Elijah NevettNevett, Elijah L.Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Born: April 28, 1944 Bessemer, AL High School: Brighton (AL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Clark Atlanta |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 24 | FL | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 24 | LCB-RCB | 10 | 0 |
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 24 | LCB | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 24 | LS | 11 | 6 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 37 | 20 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | |
| Reserve/Military Service | 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | |
| Traded | 1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1971 OAK NFL | |
| Released | 1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1971 OAK NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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