John Reaves
Thomas Johnson Reaves
Born: March 2, 1950
Anniston, AL USA
Deceased: August 1, 2017
Tampa, FL
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
College: Florida
High School: Thomas Richard Robinson (Tampa, FL)
Career: 1972-1987
Drafted: 1972 in Round 1, #14 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
John Reaves played from 1972 to 1987 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Bandits and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Reaves threw for 13,628 yards in his career, completing 1,052 of 1,980 passes with 79 touchdowns and 95 interceptions. He also ran for 185 yards in 64 attempts with 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 224 | 108 | 48.2 | 1508 | 6.7 | 7 | 3.1 | 12 | 5.4 | 77 | 38 | 322 | 58.4 |
| 1973 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17.7 |
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 84 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 5.0 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 51 | 25 | 49.0 | 297 | 5.8 | 2 | 3.9 | 3 | 5.9 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 55.8 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 76 | 3.5 | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 4.5 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 58.1 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 59 | 24 | 40.7 | 383 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8.5 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 27.7 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 144 | 74 | 51.4 | 790 | 5.5 | 3 | 2.1 | 8 | 5.6 | 51 | 8 | 61 | 51.6 |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 61 | 31 | 50.8 | 379 | 6.2 | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 51 | 3 | 27 | 67.6 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 259 | 139 | 53.7 | 1726 | 6.7 | 9 | 3.5 | 16 | 6.2 | 51 | 9 | 81 | 60.4 |
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 544 | 313 | 57.5 | 4092 | 7.5 | 28 | 5.1 | 16 | 2.9 | 85t | 21 | 167 | 86.3 |
| 1985 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 561 | 314 | 56.0 | 4193 | 7.5 | 25 | 4.5 | 29 | 5.2 | 73 | 21 | 151 | 73.2 |
| 1987 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 83 | 5.2 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 75.8 |
| NFL | 616 | 286 | 46.4 | 3617 | 5.9 | 17 | 2.8 | 34 | 5.5 | 77 | 63 | 505 | ||
| USFL | 1364 | 766 | 56.2 | 10011 | 7.3 | 62 | 4.5 | 61 | 4.5 | 85 | 51 | 399 | ||
| Totals | 1980 | 1052 | 53.1 | 13628 | 6.9 | 79 | 4.0 | 95 | 4.8 | 85 | 114 | 904 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 18 | 109 | 6.1 | 16 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 9 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 10 | -7 | -0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 44 | 195 | 4.4 | 20 | 3 | |
| USFL | 20 | -10 | -0.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 64 | 185 | 2.9 | 20 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 4 | -17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | -17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 16 | 6 | -36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | -36 | 0 | 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 Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 7 |
| 1973 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 5 | 2 |
| 1983 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 8 | 8 |
| 1984 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 18 | 16 |
| 1985 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 18 | 18 |
| 1987 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 2 |
