Craig Ellis
Craig Ellis
Born: January 26, 1961
Los Angeles, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: San Diego St.
High School: John H. Francis Polytechnic (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1982-1993
Craig Ellis played from 1982 to 1993 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Los Angeles Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Ellis ran for 2,239 yards in his career on 529 attempts, scoring 32 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 585 passes for 7,796 yards and 58 receiving touchdowns..
 Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
 Calgary Stampeders |
 Saskatchewan Roughriders |
 Miami Dolphins |
 Toronto Argonauts |
 Los Angeles Raiders |
 Edmonton Eskimos |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 82 | 413 | 5.0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1984 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 141 | 690 | 4.9 | 65 | 8 |
| 1985 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 149 | 569 | 3.8 | 45 | 14 |
| 1986 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 113 | 381 | 3.4 | 18 | 7 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 33 | 138 | 4.2 | 14 | 2 |
| 1989 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| NFL | 36 | 144 | 4.0 | 14 | 2 | |
| CFL | 493 | 2095 | 4.2 | 65 | 30 | |
| Totals | 529 | 2239 | 4.2 | 65 | 32 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 30 | 451 | 15.0 | 86 | 2 |
| 1984 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 91 | 871 | 9.6 | 37 | 4 |
| 1985 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 102 | 977 | 9.6 | 36 | 3 |
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 41 | 338 | 8.2 | 28 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 80 | 1264 | 15.8 | 59 | 9 |
| 1990 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 106 | 1654 | 15.6 | 63 | 17 |
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 66 | 1133 | 17.2 | 52 | 10 |
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 62 | 1018 | 16.4 | 41 | 10 |
| 1993 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 38 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| CFL | 580 | 7757 | 13.4 | 86 | 58 | |
| Totals | 585 | 7796 | 13.3 | 86 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 40 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 24 | 149 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 24 | 149 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 | |
| CFL | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 40 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 318 | 8.0 | 40 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 39 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 42 | 1040 | 24.8 | 92 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 | 223 | 18.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 25 | 541 | 21.6 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 26 | 548 | 21.1 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 31 | 644 | 20.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 250 | 15.6 | 40 | 0 |
| NFL | 25 | 541 | 21.6 | 41 | 0 | |
| CFL | 131 | 2807 | 21.4 | 92 | 0 | |
| Totals | 156 | 3348 | 21.5 | 92 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1989 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| 1984 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||
| 1985 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||||||
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1989 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1990 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| CFL | 30 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 530 | |
| Totals | 32 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 542 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | |
| 1983 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 9 | |
| 1984 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1985 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1986 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 10 | |
| 1987 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | |
| 1990 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1991 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1992 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | |
| 1993 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 1 |
Honors
1984 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1989 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1989 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1990 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1990 - CFL CFL West All-Star
