Henry Ellard

Henry Austin Ellard

Position: WR
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 lbs.

Born: July 21, 1961 in Fresno, CA
College: Fresno St. (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 96 (191st overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #128. Johnny Robinson… #129. Cortez Kennedy… #130. Mike Webster… #131. HENRY ELLARD… #132. Richmond Webb… #133. Ken Anderson… #134. Claude Humphrey…

All-Time Rank: #128. Johnny Robinson… #129. Cortez Kennedy… #130. Mike Webster… #131. HENRY ELLARD… #132. Richmond Webb… #133. Ken Anderson… #134. Claude Humphrey…

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1983	22	RAM		80	12	0	16	268	16.8	0	44	1.3	22.3	3	7	0	12	2.3	0.6	0.3	275	0	2	3
1984*+	23	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16	34	622	18.3	6	63	2.1	38.9	3	-5	0	5	-1.7	-0.3	0.2	617	6	4	9
1985	24	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16	54	811	15.0	5	64	3.4	50.7	3	8	0	16	2.7	0.5	0.2	819	5	5	8
1986	25	RAM	WR	80	9	8	34	447	13.1	4	34	3.8	49.7	1	-15	0	-15	-15.0	-1.7	0.1	432	4	3	4
1987	26	RAM	PR/WR	80	12	12	51	799	15.7	3	81	4.3	66.6	1	4	0	4	4.0	0.3	0.1	803	3	3	8
1988*+	27	RAM	WR	80	16	15	86	1414	16.4	10	68	5.4	88.4	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.4	0.1	1421	10	3	14
1989*	28	RAM	WR	80	14	12	70	1382	19.7	8	53	5.0	98.7	2	10	0	6	5.0	0.7	0.1	1392	8	0	13
1990	29	RAM	WR	80	15	15	76	1294	17.0	4	50	5.1	86.3	2	21	0	13	10.5	1.4	0.1	1315	4	4	12
1991	30	RAM	WR	80	16	16	64	1052	16.4	3	38	4.0	65.8								1052	3	1	8
1992	31	RAM	WR	80	16	15	47	727	15.5	3	33	2.9	45.4								727	3	0	7
1993	32	RAM	WR	80	16	16	61	945	15.5	2	54	3.8	59.1	2	18	0	15	9.0	1.1	0.1	963	2	0	8
1994	33	WAS	WR	85	16	16	74	1397	18.9	6	73	4.6	87.3	1	-5	0	-5	-5.0	-0.3	0.1	1392	6	1	12
1995	34	WAS	WR	85	15	15	56	1005	17.9	5	59	3.7	67.0								1005	5	1	9
1996	35	WAS	WR	85	16	16	52	1014	19.5	2	51	3.3	63.4								1014	2	0	12
1997	36	WAS	WR	85	16	11	32	485	15.2	4	27	2.0	30.3								485	4	0	4
1998	37	2TM			7	0	7	115	16.4	0	19	1.0	16.4								115	0	0	1
		NWE		17	5	0	5	86	17.2	0	19	1.0	17.2								86	0	0	1
		WAS		85	2	0	2	29	14.5	0	19	1.0	14.5								29	0	0	0
Career					228	199	814	13777	16.9	65	81	3.6	60.4	19	50	0	16	2.6	0.2	0.1	13827	65	27	132
11 yrs		RAM			158	141	593	9761	16.5	48	81	3.8	61.8	18	55	0	16	3.1	0.3	0.1	9816	48	25	94
5 yrs		WAS			65	58	216	3930	18.2	17	73	3.3	60.5	1	-5	0	0	-5.0	-0.1	0.0	3925	17	2	37
1 yr		NWE			5	0	5	86	17.2	0	19	1.0	17.2								86	0	0	1

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1983	22	RAM		80	12	0	16	217	1	72	13.6	15	314	0	44	20.9	806
1984*+	23	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16	30	403	2	83	13.4	2	24	0	12	12.0	1044
1985	24	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16	37	501	1	80	13.5						1320
1986	25	RAM	WR	80	9	8	14	127	0	20	9.1	1	18	0	18	18.0	577
1987	26	RAM	PR/WR	80	12	12	15	107	0	29	7.1	1	8	0	8	8.0	918
1988*+	27	RAM	WR	80	16	15	17	119	0	34	7.0						1540
1989*	28	RAM	WR	80	14	12	2	20	0	10	10.0						1412
1990	29	RAM	WR	80	15	15	2	15	0	8	7.5						1330
1993	32	RAM	WR	80	16	16	2	18	0	13	9.0						981
Career					228	199	135	1527	4	83	11.3	19	364	0	44	19.2	15718

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1983	22	RAM		80	12	0							0	2	2	0	0
1984*+	23	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16							0	4	2	0	0
1985	24	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16							0	5	5	0	0
1986	25	RAM	WR	80	9	8							0	3	1	0	0
1987	26	RAM	PR/WR	80	12	12							0	3	1	0	0
1988*+	27	RAM	WR	80	16	15							0	3	0	0	0
1990	29	RAM	WR	80	15	15							0	4	0	0	0
1991	30	RAM	WR	80	16	16							0	1	1	0	0
1994	33	WAS	WR	85	16	16							0	1	0	0	0
1995	34	WAS	WR	85	15	15							0	1	0	0	0
Career					228	199							0	27	12	0	0
11 yrs		RAM			158	141							0	25	12	0	0
5 yrs		WAS			65	58							0	2	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	PR TD	AllTD	Pts
1983	22	RAM		80	12	0		1	1	6
1984*+	23	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16	6	2	8	48
1985	24	RAM	PR/WR	80	16	16	5	1	6	36
1986	25	RAM	WR	80	9	8	4		4	24
1987	26	RAM	PR/WR	80	12	12	3		3	18
1988*+	27	RAM	WR	80	16	15	10		10	60
1989*	28	RAM	WR	80	14	12	8		8	48
1990	29	RAM	WR	80	15	15	4		4	24
1991	30	RAM	WR	80	16	16	3		3	18
1992	31	RAM	WR	80	16	15	3		3	18
1993	32	RAM	WR	80	16	16	2		2	12
1994	33	WAS	WR	85	16	16	6		6	36
1995	34	WAS	WR	85	15	15	5		5	30
1996	35	WAS	WR	85	16	16	2		2	12
1997	36	WAS	WR	85	16	11	4		4	24
Career					228	199	65	4	69	414
11 yrs		RAM			158	141	48	4	52	312
5 yrs		WAS			65	58	17		17	102

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4	Charley Hennigan, Jacquez Green, Mark Clayton, Ken Burrow, Stephone Paige, J.J. Stokes, Ron Sellers, Randy Vataha, Kevin Johnson, Bill Anderson
5	Mark Jackson, Brian Blades, O.J. McDuffie, Jerry Butler, Ken Burrow, Pat Tilley, Kevin Johnson, Rick Upchurch, Freddie Solomon, Wendell Davis
6	Terry Glenn, Tim McGee, Charley Taylor*, Otis Taylor, Fred Barnett, Danny Abramowicz, Eric Moulds, Muhsin Muhammad, Mike Quick, O.J. McDuffie
7	Carl Pickens, Fred Biletnikoff*, Derrick Alexander, Eric Moulds, Muhsin Muhammad, Larry Fitzgerald, Otis Taylor, John Taylor, Wesley Walker, John Jefferson
8	Mark Clayton, Cris Collinsworth, Fred Biletnikoff, Lynn Swann, Antonio Freeman, Derrick Alexander, Billy Howton, Andre Johnson, John Gilliam, Laveranues Coles
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11	Fred Biletnikoff, Muhsin Muhammad, Stanley Morgan, Keyshawn Johnson, Harold Carmichael, Andre Rison, Drew Pearson, Lance Alworth, Eric Moulds, Mark Duper
12	James Lofton, Fred Biletnikoff, Harold Carmichael, Cris Carter, Stanley Morgan, Andre Rison, Andre Reed, Keyshawn Johnson, Art Monk, Charley Taylor*
13	James Lofton, Fred Biletnikoff, Art Monk, Harold Carmichael, Cris Carter, Stanley Morgan, Andre Reed, Muhsin Muhammad, Tim Brown, Andre Rison
14	James Lofton, Cris Carter, Art Monk, Andre Reed, Steve Largent, Fred Biletnikoff, Tim Brown, Harold Jackson, Charley Taylor, Stanley Morgan
15	James Lofton, Cris Carter, Art Monk, Andre Reed, Charlie Joiner, Steve Largent, Isaac Bruce, Tim Brown, Fred Biletnikoff, Harold Jackson
16	James Lofton, Cris Carter, Art Monk, Andre Reed, Charlie Joiner, Tim Brown, Steve Largent, Isaac Bruce, Fred Biletnikoff, Harold Jackson
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1984 1988 1989	First-Team All-Pro 1984 1988	Approximate Value Career 132 (148)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 96 (191)
Receptions 1988 NFL 86 (2) 1990 NFL 76 (4) Career 814 (24)	Receiving Yds 1988 NFL 1414 (1/57) 1989 NFL 1382 (4/81) 1990 NFL 1294 (2) 1994 NFL 1397 (2/71) Career 13777 (10)	Receiving TD 1988 NFL 10 (3) Career 65 (45)	Long Reception 1987 NFL 81 (5)
Yds/Reception 1989 NFL 19.7 (2) 1990 NFL 17.0 (8) 1991 NFL 16.4 (9) 1994 NFL 18.9 (4) 1995 NFL 17.9 (5) 1996 NFL 19.5 (1) Career 16.9 (85)	Receiving Yds/Game 1988 NFL 88.4 (1/99) 1989 NFL 98.7 (1/40) 1990 NFL 86.3 (2) 1991 NFL 65.8 (10) 1994 NFL 87.3 (2) Career 60.4 (51)	Touchdowns Career 69 (89)	Rushing/Receiving TD Career 65 (104)
Non-Offensive TDs 1984 NFL 2 (1) 1985 NFL 1 (7) Career 4 (196)	Yds From Scrimmage 1988 NFL 1421 (7) 1990 NFL 1315 (9) 1994 NFL 1392 (9) Career 13827 (28)	All-Purpose Yds 1988 NFL 1540 (6) Career 15718 (19)	Yds/Touch 1988 NFL 14.8 (2/84) Career 15.9 (51)
Punt Returns 1985 NFL 37 (8) Career 135 (99)	Punt Return Yds 1984 NFL 403 (7) 1985 NFL 501 (3/64) Career 1527 (63)	Punt Return TD 1983 NFL 1 (1/97) 1984 NFL 2 (1/17) 1985 NFL 1 (3/97) Career 4 (19)	Long Punt Return 1983 NFL 72 (6) 1984 NFL 83 (1) 1985 NFL 80 (2)
Yds/Punt Return 1983 NFL 13.6 (1) 1984 NFL 13.4 (2) 1985 NFL 13.5 (2) Career 11.3 (21)	Kick & Punt Returns Career 154 (199)	Games Career 228 (91)	Games Started Career 199 (77)
Fumbles Recovered 1985 NFL 5 (3)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1988	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1988	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1988	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1988	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1989	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI

Fantasy

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1983	22	12	WR	28		88
1984	23	16	WR	98		32
1985	24	16	WR	112	3	27	68
1986	25	9	WR	67		53
1987	26	12	WR	98	12	23	58
1988	27	16	WR	202	94	1	8
1989	28	14	WR	187	79	6	21
1990	29	15	WR	156	47	4	21
1991	30	16	WR	123	20	18	48
1992	31	16	WR	91		32
1993	32	16	WR	108	4	26	69
1994	33	16	WR	175	67	8	21
1995	34	15	WR	131	13	25	61
1996	35	16	WR	113		33
1997	36	16	WR	73		55
1998	37	7	WR	12		115
				1774	339

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