Rondell Mealey

Rondell Mealey
No. 32
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-24) February 24, 1977 (age 47)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Destrehan (LA)
College:LSU
NFL draft:2000 / round: 7 / pick: 252
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Freshman All-SEC by the Knoxville News Sentinel (1996)
  • Independence Bowl Offensive MVP (1997)
  • Independence Bowl Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:22
Rushing yards:73
Touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Rondell Christopher Mealey (born February 24, 1977) is an American former professional 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.[6] 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

College career statistics*[3]
Year Team GP Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds TD
1996 LSU 11 103 603 5.9 10 8 86 10.8 1 111 689 11
1997 LSU 11 112 664 5.9 7 7 60 8.6 0 119 724 7
1998 LSU 11 68 334 4.9 4 2 9 4.5 2 70 343 6
1999 LSU 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:

  • * Does not include bowl games

Pre-Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		212 lb
(96 kg) 		4.69 s 1.59 s 2.70 s 4.15 s 6.89 s 33 in
(0.84 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
All values from NFL Combine[8]

Professional career

Rondell Mealey was drafted in the seventh round (252nd pick overall) of the 2000 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[9][10] 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.[11] He had his first NFL start in early September during the 2002 season.[12] Mealey was placed on waivers by the Packers in late September 2002.[12]

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.[13]

NFL statistics

Year Team G Att Yds Avg Long Rush TD Rec Yds Avg Long Rec TD
2000 GB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2001 GB 11 11 37 3.4 9 0 2 31 15.5 19 0
2002 GB 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][11]

Personal life

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

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Rondell Mealey". Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Rondell Mealey". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Out of Bounds Blog: Rondell Mealey". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d "LSU Football Flashback:Running Back Rondell Mealey". espn1420.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Rondell Mealey". lsusports.net. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rondell Mealey LSU Football". lostlettermen.com. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  8. ^ "Rondell Mealey". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "Rondell Mealey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Rondell Mealey". espn.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Former LSU Linebacker Faulk Signs/Mealey Waived". kplctv.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "Rondell Mealey". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2011.