James LoftonLofton, James DavidHeight: 6-3 Weight: 192 Born: July 5, 1956 Fort Ord, CA High School: George Washington Prep (Westmont, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Stanford | |
| 1975 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1976 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1977 | Stanford | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (6th overall) 1978 Green Bay Packers |
| Relatives: Father of David Lofton |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1980 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1981 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1983 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL | 80 | WR | 15 | 15 |
| 1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL | 80 | WR | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1988 LARI NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1989 BUF NFL | 86 | WR | 12 | 2 |
| 1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 14 |
| 1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 15 | 15 |
| 1992 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1992 BUF NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 15 |
| 1993 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1993 LARM NFL | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL | 80 | WR | 9 | 2 |
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 10 | 2 | ||
| 16 Years (NFL)16 Years NFL | 233 | 212 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/2/1978 | 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL |
| Signed | 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL | |
| Reserve/Suspended | 12/18/1986 | 1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL |
| Traded | 4/13/1987 | 1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL |
| Released | 8/30/1989 | 1989 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1989 LARI NFL |
| Signed | 9/26/1989 | 1989 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1989 BUF NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1991 | 1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL | |
| Released | 4/28/1993 | 1992 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1992 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/1993 | 1993 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1993 LARI NFL |
| Released | 8/30/1993 | 1993 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1993 LARI NFL |
| Signed | 9/22/1993 | 1993 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1993 LARM NFL |
| Released | 10/18/1993 | 1993 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1993 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 10/20/1993 | 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL |
| Released | 6/3/1994 | 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1980 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1980 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1981 GB NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1983 GB NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1989 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1989 BUF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1992 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1992 BUF NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 76 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 456 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 83t | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1983 GB NFL | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1987 LARI NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 246 | 7.7 | 83t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1982 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1982 GB NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118.8 | |
| 1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 43 | 8.6 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62.9 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1978 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1981 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1984 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1985 GB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1986 GB NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1988 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1988 LARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1990 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1991 BUF NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
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