AFL's Inside the Numbers: Week 10

By: Adam Markowitz, June 9,2017

Raudabaugh closing in on 30,000 passing yards

Raudabaugh Moving in on 30k – Dan Raudabaugh has already cemented himself as the most notable player in the history of the Philadelphia Soul. Now, he's set to come up on a career milestone that generally defines the greatness of quarterbacks at all levels. Raudabaugh enters Week 10 with 29,846 passing yards, 154 shy of the massive mark of 30,000. When the "Red Rocket" gets there, he'll be the tenth in the history of the AFL to throw for 30,000 yards in his career. Getting there this week would make him the youngest to get the job done at 30 years and 72 days. If Raudabaugh gets reaches 30,000 yards this week, he'll have completed the feat in just 116 games, the fourth fewest in AFL history.

Soul Searching for 8-0 – The Soul are the 17th team in the history of the AFL to kick off a season at 7-0. But of the 16 teams prior who kicked off the campaign with seven straight wins, half of them went on to lose their eighth game of the season.

Streaking Storm – The Tampa Bay Storm enter Week 10 with five wins in a row. The last time they won six games in a row, they went to the ArenaBowl in 2010. The Storm will look for that sixth consecutive win when they take on the Washington Valor this week.

Summers Turning 100 – With three sacks and a pair of quarterback hurries, Derrick Summers has had his impact on the 2017 season of the Cleveland Gladiators for sure. On Saturday night, he's going to play in his 100th career game, making him one of the 10 active players in the AFL to reach the 100-game milestone. Summers is also playing in his 69th consecutive game, second amongst active players to Raudabaugh, who will play in his 116th game in a row on Saturday as well.

Benson Powering Up the Charts – Mykel Benson is the most used fullback in the AFL. He's touched the ball 66 times this year, more than any other back in the league. He's sitting on 1,408 yards and 97 TDs on the ground in his career. Three touchdowns will make him the fifth to log 100 career rushing TDs, while 30 yards will run down Odie Armstrong for the fifth most rushing yards in AFL history.

Most Rushing Touchdowns in AFL History
Derrick Ross: 195
Barry Wagner: 127
Andre Bowden: 103
Odie Armstrong: 101
Mykel Benson: 97

Most Rushing Yards in AFL History
Derrick Ross: 3,245
Bernard Morris: 1,705
Bo Kelly: 1,571
Bob McMillen: 1,514
Odie Armstrong: 1,438
Mykel Benson: 1,408

Shooting from the Hip – Storm quarterback, Randy Hippeard is a longshot to get to 300 touchdowns for his career this week, but he's definitely in range. He's sitting on 287 career touchdowns, three shy of Joe Germaine for the 26th most in the history of the AFL and 13 shy of the 300 mark.

Most Career Passing Touchdowns in AFL History
25: Mike Pawlawski: 303
26: Joe Germaine: 290
27: Randy Hippeard: 287
28: Bernard Morris: 284

Hills Movin' On Up – Joe Hills is starting to get tantalizingly close to Damian Harrell's seemingly elusive record of 78 consecutive games with a touchdown reception. He's sitting on 75 coming into this week, easily the second-longest streak in AFL history. But with each passing week, Hills is streaking up other lists in the annals of AFL history, too. Hills will likely move past both Derek Lee and Marco Thomas for 22nd in career receptions this week, while he's got a good chance to pass Ben Nelson for the 24th most receiving yards in the AFL as well. If Hills' touchdown-scoring streak continues, he'll break a tie with Randy Gatewood for the 14th most receiving touchdowns in AFL history. Both men currently sit on 214 scores for their careers.

Most Receptions in AFL History
T-22: Derek Lee: 672
T-22: Marco Thomas: 672
24: Joe Hills: 667
25: Marcus Nash: 661

Most Receiving Yards in AFL History
22: Kevin Swayne: 8,488
23: Darryl Hammond: 8,456
24: Ben Nelson: 8,271
25: Joe Hills: 8,244
26: Tyronne Jones: 8,221

Richardson Rocketing to 50 Career TDs – Jeramie Richardson had the best game of his AFL career last week for the Gladiators, running the ball a career-high 14 times for 37 yards and three touchdowns. If he finds the end zone this week, he'll become the 23rd man in AFL history to rush for 50 TDs in his career. Not bad for a man who broke into the 50-yard indoor war as a Mack linebacker.

Belton Still Chasing 50 Picks – Valor defensive back, Tracy Belton has been chasing his 50th career interception for over a month now. He started off the year with three INTs in his first two games but has been held without a theft since. You have to go back to the 2015 season to find the last time Belton went more than five straight games without a pick, so it's inevitable he'll get that 50th career interception sooner rather than later. Only six have reached that mark in their AFL careers.