Henry Ellard
Henry Austin Ellard
Born: July 21, 1961
Fresno, CA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: Fresno St.
High School: Herbert Hoover (Fresno, CA)
Career: 1983-1998
Drafted: 1983 in Round 2, #32 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Henry Ellard played from 1983 to 1998 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots and Washington Redskins. Ellard caught 814 passes for 13,777 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 50 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 268 | 16.8 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 34 | 622 | 18.3 | 63 | 6 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 54 | 811 | 15.0 | 64 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 34 | 447 | 13.1 | 34 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 51 | 799 | 15.7 | 81 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 86 | 1414 | 16.4 | 68 | 10 |
| 1989 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 70 | 1382 | 19.7 | 53 | 8 |
| 1990 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 76 | 1294 | 17.0 | 50 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 64 | 1052 | 16.4 | 38 | 3 |
| 1992 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 47 | 727 | 15.5 | 33 | 3 |
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 61 | 945 | 15.5 | 54 | 2 |
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 74 | 1397 | 18.9 | 73 | 6 |
| 1995 | NFL Washington Redskins | 56 | 1005 | 17.9 | 59 | 5 |
| 1996 | NFL Washington Redskins | 52 | 1014 | 19.5 | 51 | 2 |
| 1997 | NFL Washington Redskins | 32 | 485 | 15.2 | 27 | 4 |
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 814 | 13777 | 16.9 | 81 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 217 | 13.6 | 72 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 403 | 13.4 | 83 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 37 | 501 | 13.5 | 80 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 127 | 9.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 135 | 1527 | 11.3 | 83 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 314 | 20.9 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 364 | 19.2 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1988 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1990 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1994 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 8 |
| 1987 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 15 |
| 1989 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 15 |
| 1991 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 15 |
| 1993 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1995 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 15 |
| 1996 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 11 |
| 1998 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
