Joe Cribbs

Buffalo Bills 29th pick

RB · Auburn · 1980–1988

Draft Details

Year

1980

Round

Round 2

Pick

29th overall

Team

Buffalo Bills

Position

College

Auburn

Joe Cribbs Career Stats

3× Pro Bowl selection.
Primary starter for 6 seasons.
Ranks 1st in the 1980 draft class in rushing yards (5,356).

Career Totals

Games	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT Thrown	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
102	25	1	1	5,356	27	224	2,199	15

Career span: 1980–1988.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Joe Cribbs is a former running back out of Auburn, selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 29th overall pick (round 2) in the 1980 NFL Draft. He played 102 regular-season games from 1980 to 1988. He was named to 3 Pro Bowls.

More from the 1980 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	DET	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma
1	2	NYJ	Lam Jones	WR	Texas
1	2	NYJ	"Johnny ""Lam"" Jones"	WR	Texas
1	3	CIN	Anthony Munoz	OT	USC
1	4	GB	Bruce Clark	DT	Penn State
1	5	BAL	Curtis Dickey	RB	Texas A&M
1	6	LA	Curtis Greer	DE	Michigan
1	7	ATL	Junior Miller	TE	Nebraska
1	8	NYG	Mark Haynes	DB	Colorado
1	10	SEA	Jacob Green	DE	Texas A&M

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