Age: 23
2nd
season in pro football & with Seahawks
College: North
Carolina
Height: 6’3” Weight: 229
Prelude:
Fenner
performed well in college, including an ACC-record 328-yard rushing game
against Virginia in 1986. However, there were off-field problems and Fenner was
jailed on a murder charge that was eventually dropped, although he received
probation for drug possession. It effectively ended his college playing career
and Fenner, while cleared to enter the 1989 NFL draft, was avoided until taken
by the Seahawks in the tenth round. He saw little action as a rookie, running
for just 41 yards and catching three passes, but the departure of RB Curt
Warner provided an opening in ‘90.
1990 Season Summary
Appeared in all
16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Rushing
Attempts – 215
[12]
Most
attempts, game – 22 (for 144 yds.) at Denver 9/23
Yards – 859
[12]
Most yards,
game – 144 yards (on 22 carries) at Denver 9/23
Average gain
– 4.0
TDs – 14 [1,
tied with Cleveland Gary]
100-yard
rushing games – 2
Pass
Receiving
Receptions – 17
Most
receptions, game – 5 (for 85 yds.) at LA Raiders 10/14
Yards – 143
Most yards,
game – 85 (on 5 catches) at LA Raiders 10/14
Average gain
– 8.4
TDs – 1
Scoring
TDs – 15 [2,
tied with Cleveland Gary; 1st in AFC]
Points – 90 [18,
tied with Cleveland Gary]
Seahawks went
9-7 to finish third in the AFC West.
Aftermath:
Fenner had a
disappointing year in 1991, rushing for 267 yards while averaging 2.9
yards-per-carry, and departed to the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent in ’92.
As backup to RB Harold Green, he rushed for 500 yards and seven TDs. An upright
runner with good power, he was not used much as a pass receiver in his first
four seasons but caught a career-high 48 passes for 427 yards in 1993 while running
for 482 yards in a limited role. After a similar season in ’94 he was signed by
the Raiders to play fullback and Fenner spent three years with them, carrying
the ball occasionally and catching passes. Overall, at the end of his career in
1997, he had rushed for 2996 yards on 804 carries (3.7 avg.) and caught 202
passes for another 1578 yards, scoring a total of 42 touchdowns. Of that, 1167
rushing yards and 20 TDs came with the Seahawks.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus first-team
All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the following
statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
