AFL week nine quick hitters
March 23, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
CHASE TO 5000: Tampa Bay Storm QB SHANE STAFFORD, San Jose SaberCats QB MARK GRIEB, and Dallas Desperados QB CLINT DOLEZEL lead the AFL with 2,525, 2,432, and 2,430 passing yards, respectively. All three are on pace to break the single-season record set in 2005 by Grieb (4,796). Stafford is on pace for 5,050, Grieb is on pace for 4,864, and Dolezel is on pace for 4,860. If Stafford reaches 5,000 yards, he would be the first player in AFL history to accomplish this feat in a single season.
PROJECTED PASSING YARDS
PLAYER (TEAM) CURRENT PROJ RECORD PLAYER (TEAM) YEAR
Shane Stafford (Tampa Bay) 2525 5050 4796 Mark Grieb (San Jose) 2005
Mark Grieb (San Jose) 2432 4864
Clint Dolezel (Dallas) 2430 4860
DROPPING BOMBS: Dallas Desperados QB CLINT DOLEZEL currently leads the AFL with 56 touchdown passes. He is on pace for 112, which would break the single-season mark of 104 set in 2001 by New York Dragons QB AARON GARCIA.
PROJECTED PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
PLAYER (TEAM) CURRENT PROJ RECORD PLAYER (TEAM) YEAR
Clint Dolezel (Dallas) 56 112 104 Aaron Garcia (New York) 2001
RECORD PACE: Colorado Crush OS DAMIAN HARRELL, who leads the AFL in touchdowns with 28, and Utah Blaze OS SIAHA BURLEY (24) are both on pace to break the current single-season record (46). The current touchdown mark is shared by five different players.
PROJECTED RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
PLAYER (TEAM) CURRENT PROJ RECORD PLAYER (TEAM) YEAR
Damian Harrell (Colorado) 28 56 46 Shared by five players 2000
Siaha Burley (Utah) 24 48
DEFENSIVE PRESENCE: Austin Wranglers DS DAMON MASON and Columbus Destroyers WR/DB JERALD BROWN lead the AFL with eight and seven interceptions, respectively. Currently, they are on pace for 16 and 14 interceptions. The current record is 13 interceptions
set by DS CLEVAN THOMAS in 2003, while playing for the San Jose SaberCats. PROJECT
PROJECTED INTERCEPTIONS
PLAYER (TEAM) CURRENT PROJ RECORD PLAYER (TEAM) YEAR
Damon Mason, (Austin) 8 16 13 Clevan Thomas (San Jose) 2003
Jerald Brown (Columbus) 7 14
KICKING UP A STORM: Los Angeles Avengers K REMY HAMILTON is on pace to break the single-season scoring record for most point by a kicker (185), which he set in 2005. Hamilton has 95 points this season and is projected to reach 190. He also needs 16 points to pass K MIKE BLACK for second all-time among kickers with 1,254 points.
PROJECTED POINTS BY A KICKER
PLAYER (TEAM) CURRENT PROJ RECORD PLAYER (TEAM) YEAR
Remy Hamilton (LA) 95 190 185 Remy Hamilton (LA) 2005
POINT BREAK: Colorado Crush OS DAMIAN HARRELL currently leads the AFL with 168 points. He is on pace for 336 points, which would break the single-season record (310) set by WR/DB BARRY WAGNER in 1997, while playing for the Orlando Predators.
PROJECTED POINTS BY A NON-KICKER
PLAYER (TEAM) CURRENT PROJ RECORD PLAYER (TEAM) YEAR
Damian Harrell (Colorado) 168 336 310 Barry Wagner (Orlando) 1997
CHASING AARON: Arizona Rattlers QB SHERDRICK BONNER (695) needs five passing touchdowns to become the fourth player in AFL history with 700 career. Dallas Desperados QB CLINT DOLEZEL (716) became the third player in AFL history to throw for 700 touchdowns two weeks ago and was the quickest to reach the milestone (125 games). He joined QB ANDY KELLY (741), and Bonner in three-way battle to pass the all-time leader, QB AARON GARCIA of the New York Dragons (757) this season. Additionally, Kelly needs nine touchdowns to become the second player in AFL history with 750 career.
TOP FIVE CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
NAME TD PASSES
1. Aaron Garcia, New York* 757
2. Andy Kelly, Kansas City 741
3. Clint Dolezel, Dallas 716
4. Sherdrick Bonner, Arizona 695
5. John Kaleo, Columbus 532
*Out for the season
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