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Alvin Harper

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · WR

Alvin Harper recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, WSH, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

34.0

rec yds/gm

0.1

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

102

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Alvin Harper's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1993
W
DALLASCOWBOYS
WSH
SEP 6, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1993

5 rec · 140 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Divisional Round
1994
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 8, 1995

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 8, 1995

2 rec · 108 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1993
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 7, 1993

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1993

3 rec · 90 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1994
DALLASCOWBOYS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 30, 1994

Dallas Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1994

6 rec · 125 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Super Bowl
XXVII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 31, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVII · Jan 31, 1993

1 rec · 45 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Alvin Harper's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 140 receiving yards

Regular Season
1993
W
DALLASCOWBOYS
WSH
SEP 6, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1993

5 rec · 140 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career highs: 6 receptions · 14 targets

Regular Season
1995
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 26, 1995

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1995

6 rec · 68 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1993
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 7, 1993

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1993

3 rec · 90 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Alvin Harper's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1999

01
DALHARPER—Alvin Harper
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBHARPER—Alvin Harper
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

03
TBHARPER—Alvin Harper
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

04
NOHARPER—Alvin Harper
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

05
WASHARPER—Alvin Harper
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1992, 19938 NFL seasons102 career games46 career passing yards15 career rushing yards191 career receptions3,473 career receiving yards21 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 8210 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Oct 31, 1999

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history