee Titans | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1995 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1997 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1997 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
