Barry Sanders Football League
10-25-2145
#27|Reuben Meutch Cornerback
Retired (1983, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-02-2025) Potential C-
Age at Death 74 Born 12-10-1950 in Winchester, KS
Drafted Round 4, Pick 61 (1973) Experience 4 Years (84 Wks)
College Iowa University, 1973 Salary 620 ($8441.596M/2145 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching B- Pass Cover B  Kick Power C-
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking D- Run Cover C+ Kick Acc D 
Carrying C- Run Blocking C- Tackling C  Kick Return B 
        Pursuit B+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina B- Execution B  Agility B+
Strength B- Health C  Aggressiveness C  Hands C+
Jumping C+     Attitude C+ Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C  SS C+ K F  GUN B-
WR C+ G C- DE C  FS C+ P D- KR C+
HB/TB C  T C- ILB C+ CB B- LS D  KRB C+
FB C- TE C- OLB C+ H D+ HT B- KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1970 College 49   0/6 1/2 0/6       0/2     1/13   0/7         0/2 0/1 0/4   2/5 0/1   4/49
1971 College 53 1/3 0/3 0/1 1/2       1/6     2/9   4/13         0/7   0/1   1/8     10/53
1972 College 68 1/1 3/6 0/2 1/4       1/3     2/9   4/14         1/7 1/1 3/8   4/10 2/3   23/68
1973 Position 34   1/2   1/2       0/2     3/11   0/1         0/5   0/3   0/8     5/34
1973 Drills 18     7/9 1/2                               0/1 -4/0   2/6   6/18
1973 Declines 0                                   -1/0             -1/0
1974 Position 30   0/2   0/1       0/2     2/8   1/7         1/4   0/4   1/2     5/30
1974 Drills 18     2/6 1/4                                 -1/0   1/8   3/18
1975 Position 30       0/2       2/4     2/6   2/10         0/4       0/4     6/30
1975 Drills 20     4/7 1/7                                 -1/0   2/6   6/20
1975 Declines 0             -1/0                               -1/0   -2/0
1976 Position 52   1/2   1/5       0/8     0/8   1/7         0/7   1/3   0/12     4/52
1976 Drills 19     3/7 1/6                                 -1/0   1/6   4/19
1976 Declines 0 -1/0 -1/0                                             -2/0
1977 Position 13   0/1   0/2             0/4   0/1         0/1   0/1   0/3     0/13
1977 Drills 20     4/7 1/4                                     0/9   5/20
1977 Declines 0 -2/0 -1/0         -1/0 -2/0       -1/0       -1/0           -1/0     -9/0
1978 Position 11   0/1           0/1     0/2   1/4         0/2       0/1     1/11
1978 Drills 21     1/5 4/7                                 -1/0   2/9   6/21
1978 Declines 0 -2/0           -1/0     -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -1/0           -1/0   -1/0   -2/0 -11/0
1979 Position 10   0/1   0/1       0/1     1/2   0/2         0/1   0/1   0/1     1/10
1979 Drills 21     1/5 4/9                                     0/7   5/21
1979 Declines 0 -6/0 -4/0   -1/0 -1/0   -2/0   -2/0 -1/0 -3/0   -2/0 -2/0 -2/0     -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -41/0
1980 Position 11       1/1             0/1   0/4         0/1   0/2   0/2     1/11
1980 Drills 20     1/6 0/7                                     0/7   1/20
1980 Declines 0 -14/0 -3/0   -1/0 -1/0 -2/0   -1/0 -2/0 -5/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0     -3/0 -3/0 -3/0 -7/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -62/0
1981 Position 10       0/3             0/3   0/3                 0/1     0/10
1981 Drills 21 0/4 0/2 0/1 0/2                 0/2           0/2 0/4   0/2 0/2   0/21
1981 Declines 0 -14/0 -3/0   -2/0 -2/0   -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -5/0 -3/0 -5/0 -2/0 -3/0   -2/0 -4/0 -2/0 -6/0 -5/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -72/0
1982 Position 11   0/1   0/2       0/1     0/3             0/2       0/2     0/11
1982 Drills 21 0/1   0/2 0/5                 0/3         0/1 0/5     0/1 0/3   0/21
1982 Declines 0 -22/0 -6/0   -2/0 -4/0 -5/0 -8/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -5/0 -4/0 -7/0 -4/0   -5/0 -4/0 -7/0 -8/0 -6/0 -5/0 -8/0 -127/0
1983 Drills 1       1/1                                         1/1
Total -59/9 -13/27 24/60 13/85 -8/0 -7/0 -15/0 -4/30 -10/0 -13/0 -3/79 -10/0 -2/78 -10/0 -13/0 -5/0 -2/0 -14/44 -10/9 -15/32 -31/0 -5/62 -1/67 -17/0 -230/582

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1983Reuben Meutch has retired from football.
08-10-1981The Los Angeles Lakers have waived Reuben Meutch.
08-08-1977The Los Angeles Lakers have moved Jacque Price, Lane Lankford, Carl Soward, and Al Amey to the active roster. The Los Angeles Lakers have moved Cecil Brown, Reuben Meutch, Ted Ungerer, and Ben Reece to the inactive roster.
08-12-1973The Los Angeles Lakers have moved Cecil Brown and Reuben Meutch to the active roster. The Los Angeles Lakers have moved Rodney Phillips and Greg Tilley to the inactive roster.