You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Players > E > Gerry Ellis

Gerry Ellis

Garry Lynn Ellis

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: November 12, 1957 in Columbia, MO
College: Missouri

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 7th round (192nd overall) of the 1980 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1980 23 GNB FB 15 13 126 545 5 22 4.3 36.3 8.4 48 496 10.3 3 69 3.2 33.1 1041 8 7
1981 24 GNB FB 16 16 196 860 4 29 4.4 53.8 12.3 65 499 7.7 3 46 4.1 31.2 1359 7 5
1982 25 GNB FB 9 8 62 228 1 29 3.7 25.3 6.9 18 140 7.8 0 20 2.0 15.6 368 1 6
1983 26 GNB FB/rb 15 14 141 696 4 71 4.9 46.4 9.4 52 603 11.6 2 56 3.5 40.2 1299 6 7
1984 27 GNB RB/fb 16 16 123 581 4 50 4.7 36.3 7.7 36 312 8.7 2 22 2.3 19.5 893 6 2
1985 28 GNB rb 16 8 104 571 5 39 5.5 35.7 6.5 24 206 8.6 0 35 1.5 12.9 777 5 2
1986 29 GNB rb 16 6 84 345 2 24 4.1 21.6 5.3 24 258 10.8 0 29 1.5 16.1 603 2 4
Career 103 81 836 3826 25 71 4.6 37.1 8.1 267 2514 9.4 10 69 2.6 24.4 6340 35 33

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1985 28 GNB rb 16 8 13 247 0 40 19.0 1024
Career 103 81 13 247 0 40 19.0 6587

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1981 24 GNB FB 16 16 1 2 50.0 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 11.5 11.5 23.0 1.4 91.7 0 0 11.5 11.5 0.0
1983 26 GNB FB/rb 15 14 2 5 40.0 31 1 20.0 1 20.0 20 6.2 -0.8 15.5 2.1 61.2 0 0 6.2 -0.8 0.0
1984 27 GNB RB/fb 16 16 1 4 25.0 17 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 4.3 4.3 17.0 1.1 44.8 1 3 2.8 2.8 20.0
1985 28 GNB rb 16 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 103 81 4 12 33.3 71 1 8.3 1 8.3 23 5.9 3.0 17.8 0.7 47.6 1 3 5.2 2.5 7.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1980 23 GNB FB 15 13 7 5 0 0
1981 24 GNB FB 16 16 5 1 0 0
1982 25 GNB FB 9 8 6 0 0 0
1983 26 GNB FB/rb 15 14 7 1 0 0
1984 27 GNB RB/fb 16 16 2 0 0 0
1985 28 GNB rb 16 8 2 1 0 0
1986 29 GNB rb 16 6 4 1 0 0
Career 103 81 33 9 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1980 23 GNB FB 15 13 5 3 48
1981 24 GNB FB 16 16 4 3 42
1982 25 GNB FB 9 8 1 6
1983 26 GNB FB/rb 15 14 4 2 36
1984 27 GNB RB/fb 16 16 4 2 36
1985 28 GNB rb 16 8 5 30
1986 29 GNB rb 16 6 2 12
Career 103 81 25 10 210

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Yds

Career 3826 (185)

Long Rush

1983 NFL 71 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1983 NFL 4.9 (3)
1984 NFL 4.7 (7)
1985 NFL 5.5 (1-- 68)
Career 4.6 (56)

Touches

Career 1116 (200)

Yds/Touch

1980 NFL 6.0 (9)
1983 NFL 6.7 (10)
1985 NFL 7.3 (7)

Fumbles

1982 NFL 6 (10)

Fumbles Recovered

1980 NFL 5 (2)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1980 23 15 RB 152 25 17 47
1981 24 16 RB 179 33 17 46
1982 25 9 RB 43 48
1983 26 15 RB 171 21 18 53
1984 27 16 RB 126 24 75
1985 28 16 RB 108 42
1986 29 16 RB 72 52
851 79