Tommy Vardell
Thomas Arthur Vardell
Born: February 20, 1969
El Cajon, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 234
College: Stanford
High School: Granite Hills (El Cajon, CA)
Career: 1992-1999
Drafted: 1992 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Tommy Vardell played from 1992 to 1999 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Vardell ran for 1,427 yards in his career on 403 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 119 passes for 1,010 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 99 | 369 | 3.7 | 35 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 171 | 644 | 3.8 | 54 | 3 |
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 58 | 192 | 3.3 | 17 | 2 |
| 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 122 | 3.8 | 41 | 6 |
| 1998 | NFL Detroit Lions | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 17 | 6 |
| 1999 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 403 | 1427 | 3.5 | 54 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 28 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 16 | 137 | 8.6 | 19 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 179 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 218 | 13.6 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 143 | 10.2 | 31 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 119 | 1010 | 8.5 | 37 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 23 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 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 |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1998 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1999 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 10 |
| 1993 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 12 |
| 1994 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 5 |
| 1995 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 7 |
| 1997 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 10 |
| 1998 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 9 |
| 1999 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 4 |
