Leonard Russell
Leonard James Russell
Born: November 17, 1969
Long Beach, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 240
College: Arizona St.
High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA)
Career: 1991-1996
Drafted: 1991 in Round 1, #14 overall by the New England Patriots
Leonard Russell played from 1991 to 1996 during his career with the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams. Russell ran for 3,973 yards in his career on 1,164 attempts, scoring 29 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 122 passes for 846 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 266 | 959 | 3.6 | 24 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 123 | 390 | 3.2 | 23 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL New England Patriots | 300 | 1088 | 3.6 | 21 | 7 |
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 190 | 620 | 3.3 | 22 | 9 |
| 1995 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 66 | 203 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 219 | 713 | 3.3 | 21 | 7 |
| Totals | 1164 | 3973 | 3.4 | 24 | 29 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL New England Patriots | 26 | 245 | 9.4 | 69 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 38 | 227 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 846 | 6.9 | 69 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 1992 | NFL | New England Patriots | 11 | 10 |
| 1993 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 1994 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1995 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 13 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 |
Awards
1991 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
