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Garrison Hearst

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Denver Broncos · RB

Garrison Hearst recorded 125 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO.

▶Best highlights

63.7

rush yds/gm

16.5

rec yds/gm

6

playoff games

125

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Garrison Hearst's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1998
NEW YORKJETS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 6, 1998

New York Jets vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 6, 1998

187 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2002
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 1, 2002

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

124 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1998
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 22, 1998

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

90 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1998
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 14, 1998

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1998

198 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
2002
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 20, 2002

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 20, 2002

87 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Garrison Hearst's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 198 rushing yards

Regular Season
1998
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 14, 1998

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1998

198 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career highs: 3 rushing touchdowns · 31 carries

Regular Season
2002
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 1, 2002

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

124 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2002
ST. LOUISRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 6, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

116 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 105 receiving yards

Regular Season
2001
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 28, 2001

San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2001

46 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Garrison Hearst's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

01
ARIHEARST—Garrison Hearst
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINHEARST—Garrison Hearst
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

03
SFHEARST—Garrison Hearst
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

04
SFHEARST—Garrison Hearst
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

05
DENHEARST—Garrison Hearst
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Career accomplishments

NFL Comeback Player of the Year · 2001Pro Bowl selection · 1998, 2001First-team All-Pro · 199810 NFL seasons126 career games26 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns7,966 career rushing yards30 career rushing touchdowns229 career receptions2,065 career receiving yards9 career receiving touchdownsDrafted by: PHXDraft pick: 3Jersey: 206 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 25, 2004

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.