Gerald Riggs
Gerald Antonio Riggs
Born: November 6, 1960
Tullos, LA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230
College: Arizona St.
High School: Bonanza (Las Vegas, NV)
Career: 1982-1991
Drafted: 1982 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Gerald Riggs played from 1982 to 1991 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins. Riggs ran for 8,188 yards in his career on 1,989 attempts, scoring 69 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 201 passes for 1,516 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 78 | 299 | 3.8 | 37 | 5 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 100 | 437 | 4.4 | 40 | 8 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 353 | 1486 | 4.2 | 57 | 13 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 397 | 1719 | 4.3 | 50 | 10 |
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 343 | 1327 | 3.9 | 31 | 9 |
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 203 | 875 | 4.3 | 44 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 113 | 488 | 4.3 | 34 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 201 | 834 | 4.1 | 58 | 4 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 123 | 475 | 3.9 | 20 | 6 |
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 78 | 248 | 3.2 | 32 | 11 |
| Totals | 1989 | 8188 | 4.1 | 58 | 69 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 23 | 185 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 42 | 277 | 6.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 33 | 267 | 8.1 | 44 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 136 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 25 | 199 | 8.0 | 48 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 22 | 171 | 7.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 1516 | 7.5 | 48 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| Totals | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 9 |
| 1989 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
