Eric Martin (wide receiver)

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Eric Martin
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1961-11-08) November 8, 1961 (age 62)
Van Vleck, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Van Vleck
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1985  / Round: 7 / Pick: 179
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:553
Receiving yards:8,161
Receiving touchdowns:49
Player stats at PFR

Eric Wayne Martin (born November 8, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers from 1981 to 1984 and professionally for the New Orleans Saints from 1985 to 1993 and the Kansas City Chiefs in 1994. [1]

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Early life

Martin was born and raised in Van Vleck, Texas and played scholastically at Van Vleck High School. [1]

College career

In 1981, Martin went to Louisiana State University (LSU). As a wide receiver for LSU's football team, Martin had 2,625 yards receiving, which at the time was the most career passing yards caught by any receiver in Southeastern Conference (SEC) history. Martin's best season came during his junior year in 1983 when he had 1,064 receiving, which at the time was the 3rd best single-season performance in SEC history. That year, Martin became the first wide receiver in LSU history to be awarded All-American honors. [2] He was also selected to the first-team of the All-SEC Team, becoming the first LSU wide receiver to achieve that feat since Andy Hamilton (first-team All-SEC Team, 1971). As a senior, Martin was again selected to the first-team of the All-SEC Team, becoming the first LSU wide receiver in history to be named twice to the first-team All-SEC Team.[ citation needed ]

At LSU, Martin's biggest games were No. 12 LSU's 55–21 victory over No. 7 Florida State in 1982 (3 receptions for 121 yards) and LSU's 40–14 victory over No. 9 Washington in 1983 (7 receptions for 137 yards). Martin finished his career at LSU with ten 100-yard-receiving games, including four as a sophomore in 1982 and four as a junior in 1983.

Professional career

Martin was taken in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. He was the 27th wide receiver taken that year. [3]

Martin played in 10 NFL seasons, from 1985 to 1994. In 1987, he helped lead the Saints to their first playoff appearance in franchise history, only to lose to the Minnesota Vikings 44–10 in the NFC Wildcard. The following year, Martin was a Pro Bowl selection, catching 85 receptions for 1,083 yards and seven touchdowns. After playing 9 years with the Saints, he spent the last year of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Martin is among the Saints franchise leaders in several statistical categories. He ranks third in receptions with 532 behind Marques Colston and Michael Thomas, fourth behind Joe Horn, Jimmy Graham, and Marques Colston in receiving touchdowns with 48, and second behind Marques Colston in receiving yards with 7,854. He ranks fourth behind Marques Colston Joe Horn and Michael Thomas with most 100-yard receiving games with 18. [4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1985 NO 16123552214.9504
1986 NO 16113767518.2845
1987 NO 15114477817.7677
1988 NO 1616851,08312.7407
1989 NO 1615681,09016.0538
1990 NO 16166391214.5585
1991 NO 16136680312.2304
1992 NO 1611681,04115.3525
1993 NO 16136695014.4543
1994 KC 1012130714.6611
Career 1531195538,16114.88449

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References

  1. 1 2 "Eric Martin NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The 1983 Sporting News All-America College Football team". Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA). December 14, 1983. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Who Has Most 100 Yard Receiving Games in Saints History". Statmuse. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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