Wes Chesson
Wesley Merritt Chesson III
Born: January 15, 1949
Edenton, NC USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Duke
High School: John A. Holmes (Edenton, NC)
Career: 1971-1974
Drafted: 1971 in Round 7, #163 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Wes Chesson played from 1971 to 1974 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Chesson caught 40 passes for 598 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 20 | 224 | 11.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 18 | 338 | 18.8 | 46 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 598 | 15.0 | 46 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
