Leeland McElroy
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| Position: | Running back / kick returner | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 25, 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Beaumont, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Central High School Beaumont, Texas |
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| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32 | ||||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 30 |
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| Games started: | 14 |
| Attempts: | 224 |
| Rushing yards: | 729 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
| Kick return yards: | 1,148 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Leeland Anthony McElroy (born June 25, 1974) is a former American college and 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 Texas A&M University, and was recognized as an All-American kick returner. A second-round pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals.
McElroy was born in Beaumont, Texas. He attended Central High School in Beaumont, and played high school football for the Beaumont Central Jaguars.
McElroy accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Texas A&M University, and played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 1992 to 1995.
In 1995, McElroy became the undisputed starter — his only year to start at running back at A&M. A&M was coming off a 10-0-1 season and top-10 ranking, with most of their starters returning for their upperclassmen years. Corey Pullig was a senior quarterback, McElroy was a Heisman Trophy candidate as a junior, and an experienced defense paved the way for Playboy and The Sporting News to rank A&M No. 1 in the preseason.
The Aggies began the season with impressive wins over LSU (in which McElroy ran for 229 yards, 5th in Aggie history for a single game) and Tulsa, and took a #3 ranking to Boulder to face the #5 Colorado with A&M mounting a "'Lectric Leeland" Heisman marketing campaign. McElroy played poorly and the Aggies lost a disappointing game. A&M tipped passes for interceptions, receiver Chris Sanders dropped a sure touchdown on a screen pass across a wide-open middle of the field, and future NFL fullback Detron Smith dropped a sure huge gain on a swing pass in the flat. Star linebacker Reggie Brown even blew a coverage at the end zone, giving up a circus-catch touchdown.
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