Eric Lamont Downing (born September 16, 1978), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He plaed for Syracuse and was selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft.[1]
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | September 16, 1978 Ahoskie, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Paterson (NJ) John F. Kennedy | ||||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 3 / pick: 75 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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High school & college career
editDowning attended John F. Kennedy High School, in Paterson, New Jersey, where he was selected for the first-team All-State.[2]
Downing played college football at Syracuse University for Paul Pasqualoni. He was named to the ALL-Big East team in 2000.[3]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2001 | KAN | 15 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | KAN | 13 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | KAN | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | SDG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 13 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Eric Downing player profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Was a first team All-State selection by the Newark Star Ledger at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson, New Jersey"
- ^ "SU's All-Time All-BIG EAST Selections". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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