Rondell Mealey Explained

Rondell Mealey
Number:32
Position:Running back
Birth Date:24 February 1977
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:224
High School:Destrehan (LA)
College:LSU
Draftyear:2000
Draftround:7
Draftpick:252
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • Freshman All-SEC by the Knoxville News Sentinel (1996)
  • Independence Bowl Offensive MVP (1997)
  • Independence Bowl Hall of Fame
Statlabel1:Rushing attempts
Statvalue1:22
Statlabel2:Rushing yards
Statvalue2:73
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:M/MealRo00

Rondell Christopher Mealey (born February 24, 1977) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Early life

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]

College career

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. 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]

College honors

Sources:[6] [7]

College statistics

Year
Team GP Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds TD
11 103 603 5.9 10 8 86 10.8 1 111 689 11
11 112 664 5.9 7 7 60 8.6 0 119 724 7
11 68 334 4.9 4 2 9 4.5 2 70 343 6
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:

Professional career

Rondell Mealey was drafted in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) of the 2000 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[8] [9] 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.[10] He had his first NFL start in early September during the 2002 season.[11] Mealey was placed on waivers by the Packers in late September 2002.[11]

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.[12]

NFL statistics

Year Team G Att Yds Avg Long Rush TD Rec Yds Avg Long Rec TD
0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
11 11 37 3.4 9 0 2 31 15.5 19 0
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
Sources:[1] [10]

Personal life

Mealey works for Marathon Oil in southern Louisiana.[4] [5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rondell Mealey. nfl.com. January 1, 2011.
  2. Web site: Rondell Mealey. January 1, 2011. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111122080623/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MEALERON01. November 22, 2011.
  3. Web site: Rondell Mealey. sports-reference.com. February 15, 2020.
  4. Web site: Out of Bounds Blog: Rondell Mealey. Green Bay Press-Gazette. January 1, 2011.
  5. Web site: LSU Football Flashback:Running Back Rondell Mealey. espn1420.com. February 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: Rondell Mealey. lsusports.net. February 13, 2020.
  7. Web site: Rondell Mealey LSU Football. lostlettermen.com. January 5, 2011.
  8. Web site: 2000 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-19 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  9. Web site: Rondell Mealey. pro-football-reference.com. January 1, 2011.
  10. Web site: Rondell Mealey. espn.com. February 15, 2020.
  11. Web site: Former LSU Linebacker Faulk Signs/Mealey Waived. kplctv.com. February 13, 2020.
  12. Web site: Rondell Mealey. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204225010/http://www.kffl.com/player/769/nfl/news/rondell-mealey. dead. December 4, 2014. kffl.com. January 5, 2011.