GERALD WILLHITEWillhite, Gerald WilliamHeight: 5-10 Weight: 200 Born: May 30, 1959 Sacramento, CA High School: Cordova (Rancho Cordova, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | American River JC | |
| 1979 | American River JC | |
| 1980 | San Jose State | Lettered |
| 1981 | San Jose State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (21st overall) 1982 Denver Broncos |
| Relatives: Brother of Kevin Willhite |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 47 | RB | 9 | 2 |
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 47 | RB | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 47 | RB | 16 | 1 |
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 47 | RB | 15 | 4 |
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 47 | FB | 16 | 12 |
| 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL | 47 | RB | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 47 | FB | 11 | 1 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 78 | 21 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/1982 | 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 7/14/1982 | 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/30/1983 | 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL |
| Activated | 10/28/1983 | 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/28/1987 | 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/10/1988 | 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL |
| Released | 9/4/1989 | 1989 Denver Broncos (NFL)1989 DEN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 138 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 70 | 347 | 5.0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 43 | 188 | 4.4 | 24t | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 77 | 371 | 4.8 | 52 | 2 | ||||
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 66 | 237 | 3.6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 85 | 365 | 4.3 | 42 | 5 | ||||
| 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL | 26 | 141 | 5.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 380 | 1688 | 4.4 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85.4 | |
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 11 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN 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 | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 10 | 31 | 2.4 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 26 | 227 | 8.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 14 | 153 | 10.9 | 26t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 27 | 298 | 11.0 | 63 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 35 | 297 | 8.5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 64 | 529 | 8.3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 32 | 238 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 207 | 1767 | 8.5 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 6 | 4 | 63 | 10.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 20 | 9 | 200 | 10.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 16 | 5 | 169 | 10.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 42 | 8 | 468 | 11.1 | 70t | 1 | |||
| 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL | 4 | 1 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 13 | 2 | 90 | 6.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 101 | 29 | 1012 | 10.0 | 70t | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 17 | 0 | 337 | 19.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26 | 0 | 521 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Denver Broncos (NFL)1984 DEN NFL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Denver Broncos (NFL)1985 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Denver Broncos (NFL)1986 DEN NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Denver Broncos (NFL)1987 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Denver Broncos (NFL)1988 DEN NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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