LUTHER ELLISSElliss, Luther JohnHeight: 6-5 Weight: 311 Born: March 22, 1973 Mancos, CO High School: Mancos (CO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Utah | Lettered |
| 1992 | Utah | Lettered |
| 1993 | Utah | Lettered |
| 1994 | Utah | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (20th overall) 1995 Detroit Lions |
| Relatives: Father of Christian Elliss; father of Jonah Elliss; father of Kaden Elliss; father of Noah Elliss |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL | 94 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 Detroit Lions (NFL)1996 DET NFL | 94 | UT | 14 | 14 |
| 1997 Detroit Lions (NFL)1997 DET NFL | 94 | UT | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 Detroit Lions (NFL)1998 DET NFL | 94 | UT | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 94 | UT | 15 | 14 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 94 | DT | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 94 | UT | 14 | 13 |
| 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL | 94 | LDT | 14 | 14 |
| 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL | 94 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL | 94 | DT | 8 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 134 | 119 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/22/1995 | 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL |
| Signed | 7/19/1995 | 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/19/2002 | 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL |
| Reserve/Non-Football Injury | 8/31/2003 | 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL |
| Activated | 11/15/2003 | 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL |
| Released | 3/2/2004 | 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/22/2004 | 2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/17/2004 | 2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/2/2005 | 2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 4/1/2005 | 2005 Denver Broncos (NFL)2005 DEN NFL |
| Released | 8/30/2005 | 2005 Denver Broncos (NFL)2005 DEN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 Detroit Lions (NFL)1996 DET NFL | 6.5 | |
| 1997 Detroit Lions (NFL)1997 DET NFL | 8.5 | |
| 1998 Detroit Lions (NFL)1998 DET NFL | 3.0 | |
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 3.5 | 23.0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 29.0 | 69.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Detroit Lions (NFL)1997 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Detroit Lions (NFL)1998 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Detroit Lions (NFL)1999 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Lions (NFL)2000 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL)2001 DET NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Detroit Lions (NFL)2002 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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