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Reuben Droughns

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New York Giants · RB

Reuben Droughns recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with New York Giants, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

35.3

rush yds/gm

9.7

rec yds/gm

4

playoff games

102

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Reuben Droughns's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 10, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2004

193 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2004
DENVERBRONCOS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 25, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 25, 2004

91 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2004
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 21, 2004

Denver Broncos vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2004

166 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2004
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 17, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

176 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2005
MIAMIDOLPHINS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 20, 2005

Miami Dolphins vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2005

166 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Reuben Droughns's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 193 rushing yards

Regular Season
2004
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 10, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2004

193 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 23, 2007

New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2007

3 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 38 carries

Regular Season
2004
DENVERBRONCOS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 17, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

176 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 15, 2007

New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2007

90 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 73 receiving yards

Regular Season
2005
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 6, 2005

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2005

116 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Reuben Droughns's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2008

01
DETDROUGHNS—Reuben Droughns
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

02
DENDROUGHNS—Reuben Droughns
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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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEDROUGHNS—Reuben Droughns
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

04
NYGDROUGHNS—Reuben Droughns
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20078 NFL seasons114 career games3,602 career rushing yards19 career rushing touchdowns123 career receptions989 career receiving yards6 career receiving touchdownsDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 81Jersey: 224 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 28, 2001Most recent: Dec 7, 2008

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.