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AFL week 13 quick hitters

April 20, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


AMAZING ANDY: Utah Blaze QB ANDY KELLY needs nine passing touchdowns to surpass all-time leader New York Dragons QB AARON GARCIA (757). Kelly, the AFL career leader in passing yards, is 247 yards away from becoming the first quarterback in League history to pass for 39,000 yards.

Both milestones can be reached this week against the Nashville Kats.

TOP TWO CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
NAME TD PASSES
1. Aaron Garcia* 757
2. Andy Kelly 749
*Out for the season

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 in AFL history to surpass the 800.0-tackle plateau. Mason is currently ninth in the AFL in tackles with 67.5 and has tied his career high of eight interceptions 12 games into the season.

ALL-TIME TACKLES LEADERS
NAME TACKLES
1. Damon Mason* 796.5
2. Barry Wagner* 723.5
3. Darryl Hammond* 653.0
4. Cedric Walker 613.0
5. Durwood Roquemore 462.5
*Active

RECORD PACE: Colorado Crush OS DAMIAN HARRELL, who leads the AFL with 43 receiving touchdowns, is four touchdowns away from from breaking the current single-season record of 46, which is shared by five different players.

Harrell has caught at least one touchdown in 61 consecutive games. The record for most consecutives games with a touchdown is held by EDDIE BROWN (65).

Harrell is poised to become the fifth player to reach the 10,000-yard career receiving mark. He needs 114 yards (9,886) to join BARRY WAGNER, EDDIE BROWN, GARY COMPTON, CORY FLEMING and GREG HOPKINS.

TOP SIX RECEIVERS ALL-TIME
PLAYER YARDS
1. Barry Wagner* 13,211
2. Eddie Brown 12,730
3. Gary Compton 10,247
4. Greg Hopkins* 10,093
5. Cory Fleming* 10,074
6. Damian Harrell* 9,886
*Active

CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Tampa Bay QB SHANE STAFFORD needs 10 touchdown passes to become the all-time leader in Storm history passing JAY GRUDEN (280).

TAMPA BAY ALL-TIME PASSING LEADERS
PLAYER TDS
Jay Gruden 280
Shane Stafford 271

IMPROVEMENT: Several Georgia Force offensive records set in 2005 can be broken this season. The following charts outline the current records and the potential record-breakers.

PASSING TDS PLAYER, SEASON
66 Matt Nagy, 2005
62 Matt Nagy, through Week 12 of 2006

RECEPTIONS PLAYER, SEASON
113 Derek Lee, 2005
94 Derek Lee, through Week 12 of 2006

TOTAL TDS PLAYER, SEASON
33 Derek Lee, 2005
26 Chris Jackson, through Week 12 of 2006

WHAT A RUSH: Colorado Crush K CLAY RUSH needs three field goals to pass KENNY STUCKER (118) for fourth on the all-time list.

ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LEADERS
PLAYER FIELD GOALS
1. Mike Black 175
2. Steve Videtich* 164
3. Remy Hamilton* 155
4. Kenny Stucker 118
5. Clay Rush* 116
*Active

BLAZE OF GLORY: Utah Blaze OS SIAHA BURLEY and WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT are both nearing several career milestones. Burley needs 24 kick return yards for 5,000 career. Bryant needs three more touchdowns to reach 50 career, seven more receiving yards to reach 3,000 career, seven more receptions to reach 250 catches and 2.5 more tackles to reach 150 career. These milestones can all be reached this week against the Colorado Crush.

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 joining TIM MARCUM of the Tampa Bay Storm (180 wins) and DANNY WHITE of the Utah Blaze (145 wins). Colorado Crush Head Coach MIKE DAILEY is approaching the 100-win plateau as well with 97 wins.



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