Lionel James
Lionel James "Little Train"
Born: May 25, 1962
Albany, GA USA
Position: RB-WR
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 171
College: Auburn
High School: Dougherty (Albany, GA)
Career: 1984-1988
Drafted: 1984 in Round 5, #118 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Lionel James played from 1984 to 1988 during his career with the San Diego Chargers. James caught 209 passes for 2,278 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 105 | 516 | 4.9 | 56 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 51 | 224 | 4.4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | 15 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 23 | 105 | 4.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 231 | 1062 | 4.6 | 56 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 23 | 206 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 86 | 1027 | 11.9 | 67 | 6 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 41 | 593 | 14.5 | 46 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 36 | 279 | 7.8 | 31 | 1 |
| Totals | 209 | 2278 | 10.9 | 67 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 30 | 208 | 6.9 | 58 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 25 | 213 | 8.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 32 | 400 | 12.5 | 81 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 28 | 278 | 9.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 124 | 1193 | 9.6 | 81 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 43 | 959 | 22.3 | 55 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 36 | 779 | 21.6 | 46 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 18 | 315 | 17.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 99 | 2094 | 21.2 | 55 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 7 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 1 |
Honors
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
