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Donnie Elder
Donald Eugene Elder
Position: DB
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: December 13, 1962 in Chattanooga, TN
College: Memphis
Career AV: 6 (7726th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1985 | 23 | NYJ | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 25 | 14.0 | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| 1986 | 24 | 2TM | 12 | 0 | 22 | 435 | 0 | 36 | 19.8 | 435 | 1 | |||||||
| PIT | 37 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 425 | 0 | 36 | 20.2 | 425 | 1 | ||||||||
| DET | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1988 | 26 | TAM | RET | 40 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 772 | 0 | 51 | 22.7 | 772 | 1 |
| 1989 | 27 | TAM | RET | 40 | 16 | 0 | 40 | 685 | 0 | 30 | 17.1 | 685 | 1 | |||||
| 1990 | 28 | SDG | RET | 28 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 571 | 0 | 90 | 23.8 | 571 | 2 | |||||
| 1991 | 29 | SDG | RET | 28 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 535 | 0 | 42 | 19.8 | 535 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 3040 | 0 | 90 | 20.3 | 3040 | 7 | ||||
| 2 yrs | SDG | 28 | 1 | 51 | 1106 | 0 | 90 | 21.7 | 1106 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | TAM | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 1457 | 0 | 51 | 19.7 | 1457 | 2 | |||
| 1 yr | DET | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | NYJ | 10 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 25 | 14.0 | 42 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 9 | 0 | 21 | 425 | 0 | 36 | 20.2 | 425 | 1 | ||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1985 | 23 | NYJ | 37 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | 24 | 2TM | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| PIT | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | 26 | TAM | RET | 40 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | 27 | TAM | RET | 40 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 | 28 | SDG | RET | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1991 | 29 | SDG | RET | 28 | 16 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 82 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | SDG | 28 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | TAM | 32 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | NYJ | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
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