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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | February 24, 1977||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Destrehan (LA) | ||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 7 / Pick: 252 | ||||||
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Rondell Christopher Mealey (born February 24, 1977) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). [1]
Rondell Mealey was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Norco, Louisiana. He played high school football at Destrehan High School (Destrehan, Louisiana) where he was a teammate of NFL Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed. [2]
Mealey (#7) played collegiately for the LSU Tigers from 1995 to 1999. Mealey redshirted in 1995 and during his freshman season in 1996, rushed for 603 yards and 10 touchdowns. [3]
In 1997 during his sophomore season, Mealey rushed for 664 yards and scored 7 touchdowns. [3] Following the regular season, Mealey put on a performance in the 1997 Independence Bowl against Notre Dame that led to him being inducted into the Independence Bowl Hall of Fame in June 2010. [4] With LSU losing 6-3 at halftime, Mealey filling in for an injured Kevin Faulk, rushed for 222 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead LSU to a 27-9 victory. [5]
During his junior season in 1997, Mealey continued to split carries with All-American Kevin Faulk. He was the second leading rusher on the team, rushing for 334 yards and 4 touchdowns. [5] In 1998 as a senior offensive team captain and starting tailback, Mealy was the leading rusher on the team, rushing for 637 yards and 8 touchdowns. [5]
Mealey finished his career at LSU as the sixth-leading rusher in school history. [6] His 29 rushing touchdowns tied for the fifth most in school history and his average of 4.9 yards per carry tied for the third best in school history. [6]
Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | TD | ||||||
1996 | LSU | 11 | 103 | 603 | 5.9 | 10 | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 1 | 111 | 689 | 11 | |||
1997 | LSU | 11 | 112 | 664 | 5.9 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 119 | 724 | 7 | |||
1998 | LSU | 11 | 68 | 334 | 4.9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 2 | 70 | 343 | 6 | |||
1999 | LSU | 11 | 170 | 637 | 3.7 | 8 | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 1 | 186 | 784 | 9 | |||
College totals | 44 | 453 | 2,238 | 4.9 | 29 | 33 | 302 | 9.2 | 4 | 486 | 2,540 | 33 |
Notes:
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 4.69 s | 1.59 s | 2.70 s | 4.15 s | 6.89 s | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine [8] |
Rondell Mealey was drafted in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) of the 2000 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. [9] [10] As a Packer from 2000 to 2002, Mealey mainly served as a backup running back and played on special teams seeing playing time in 13 games over three seasons. [11] He had his first NFL start in early September during the 2002 season. [12] Mealey was placed on waivers by the Packers in late September 2002. [12]
Despite interest and tryouts for the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mealey did not play professionally again after being released by the Packers. [13]
Year | Team | G | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | Rush TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | Rec TD |
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2000 | GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | GB | 11 | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
2002 | GB | 2 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 |
Career | 13 | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 19 | 0 |
Mealey works for Marathon Oil in southern Louisiana. [4] [5]
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