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Rueben Mayes

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Seattle Seahawks · RB

Rueben Mayes recorded 76 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

45.8

rush yds/gm

5.3

rec yds/gm

2

playoff games

76

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rueben Mayes's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 7, 1986

Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

203 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1986
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 19, 1986

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1986

172 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1986
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 2, 1986

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1986

128 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1990
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 23, 1990

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1990

99 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1986
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 30, 1986

New England Patriots vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1986

157 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rueben Mayes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 203 rushing yards

Regular Season
1986
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 7, 1986

Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

203 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1990
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 23, 1990

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1990

99 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 66 receiving yards

Regular Season
1990
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 7, 1990

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1990

23 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rueben Mayes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1986

01
NOMAYES—Rueben Mayes
NOMANNING—Archie Manning
NODEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

02
NOMAYES—Rueben Mayes
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

1983–1998

03
SEAMAYES—Rueben Mayes
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1986, 1987NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year · 19866 NFL seasons76 career games3,484 career rushing yards23 career rushing touchdowns57 career receptions401 career receiving yardsJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1986Most recent: Sep 12, 1993

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.