Ron Jessie
Ronald Ray Jessie
Born: February 4, 1948
Yuma, AZ USA
Deceased: January 13, 2006
Huntington Beach, CA
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Kansas
High School: Yuma (AZ)
Career: 1971-1981
Drafted: 1971 in Round 8, #206 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Ron Jessie played from 1971 to 1981 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams. Jessie caught 265 passes for 4,278 yards and 26 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 17 | 1 | 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 18 | 1 | 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 22 | 0 | 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 22 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 51 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 24 | 424 | 17.7 | 82 | 4 | 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 84 | 3 | 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 54 | 761 | 14.1 | 46 | 3 | 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 41 | 547 | 13.3 | 34 | 3 | 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 34 | 779 | 22.9 | 58 | 6 | 1977 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 21 | 0 | 1978 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 49 | 752 | 15.3 | 49 | 4 | 1979 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 169 | 15.4 | 39 | 2 | 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 | 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 44 | 0 |
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| Totals | 265 | 4278 | 16.1 | 84 | 26 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 470 | 29.4 | 102 | 2 | 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 558 | 24.3 | 62 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 | 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 47 | 1237 | 26.3 | 102 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1978 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1979 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 182 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1971 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 | 1974 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 11 | 1975 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 | 1976 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 | 1977 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 3 | 1978 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 | 1979 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 6 | 1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 2 | 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 0 |
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