Ray Austin
Height5'11"
Weight204 lb
BornDec 21, 1974
Age51
CollegeTennesseeSee College Stats
Rookie yr1997
Draft1997 · Rd 5, Pick 145 · NYJ
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | — | NYJ | 16 | — | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CHI | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 31 | — | 32 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Bryan RobinsonNT2yWalt HarrisCB2yJeff JaegerK2yCurtis ConwayWR2yBobby EngramWR2yJim FlaniganDT2yTerry CousinDB2yTodd SauerbrunP2yTony ParrishS2yRicardo McDonaldOLB2yEdgar BennettRB2yMike WellsDT2yGlyn MilburnWR2yBarry MinterLB2yRyan WetnightTE2ySean HarrisLB2yTy HallockLB2yJames AllenRB2yCurtis EnisRB2yAlonzo MayesTE2yClyde SimmonsDE1yJames FarriorILB1yBrian HansenP1yLorenzo NealFB1y
1997 Draft Class· this player went #145
#134Jeff MitchellC#135Pete ChryplewiczTE#136Sam GarnesS#137Patrick HapeTE#138Kenny BynumRB#140Keith ThibodeauxDB#143George McCulloughDB#144Andre PurvisDE#147Damon JonesTE#148Twan RussellLB#149Barron TannerDT#150Nate JacquetWR#151Tony WilliamsDT#154George JonesRB#155Luther BroughtonTE#156Carl PowellDE
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Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 1998team change
Joined CHI (from NYJ)
- 1997draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 5, Pick 145
Athletic & Unique Profile
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Availability
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65%
19971999
1999 · cause not documented · 19%
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66
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