AFL quick hitters: week four
Published on February 16, 2006 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
MONUMENTOUS FEAT: FB/LB BOB MCMILLEN, who is in his 12th AFL season and fourth with Chicago, needs 11 rushing yards this week against the Los Angeles Avengers to pass FB/LB LES BARLEY, who retired in 2001 with 1,382 career rushing yards and become the AFL's all-time leading rusher.
TOP FIVE RUSHERS IN AFL HISTORY
PLAYER SEASONS YARDS
Les Barley 1992-2001 1,382
Bob McMillen 1995-present 1,372
Michael "Bo" Kelly 1996-2000 1,251
Andre Bowden 1991-2004 1,241
Chad Dukes 1996-present 1,128
CATCHING DARRYL: WR/LB DARRYL HAMMOND of the Nashville Kats needs three receptions to become the fourth AFL player to eclipse the 800-reception mark in a career, joining teammate WR/LB CORY FLEMING, who accomplished the feat in Week 1.
TOP FIVE AFL RECEPTION LEADERS
NAME RECEPTIONS
1. Barry Wagner 962
2. Eddie Brown 951
3. Cory Fleming 810
4. Darryl Hammond 797
5. Hunkie Cooper 776
WHO SCORES MORE?: QB AARON GARCIA of the New York Dragons and QB ANDY KELLY of the Kansas City Brigade are in a weekly battle for the AFL all-time lead in touchdown passes. Garcia is currently in the lead with 745, but Kelly is right behind him with 730. Garcia needs five touchdown passes this week to become the first football player to pass for 750 career touchdowns. Realistically, both Garcia and Kelly could accumulate 800 touchdowns by the end of the season.
CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES
WEEK GARCIA KELLY
1 4 4
2 6 6
3 10 3
CAREER TOTAL 745 730
THREE LEFT STANDING: There are three undefeated teams in the AFL through Week 3 -- Austin Wranglers, Dallas Desperados, and Nashville Kats. At least one will fall in Week 4.
Austin and Dallas will face each other in the "Cattle Drive on I-35." Dallas features the second-highest producing offense (309.7 yards per game) in the AFL behind QB CLINT DOLEZEL and OS TERRILL SHAW. Austin has the AFL's fifth best defense (264.7 yards per game) led by DS DONVETIS FRANKLIN and WR/DB WILL PETTIS.
The Nashville Kats play host to the defending ArenaBowl Champion Colorado Crush this weekend. The Kats look to pull into a tie for first place in the Central Division and hand the Crush their first loss of the season. Colorado QB JOHN DUTTON leads the top-ranked offense (63.7 PPG) against OL/DL JAMES BARON and the Kats' top-ranked defense (37.0 PPG).
DEVASTATING DEFENSIVE DUOS: The Dragons have the two top-ranked tacklers in the AFL this season, while the Kats have the two top-ranked sack leaders. DS DAHNEL SINGFIELD (26.5) and WR/DB DASHANE DENNIS (25) lead the way for the Dragons, while FB/LB FRANK CARTER (4.0) and OL/DL JAMES BARON (2.0) rush the quarterback for the Kats. Nashville leads the league in total sacks (11.0) with almost twice as many as the next team (Chicago and Philadelphia - 6.0 sacks).
2006 TOP FIVE SACK LEADERS
NAME TEAM SACKS
Frank Carter Nashville 4.0
James Baron Nashville 2.0
Wilky Bazile Las Vegas 2.0
D.J. Bleisath Chicago 2.0
Delbert Cowsette New York 2.0
2006 TOP FIVE TACKLE LEADERS
NAME TEAM TACKLES
Dahnel Singfield New York 26.5
DaShane Dennis New York 25
Johnnie Harris Grand Rapids 25
T.J. Hill Las Vegas 24.5
Jeroid Johnson Orlando 23.5
HOMECOMING: Utah Blaze head coach DANNY WHITE returns to Arizona for first time since stepping down as Rattlers' Head Coach/General Manager after 13 years of service from 1992-2004. White holds a 78-28 (.735 winning percentage) record at the U.S. Airways Center. The Blaze also have nine ex-Rattlers on the roster: OL/DL JASON ANDERSON, FB/LB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT, OS SIAHA BURLEY, WR/DB RYAN DENNARD, QB JOE GERMAINE, OL/DL BRYAN HENDERSON, DS KELVIN HUNTER, WR/LB TOM PACE, and WR/DB JUSTIN TAPLIN.
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