JESS PHILLIPSPhillips, Jess Willard, Jr.Height: 6-1 Weight: 208 Born: February 28, 1947 Beaumont, TX High School: Hebert (Beaumont, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Michigan State | |
| 1965 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 1966 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 1967 | Michigan State |
| Draft: 4th round (84th overall) 1968 Cincinnati Bengals |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1968 CIN AFL | 30 | LS-RS | 14 | 12 |
| 1969 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1969 CIN AFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 12 |
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1970 CIN NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 10 |
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 30 | RB | 13 | 2 |
| 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | 34 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 34 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL | 35 | RB | 14 | 2 |
| 1976 New England Patriots (NFL)1976 NE NFL | 35 | RB | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL | 35 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 138 | 79 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/30/1968 | 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1968 CIN AFL |
| Signed | 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1968 CIN AFL | |
| Traded | 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | |
| Traded | 7/10/1975 | 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL |
| Released | 1976 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1976 OAK NFL | |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/13/1976 | 1976 New England Patriots (NFL)1976 NE NFL |
| Released | 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1969 CIN AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1970 CIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1976 New England Patriots (NFL)1976 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1968 CIN AFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1969 CIN AFL | 118 | 578 | 4.9 | 83 | 3 | ||||
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1970 CIN NFL | 163 | 648 | 4.0 | 76t | 4 | ||||
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 94 | 420 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 48 | 207 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | 198 | 663 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 174 | 556 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL | 63 | 298 | 4.7 | 66 | 1 | ||||
| 1976 New England Patriots (NFL)1976 NE NFL | 24 | 164 | 6.8 | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 888 | 3568 | 4.0 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1969 CIN AFL | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1970 CIN NFL | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 New England Patriots (NFL)1976 NE NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 114 | 694 | 6.1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1968 CIN AFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1968 CIN AFL | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1968 CIN AFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1969 CIN AFL | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL | 12 | 310 | 25.8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 New England Patriots (NFL)1976 NE NFL | 14 | 397 | 28.4 | 71 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 45 | 1048 | 23.3 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)1969 CIN AFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1970 CIN NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1971 CIN NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1972 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 New England Patriots (NFL)1976 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 New England Patriots (NFL)1977 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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