WR

Henry Ellard

New England Patriots

Position: Wide Receiver
Height / Weight: 5' 11", 188 lbs
Born: 21/7/1961 in Fresno, CA
Age: 65
College: Fresno State
Draft: Undrafted
Experience: 16th Season
Status: Inactive

Play style & archetype

Based on 2026 play-by-play data.

Archetype

Limited sample

16 NFL seasons and 13,777 career receiving yards. Best year: 1,414 in 1988.

Career statistics

Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.

Rushing

Season	Team	GP	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
1983	LAR	12	3	7	2.3	0	12	0	0	0
1984	LAR	16	3	-5	-1.7	0	5	0	0	0
1985	LAR	16	3	8	2.7	0	16	0	0	0
1986	LAR	9	1	-15	-15.0	0	-15	0	0	0
1987	LAR	12	1	4	4.0	0	4	0	0	0
1988	LAR	16	1	7	7.0	0	7	0	0	0
1989	LAR	14	2	10	5.0	0	6	0	0	0
1990	LAR	15	2	21	10.5	0	13	0	0	0
1993	LAR	16	2	18	9.0	0	15	1	0	0
1994	WSH	16	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5	0	1	1
Career		228	19	50	2.6	0	16	1	1	1

Receiving

Season	Team	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
1983	LAR	12	16	0	268	16.8	0	44	0	0	0
1984	LAR	16	34	0	622	18.3	6	63	0	0	0
1985	LAR	16	54	0	811	15.0	5	64	0	0	0
1986	LAR	9	34	0	447	13.1	4	34	0	0	0
1987	LAR	12	51	0	799	15.7	3	81	0	0	0
1988	LAR	16	86	0	1,414	16.4	10	68	0	0	0
1989	LAR	14	70	0	1,382	19.7	8	53	0	0	0
1990	LAR	15	76	0	1,294	17.0	4	50	0	0	0
1991	LAR	16	64	0	1,052	16.4	3	38	58	0	0
1992	LAR	16	47	0	727	15.5	3	33	37	0	0
1993	LAR	16	61	0	945	15.5	2	54	46	0	0
1994	WSH	16	74	0	1,397	18.9	6	73	71	0	0
1995	WSH	15	56	0	1,005	17.9	5	59	50	1	1
1996	WSH	16	52	0	1,014	19.5	2	51	49	0	0
1997	WSH	16	32	0	485	15.2	4	27	29	0	0
1998	NE	5	5	0	86	17.2	0	19	4	0	0
1998	WSH	2	2	0	29	14.5	0	19	2	0	0
1998		7	7	0	115	16.4	0	19	6	0	0
Career		228	814	0	13,777	16.9	65	81	346	1	1

Returning

Season	Team	GP	ATT	YDS	TD	FC	LNG	ATT	YDS	TD	KRFC	LNG
1983	LAR	12	16	217	1	0	72	15	314	0	0	44
1984	LAR	16	30	403	2	0	83	2	24	0	0	12
1985	LAR	16	37	501	1	0	80	0	0	0	0	0
1986	LAR	9	14	127	0	0	20	1	18	0	0	18
1987	LAR	12	15	107	0	0	29	1	8	0	0	8
1988	LAR	16	17	119	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0
1989	LAR	14	2	20	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
1990	LAR	15	2	15	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
1993	LAR	16	2	18	0	8	13	0	0	0	0	0
Career		228	135	1,527	4	8	83	19	364	0	0	44

Scoring

Season	Team	GP	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	PAT	FG	PTS
1983	LAR	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
1984	LAR	16	0	0	6	2	8	0	0	0	48
1985	LAR	16	0	0	5	1	6	0	0	0	36
1986	LAR	9	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	24
1987	LAR	12	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	18
1988	LAR	16	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	0	60
1989	LAR	14	0	0	8	0	8	0	0	0	48
1990	LAR	15	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	24
1991	LAR	16	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	18
1992	LAR	16	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	18
1993	LAR	16	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	12
1994	WSH	16	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	36
1995	WSH	15	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	30
1996	WSH	16	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	12
1997	WSH	16	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	24
Career		228	0	0	65	4	69	0	0	0	414

Henry Ellard — bio & career stats