_(cropped).jpg) Lelie in 2012 | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | (1980-02-16)February 16, 1980 (age 45) Bellflower, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Honolulu (HI) Radford | ||||||||
| College | Hawaii | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: 1st round, 19th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ashley Jovon Lelie (/ləˈliː/; born February 16, 1980) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver in theNational Football League (NFL).[1] He playedcollege football for theHawaii Warriors and was selected by theDenver Broncos in the first round of the2002 NFL draft with the 19th overall pick.
Lelie also played for theAtlanta Falcons,San Francisco 49ers,Oakland Raiders and was briefly signed by theKansas City Chiefs, but was released before the 2009 season began.
Lelie attendedRadford High School inHonolulu, Hawaii, and was a three-sport standout in football, track, and basketball. In football, he won All-District and All-State honors. In basketball, he won All-District honors and in track, he won an All-League honors.
In 2006, Lelie donated a scoreboard to his alma mater. Ashley is the son of retiredUnited States Marine Rene Allday Lelie and Annetta Lelie a nurse.[2]
Lelie was a standout wide receiver at theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa from 1999 to 2001. He places prominently onRainbow Warriors' career receiving lists:
Lelie was selected by theDenver Broncos with their first pick (19th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft.[3] He became a starter in 2004 when he recorded his best year with 54 receptions for 1,084 yards.[4]
Lelie became unhappy in Denver at the start of the 2006 season when Denver traded forJavon Walker during the2006 NFL draft. He skipped training camp and asked to be traded, which led to tension with head coachMike Shanahan.[5]
Lelie was traded to theAtlanta Falcons in a three-way deal with theWashington Redskins in August 2006, and went on to play as a backup for theSan Francisco 49ers and theOakland Raiders in subsequent seasons.[6]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2002 | DEN | 16 | 1 | 53 | 35 | 525 | 15.0 | 48 | 2 |
| 2003 | DEN | 16 | 10 | 81 | 37 | 628 | 17.0 | 60 | 2 |
| 2004 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 101 | 54 | 1,084 | 20.1 | 58 | 7 |
| 2005 | DEN | 16 | 13 | 88 | 42 | 770 | 18.3 | 56 | 1 |
| 2006 | ATL | 15 | 10 | 68 | 28 | 430 | 15.4 | 51 | 1 |
| 2007 | SFO | 15 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 47 | 0 |
| 2008 | OAK | 13 | 6 | 45 | 11 | 197 | 17.9 | 51 | 2 |
| 107 | 59 | 463 | 217 | 3,749 | 17.3 | 60 | 15 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2003 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 2005 | DEN | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 38 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 152 | 15.2 | 38 | 1 | ||
In 2014 Lelie was hired by theAlabama A&M Bulldogs football team to be their wide receivers coach.[7]
During the 2013 football season Lelie served as the offensive quality control coach for theNevada Wolf Pack football team under new head coachBrian Polian. Lelie joined former Hawaii teammate and offensive coordinatorNick Rolovich.[8][9]
