Neurons in the central Mesencephalic Reticular Formation (cMRF) begin to discharge prior to saccades. These long lead burst neurons interact with major oculomotor centers including the superior colliculus (SC) and the pontine burst generator (PPRF). Three different functions have been proposed for neurons in the cMRF: 1) to carry eye velocity signals that provide efference copy information to the SC (feedback), 2) to provide duration signals from the omnipause neurons to the SC (feedback), or 3) to participate in the transformation from the spatial encoding of a target selection signal in the SC into the temporal pattern of discharge used to drive the excitatory burst neurons in the pons (feed forward). According to each respective proposal, specific predictions about cMRF neuronal discharge have been formulated. Individual neurons should: 1) encode instantaneous eye velocity, 2) burst specifically in relation to saccade duration but not to other saccade metrics, or 3) have a spectrum of weak to strong correlations to saccade dynamics. To determine if cMRF neurons could subserve these multiple oculomotor roles, we examined neuronal activity in relation to a variety of saccade metrics including amplitude, velocity, and duration. We found separate groups of cMRF neurons that have the characteristics predicted by each of the proposed models. We also identified a number of sub-groups for which no specific model prediction had previously been established. We found that we could accurately predict the neuronal firing pattern during one type of saccade behavior (visually guided) using the activity during an alternative behavior with different saccade metrics (memory guided saccades). We suggest that this evidence of a close relationship of cMRF neuronal discharge to individual saccade metrics supports the hypothesis that the cMRF participates in multiple saccade control pathways carrying saccade amplitude, velocity, and duration information within the brainstem.