Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice, a WR, appears on NFL rosters across 1985–2004. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.

The basics

PositionWR
CollegeMississippi Valley State University
Born1962-10-13
Height6 ft 2 in
Weight200 lb
Draftedpick 16 by SF in 1985

Seasons on an NFL roster

21 seasons of roster appearances, 1985–2004. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.

1985San Francisco 49ers
1986San Francisco 49ers
1987San Francisco 49ers
1988San Francisco 49ers
1989San Francisco 49ers
1990San Francisco 49ers
1991San Francisco 49ers
1992San Francisco 49ers
1993San Francisco 49ers
1994San Francisco 49ers
1995San Francisco 49ers
1996San Francisco 49ers
1997San Francisco 49ers
1998San Francisco 49ers
1999San Francisco 49ers
2000San Francisco 49ers
2001Oakland Raiders
2002Oakland Raiders
2003Oakland Raiders
2004Oakland Raiders
2004Seattle Seahawks

Career statistics

Regular-season totals, 1999–2026 (the seasons the open statistics cover). Play-offs are not included.

1,21101999: 8302000: 8052001: 1,1392002: 1,2112003: 8612004: 429199920002001200220032004
Receiving yards by season. Every figure is in the table below.
SeasonGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntRushRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TD
199916010002130678305
200016010001-20758057
200116000000008311399
2002160000032009212117
20031601000000638612
20041200000000304293
Career92030006310410527533

Defensive statistics

Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.

401999: 22000: 12002: 42003: 22004: 1199920002001200220032004
Solo tackles by season. Every figure is in the table below.
SeasonGSolo
1999162
2000161
2002164
2003162
2004121
Career7610

What is not recorded

Everything this page could not tell you, and why. An empty field in the source is not a fact about the player.

Where this came from

Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.

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