James Lofton
James David Lofton
Born: July 5, 1956
Fort Ord, CA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 192
College: Stanford
High School: George Washington Prep (Westmont, CA)
Career: 1978-1993
Drafted: 1978 in Round 1, #6 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003
James Lofton played from 1978 to 1993 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Raiders, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. Lofton caught 764 passes for 14,004 yards and 75 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1982 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 118.8 |
| 1986 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 101 | 25.2 | 83 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 246 | 7.7 | 83 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 46 | 818 | 17.8 | 58 | 6 |
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 54 | 968 | 17.9 | 52 | 4 |
| 1980 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 71 | 1226 | 17.3 | 47 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 71 | 1294 | 18.2 | 75 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 35 | 696 | 19.9 | 80 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 58 | 1300 | 22.4 | 74 | 8 |
| 1984 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 62 | 1361 | 22.0 | 79 | 7 |
| 1985 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 69 | 1153 | 16.7 | 56 | 4 |
| 1986 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 64 | 840 | 13.1 | 36 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 41 | 880 | 21.5 | 49 | 5 |
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 28 | 549 | 19.6 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 47 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 35 | 712 | 20.3 | 71 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 57 | 1072 | 18.8 | 77 | 8 |
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 51 | 786 | 15.4 | 50 | 6 |
| 1993 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 167 | 12.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 764 | 14004 | 18.3 | 80 | 75 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 14 |
| 1991 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 |
| 1992 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 15 |
| 1993 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team
Honors
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1982 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
