AFL week 12 quick hitters
April 13, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
ATTACKLING: Austin Wranglers DS DAMON MASON, an off-season free-agent acquisition and the AFL career leader in tackles, is set to become the first player to surpass the 800.0-tackle plateau. Mason is currently tied for eighth in the AFL in tackles with 62.5 and has tied his career high of eight interceptions 11 games into the season.
ALL-TIME TACKLES LEADERS
NAME TACKLES
Damon Mason* 791.5
Barry Wagner* 723.5
Darryl Hammond* 653.0
Cedric Walker 613.0
Durwood Roquemore 462.5
*Active
RUSHING THE RECORD BOOK: OL/DL JAMES BARON of the Nashville Kats and OL/DL TOM BRIGGS of the Austin Wranglers could move past SYLVESTER BEMBERY on the all-time sacks list this week. Baron needs 1.0 sacks to pass Bembery, while Briggs needs 2.5. OL/DL JOE JACOBS of the San Jose SaberCats needs 1.5 sacks to become the fifth player in AFL history to record 40.0 career sacks.
TOP FIVE SACK LEADERS
NAME SACKS
1. Sam Hernandez 59.0
2. Slyvester Bembery 43.0
3. James Baron* 42.5
4. Tom Briggs* 41.0
5. Joe Jacobs* 38.5
*Active
COACH COUNTS DOWN TO CENTURY MARK: Chicago Rush Head Coach Mike Hohensee has 99 victories in his 12-year coaching career and needs one more to become only the third AFL head coach to reach the 100-victory mark.
TOP ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES
NAME, TEAM WINS
1. Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay* 180
2. Danny White, Utah* 144
3. Mike Hohensee, Chicago* 99
4. Mike Dailey, Colorado* 96
5. Perry Moss, Orlando 86
*Active
RECORD BREAKERS: Tampa Bay Storm QB SHANE STAFFORD and San Jose SaberCats QB MARK GRIEB lead the AFL with 3,345 and 3,314 passing yards, respectively. Both are on pace to break the single-season record set in 2005 by Grieb (4,796).
PROJECTED PASSING YARDS
PLAYER, TEAM CURRENT PROJ RECORD PLAYER, TEAM YEAR
Shane Stafford, Tampa Bay 3,345 4,865 4,796 Mark Grieb, San Jose 2005
Mark Grieb, San Jose 3,314 4,820
RECORD PACE: Colorado Crush OS DAMIAN HARRELL, who leads the AFL with 38 receiving touchdowns, is on pace to break both the current single-season record for with 55. The current mark (46) is shared by five different players.
His projected 55 touchdowns would also break the single-season record for most touchdowns in a season (51), a title shared by EDDIE BROWN (Albany, 1996) and BARRY WAGNER (Orlando, 1997).
Additionally, he leads the AFL with 228 points. He is on pace for 332 points, which would break the single-season record (310) set by WR/DB BARRY WAGNER in 1997, while playing for the Orlando Predators.
Harrell has caught at least one touchdown in 60 consecutive games, extending his AFL record streak.
HARRELL'S PROJECTIONS
CATEGORY CURRENT PROJ RECORD
PLAYER, TEAM YEAR
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 38 55 46 Shared by five players 2000
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS 38 55 51 Eddie Brown, Albany 1996
Barry Wagner, Orlando 1997
POINTS (BY A NON-KICKER)228 332 310 Barry Wagner, Orlando 1997
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