Lelie in November 2008
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No. 85, 87, 18 | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | February 16, 1980 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Bellflower, California | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Hawaii | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 217 |
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Receiving yards: | 3,749 |
Receiving TDs: | 15 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Ashley Jovon Lelie (/ləˈliː/; born February 16, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos 19th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii.
Lelie has also played for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and was briefly signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, but was released before the 2009 season began.
Lelie attended Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was a three-sport standout in football, track, and basketball. In football, he won All-District and All-State honors. In basketball, he won All-District honors and in track, he won an All-League honors.
In 2006, Lelie donated a scoreboard to his alma mater. Ashley is the son of retired United States Marine Rene Allday Lelie (his real middle name) and Annetta Lelie a nurse.
Lelie was a standout wide receiver at Hawaii from 1999 to 2001. He places prominently on Hawaii's career receiving lists:
Lelie was selected by the Denver Broncos with their first pick (19th overall) in the 2002 draft. He became a starter in 2004 when he recorded his best year with 54 receptions for 1,084 yards.