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American football player
Leeland McElroy
No. 30
Position:
Running back / kick returner
Personal information
Born:
(1974-06-25) June 25, 1974 (age 50) Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:
212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:
Central (Beaumont, Texas)
College:
Texas A&M
NFL draft:
1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (1996–1997)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998)*
Denver Broncos (1999)*
Indianapolis Colts (1999)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1994)
First-team All-American (1995)
Second-team All-American (1993)
3× First-team All-SWC (1993, 1994, 1995)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
30
Games started:
14
Attempts:
224
Rushing yards:
729
Touchdowns:
3
Kick return yards:
1,148
Player stats at PFR
Leeland Anthony McElroy (born June 25, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the 1990s. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was recognized as a consensus All-American kick returner. A second-round pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals.
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championships consecutively from 1991 to 1993. Additionally, he recruited LeelandMcElroy, who would become one of the Aggies' top 10 all-time leading running...
Cardinals however felt it was needed to sign Simeon Rice to go with LeelandMcElroy moving forward in the run game. As such, Hearst was cut by the Cardinals...
A&M when Westbrook landed a devastating hit on Aggies running back LeelandMcElroy. It caused color analyst Dick Vermeil to yell "Holy mackerel! Whoo...
formed a powerful combination with future NFL backs Greg Hill and LeelandMcElroy. Thomas' teams also established school records for most points in a...
and was ejected from the game. However, Arizona's drive ended when LeelandMcElroy fumbled on a tackle by Jason Sehorn, who also recovered the ball; that...
not target him in the draft: the team had originally wanted tailback LeelandMcElroy, who would be taken before the Bucs drafted. Despite having been 7–7...
Game weather: Overcast, 56 °F (13 °C) Game attendance: 78,081 Referee: Bob McElwee TV: CBS Box Score Two Marvin Harrison touchdowns and a Terrence Wilkins...
creating holes for future NFL running backs Rodney Thomas, Greg Hill, and LeelandMcElroy. He rushed 57 times for 184 yards (3.2 yards per carry) and one touchdown...
Jake Plummer Running backs 37 Larry Centers FB 32 LeShon Johnson 30 LeelandMcElroy 20 Ronald Moore 45 Cedric Smith FB Wide receivers 89 Fred Brock 83...
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