RON JESSIEJessie, Ron RayHeight: 6-0 Weight: 183 Born: February 4, 1948 Yuma, AZ Died: January 13, 2006 Huntington Beach, CA High School: Yuma (AZ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Imperial Valley JC | |
| 1968 | Imperial Valley JC | |
| 1969 | Kansas | Lettered |
| 1970 | Kansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (206th overall) 1971 Dallas Cowboys |
| Relatives: Father of Brandon Jessie |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 89 | WR | 14 | 1 |
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 89 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 89 | WR | 14 | 12 |
| 1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL | 89 | WR | 12 | 12 |
| 1975 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1975 LARM NFL | 81 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1976 LARM NFL | 81 | WR | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 81 | WR | 3 | 3 |
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 81 | WR | 6 | 6 |
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 2 |
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL | 81 | WR | 15 | 0 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 138 | 94 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/29/1971 | 1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL | |
| Traded | 7/27/1971 | 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL |
| Pro Draft | 3/18/1974 | 1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1975 | 1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL |
| Signed | 7/7/1975 | 1975 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1975 LARM NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/4/1977 | 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/11/1979 | 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL |
| Traded | 7/31/1980 | 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1982 | 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL |
| Rights Released | 6/1/1982 | 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 1/25/1984 | 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL |
| Released | 2/6/1984 | 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1975 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1975 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1976 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1976 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 182 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 18t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1975 LARM NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1976 LARM NFL | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 51 | 0 | ||||||
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 24 | 424 | 17.7 | 82t | 4 | ||||||
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 84t | 3 | ||||||
| 1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL | 54 | 761 | 14.1 | 46 | 3 | ||||||
| 1975 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1975 LARM NFL | 41 | 547 | 13.3 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1976 LARM NFL | 34 | 779 | 22.9 | 58t | 6 | ||||||
| 1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1977 LARM NFL | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | 49 | 752 | 15.3 | 49 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | 11 | 169 | 15.4 | 39t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1980 BUF NFL | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL | 15 | 200 | 13.3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 265 | 4278 | 16.1 | 84t | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 16 | 470 | 29.4 | 102t | 2 | ||||
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 23 | 558 | 24.3 | 62 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 1237 | 26.3 | 102t | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1976 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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