John Pankratz

Pankratz was the second territorial exemption of the BC Lions in the CFL college draft in 1980.  Pankratz played his entire eight year career, from 1980 to 1987, with the Lions.  He was a solid, dependable receiver who had over 50 catches in four different seasons.  Pankratz's best season was 1983 when he had 63 catches and just narrowly missed the thousand yard mark with 963 yards.  Pankratz finished his career with 344 catches for 4740 yards.

Games Played and Receiving
Team Year GP Rec Yds Avg Long TD
BC 1980 16 7 180 25.7 66 2
BC 1981 14 19 279 14.7 36 5
BC 1982 16 40 683 17.1 66 6
BC 1983 16 63 961 15.3 79 7
BC 1984 16 41 590 14.4 45 1
BC 1985 16 58 632 10.9 29 4
BC 1986 18 55 695 12.6 42 3
BC 1987 18 61 720 11.8 43 2
Rushing
Year Team TC Yds Avg TD Long
1980 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1982 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1983 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1984 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1985 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1986 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1987 BC 1 10 10 0 10
Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1980 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BC 1 0 0 0 0
1982 BC 2 0 0 0 0
1983 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1984 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1985 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1986 BC 0 0 0 0 0
1987 BC 0 0 0 0 0
Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1980 BC 0 0 1
1981 BC 0 0 0
1982 BC 1 1 0
1983 BC 1 0 1
1984 BC 1 1 0
1985 BC 0 0 0
1986 BC 0 1 0
1987 BC 0 0 0
Fumble Recoveries
Year Team FR Yds Avg TD Long OFR FF
1980 BC 1 0 0 0 0 1
1981 BC 1 14 14 0 14 0
1982 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 BC 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0