Leroy Thompson
Ulys Leroy Thompson
Born: February 3, 1969
Knoxville, TN USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 216
College: Penn St.
High School: Austin-East (Knoxville, TN)
Career: 1991-1996
Drafted: 1991 in Round 6, #158 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Leroy Thompson played from 1991 to 1996 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thompson ran for 1,390 yards in his career on 404 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 153 passes for 1,193 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 157 | 4.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 205 | 763 | 3.7 | 36 | 3 |
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 102 | 312 | 3.1 | 13 | 2 |
| 1995 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 28 | 73 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 404 | 1390 | 3.4 | 36 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 278 | 12.6 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 259 | 6.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 65 | 465 | 7.2 | 27 | 5 |
| 1995 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 153 | 1193 | 7.8 | 32 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 18 | 376 | 20.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 152 | 25.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 664 | 21.4 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 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 |
| 1992 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1993 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 6 |
| 1994 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 0 |
