Bubby Brister
Walter Andrew Brister III
Born: August 15, 1962
Alexandria, LA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
College: Tulane, La-Monroe
High School: Neville (Monroe, LA)
Career: 1986-2000
Drafted: 1986 in Round 3, #67 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Bubby Brister played from 1986 to 2000 during his career with the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Brister threw for 14,445 yards in his career, completing 1,207 of 2,212 passes with 81 touchdowns and 78 interceptions. He also ran for 546 yards in 191 attempts with 8 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 60 | 21 | 35.0 | 291 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.3 | 58 | 6 | 57 | 37.6 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 2.8 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 370 | 175 | 47.3 | 2634 | 7.1 | 11 | 3.0 | 14 | 3.8 | 89 | 36 | 292 | 65.3 |
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 342 | 187 | 54.7 | 2365 | 6.9 | 9 | 2.6 | 10 | 2.9 | 79 | 45 | 452 | 73.1 |
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 387 | 223 | 57.6 | 2725 | 7.0 | 20 | 5.2 | 14 | 3.6 | 90 | 28 | 213 | 81.6 |
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 190 | 103 | 54.2 | 1350 | 7.1 | 9 | 4.7 | 9 | 4.7 | 65 | 15 | 145 | 72.9 |
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 116 | 63 | 54.3 | 719 | 6.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 42 | 13 | 88 | 61.0 |
| 1993 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 309 | 181 | 58.6 | 1905 | 6.2 | 14 | 4.5 | 5 | 1.6 | 58 | 19 | 148 | 84.9 |
| 1994 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 76 | 51 | 67.1 | 507 | 6.7 | 2 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 53 | 5 | 39 | 89.1 |
| 1995 | NFL New York Jets | 170 | 93 | 54.7 | 726 | 4.3 | 4 | 2.4 | 8 | 4.7 | 32 | 16 | 122 | 53.7 |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 131 | 78 | 59.5 | 986 | 7.5 | 10 | 7.6 | 3 | 2.3 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 99.0 |
| 1999 | NFL Denver Broncos | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 87 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 82 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 40.0 |
| Totals | 2212 | 1207 | 54.6 | 14445 | 6.5 | 81 | 3.7 | 78 | 3.5 | 90 | 193 | 1625 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 45 | 209 | 4.6 | 20 | 6 |
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 25 | 64 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 17 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 39 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL New York Jets | 16 | 18 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 38 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 191 | 546 | 2.9 | 38 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 2 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 4 | -28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 3 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 38 | 16 | -40 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 13 |
| 1989 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1990 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 8 |
| 1992 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 4 |
| 1993 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 8 |
| 1994 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 2 |
| 1995 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 4 |
| 1997 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 7 | 4 |
| 1999 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 |
