John Settle
John R. Settle
Born: June 2, 1965
Reidsville, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 207
College: Appalachian St.
High School: Rockingham County (Wentworth, NC)
Career: 1987-1994
John Settle played from 1987 to 1994 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Shreveport Pirates. Settle ran for 1,802 yards in his career on 440 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 118 passes for 1,039 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 232 | 1024 | 4.4 | 62 | 7 |
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 179 | 689 | 3.8 | 20 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL Shreveport Pirates | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 439 | 1801 | 4.1 | 62 | 10 | |
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 440 | 1802 | 4.1 | 62 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 36 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 68 | 570 | 8.4 | 27 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 39 | 316 | 8.1 | 33 | 2 |
| NFL | 118 | 1039 | 8.8 | 36 | 3 | |
| Totals | 118 | 1039 | 8.8 | 36 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL Shreveport Pirates | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 13 |
| 1989 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 15 |
| 1990 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL | Shreveport Pirates | 2 |
