Monroe Eley
Monroe Eley
Born: April 17, 1949
Rocky Mount, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Arizona St.
High School: Central (Nashville, NC)
Career: 1972-1977
Drafted: 1974 in Round 5, #128 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Monroe Eley played from 1972 to 1977 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and BC Lions. Eley ran for 2,342 yards in his career on 466 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 80 passes for 1,276 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 105 | 517 | 4.9 | 75 | 1 |
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 72 | 373 | 5.2 | 40 | 1 |
| 1974 | CFL BC Lions | 191 | 1176 | 6.2 | 63 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 97 | 273 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 |
| CFL | 368 | 2066 | 5.6 | 75 | 5 | |
| NFL | 98 | 276 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 | |
| Totals | 466 | 2342 | 5.0 | 75 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 27 | 507 | 18.8 | 53 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 26 | 388 | 14.9 | 51 | 2 |
| 1974 | CFL BC Lions | 18 | 321 | 17.8 | 92 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| CFL | 71 | 1216 | 17.1 | 92 | 6 | |
| NFL | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 80 | 1276 | 16.0 | 92 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 37 | 1033 | 27.9 | 56 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 12 | 327 | 27.2 | 46 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL BC Lions | 19 | 543 | 28.6 | 110 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| CFL | 68 | 1903 | 28.0 | 110 | 1 | |
| NFL | 9 | 147 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 77 | 2050 | 26.6 | 110 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1974 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| CFL | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1973 | CFL | BC Lions | 13 | |
| 1974 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 0 |
