Brent Fullwood

Brent Fullwood

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Position	Running back
Personal information
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Cloud
College	Auburn
NFL draft	1987: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1987–1990) Cleveland Browns (1990) Miami Dolphins (1991)* Los Angeles Raiders (1992)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Pro Bowl (1989) Unanimous All-American (1986) First-team All-SEC (1986)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards 1,702 Receiving yards 370 Touchdowns 19 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brent Leanrd Fullwood is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). ^[1] He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round (fourth overall pick) of the 1987 NFL draft ^[2] after finishing sixth in 1986 Heisman Trophy voting. ^[3]

Fullwood played four NFL seasons, from 1987 to 1990. His best year as a pro came during the 1989 season, when he led the Packers in rushing with 821 yards and was selected to the 1990 Pro Bowl. ^[4] However Sports Illustrated listed Fullwood as one of the Packers biggest draft busts, noting a high rate of fumbles and a 1990 incident when he removed himself from a game against the Chicago Bears claiming illness, but was seen later that evening at a nightclub. ^[5] After this incident the Packers traded Fullwood on October 9, 1990 to the Cleveland Browns for a 7th Round draft choice, however he only dressed for one game for the Browns who waived him 2 months after signing him. ^[6] During the 1991 and 1992 offseasons he was briefly signed by the Miami Dolphins and then Los Angeles Raiders but was released by both before the regular playing season began. ^{[7] [8]}

Caareer statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

College statistics

Year	Team	Games	Rushing				Receiving
		GP	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
1983	Auburn	11	14	86	6.1	1	0	0	0.0	0
1984	Auburn	12	117	628	5.4	7	3	30	10.0	0
1985	Auburn	11	92	684	7.4	6	1	1	1.0	0
1986	Auburn	11	167	1,391	8.3	10	5	46	9.2	0
		45	390	2,789	7.2	24	9	77	8.6	0

NFL statistics

Year	Team	GP	Rushing					Receiving
			Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1987	GB	11	84	274	3.3	18	5	2	11	5.5	12	0
1988	GB	14	101	483	4.8	33	7	20	128	6.4	30	1
1989	GB	15	204	821	4.0	38	5	19	214	11.3	67	0
1990	GB	5	44	124	2.8	16	1	3	17	5.7	10	0
1990	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		45	433	1,702	3.9	38	18	44	370	8.4	67	1

References

1. "Brent Fullwood Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
2. "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
3. staff. "Winners". heisman.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
4. "Packers' Fullwood a Pro Bowl reserve". Sheboygan Press . January 20, 1990. p. 14.
5. Huber, Bill (April 12, 2025). "All-Busts Team: Greatest Packers' NFL Draft Busts of All-Time". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
6. Keim, Bob (December 26, 1990). "Fullwood waived, Rowell back again - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
7. staff (February 13, 1991). "Dolphins sign Brent Fullwood". The Birmingham News. p. 30. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
8. Chapman, Jeff (August 9, 1992). "Rookies Pace 49ers Past Raiders". Oakland Tribune. p. 39. Retrieved December 29, 2025.