Luther Elliss
Luther John Elliss
Born: March 22, 1973
Mancos, CO USA
Position: DT-DE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 318
College: Utah
High School: Mancos (CO)
Career: 1995-2004
Drafted: 1995 in Round 1, #20 overall by the Detroit Lions
Luther Elliss played from 1995 to 2004 during his career with the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions. Elliss recorded 29.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
Click on column headings to sort.
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 1996 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1998 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1999 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2002 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2004 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1995 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1996 | NFL Detroit Lions | 26 | 23 | 0 | 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 35 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | NFL Detroit Lions | 38 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2000 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | NFL Detroit Lions | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | NFL Detroit Lions | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2004 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 272 | 213 | 118 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1999 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1995 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1996 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1997 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1998 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1999 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 14 | 2000 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 2001 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 13 | 2002 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 2003 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 2004 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 8 | 0 |
|---|
Honors
1999 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
