Henry Ellard stats
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1983
- Draft
- 1983Rd 2, Pk 4
- College
- Fresno State
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1983
- Draft
- 1983Rd 2, Pk 4
- College
- Fresno State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 228
- REC
- 814
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 13,777
- AVG
- 16.9
- TD
- 65
- LNG
- 81
- FD
- 346
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  LAR | 12 | 16 | 0 | 268 | 16.8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAR | 16 | 34 | 0 | 622 | 18.3 | 6 | 63 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAR | 16 | 54 | 0 | 811 | 15.0 | 5 | 64 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAR | 9 | 34 | 0 | 447 | 13.1 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | LAR | 12 | 51 | 0 | 799 | 15.7 | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAR | 16 | 86 | 0 | 1,414 | 16.4 | 10 | 68 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAR | 14 | 70 | 0 | 1,382 | 19.7 | 8 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAR | 15 | 76 | 0 | 1,294 | 17.0 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAR | 16 | 64 | 0 | 1,052 | 16.4 | 3 | 38 | 58 |
| 1992 | LAR | 16 | 47 | 0 | 727 | 15.5 | 3 | 33 | 37 |
| 1993 | LAR | 16 | 61 | 0 | 945 | 15.5 | 2 | 54 | 46 |
| 1994 | WSH | 16 | 74 | 0 | 1,397 | 18.9 | 6 | 73 | 71 |
| 1995 | WSH | 15 | 56 | 0 | 1,005 | 17.9 | 5 | 59 | 50 |
| 1996 | WSH | 16 | 52 | 0 | 1,014 | 19.5 | 2 | 51 | 49 |
| 1997 | WSH | 16 | 32 | 0 | 485 | 15.2 | 4 | 27 | 29 |
| 1998 |  NE/WSH | 7 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 16.4 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- REC
- 28
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 419
- AVG
- 15.0
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 39
- FD
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 228
- REC
- 3.6
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 60.4
- AVG
- 16.9
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 81
- FD
- 1.5
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | LAR | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | 22.3 | 16.8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAR | 16 | 2.1 | 0 | 38.9 | 18.3 | 0.4 | 63 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAR | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 50.7 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 64 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAR | 9 | 3.8 | 0 | 49.7 | 13.1 | 0.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | LAR | 12 | 4.3 | 0 | 66.6 | 15.7 | 0.3 | 81 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAR | 16 | 5.4 | 0 | 88.4 | 16.4 | 0.6 | 68 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAR | 14 | 5 | 0 | 98.7 | 19.7 | 0.6 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAR | 15 | 5.1 | 0 | 86.3 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAR | 16 | 4 | 0 | 65.8 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 38 | 3.6 |
| 1992 | LAR | 16 | 2.9 | 0 | 45.4 | 15.5 | 0.2 | 33 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | LAR | 16 | 3.8 | 0 | 59.1 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 54 | 2.9 |
| 1994 | WSH | 16 | 4.6 | 0 | 87.3 | 18.9 | 0.4 | 73 | 4.4 |
| 1995 | WSH | 15 | 3.7 | 0 | 67 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 59 | 3.3 |
| 1996 | WSH | 16 | 3.3 | 0 | 63.4 | 19.5 | 0.1 | 51 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | WSH | 16 | 2 | 0 | 30.3 | 15.2 | 0.3 | 27 | 1.8 |
| 1998 | NE/WSH | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 0 | 19 | 0.9 |
What were Henry Ellard's career stats?
Henry Ellard played 16 seasons for the Rams and the Commanders. He had 814 receptions for 13,777 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1988: 86 receptions, 1,414 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1983 to 1998
All-time career rank
- 15th in receiving yards (13,777)
- 39th in receptions (814)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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