Mikel Leshoure

Mikel Leshoure
Mikel Leshoure
No. 25     Detroit Lions
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: March 30, 1990 (1990-03-30) (age 21)
Place of birth: Streator, Illinois
High School: Centennial High School
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College: Illinois
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Detroit Lions (2011-present)
Roster status: injured reserve
Career highlights and awards

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Mikel Leshoure (born March 30, 1990) is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions.

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Early years

Leshoure attended Centennial High School in Champaign, Illinois. During his career he rushed for 4,652 yards on 681 carries and scored 52 rushing touchdowns.

College career

As a freshman at the University of Illinois, Leshoure played sparingly collecting 126 yards on 35 carries. Leshoure first received a significant amount of playing time as a sophomore, playing in 12 games and running for 734 yards on only 108 carries. During the 2010 season, Leshoure rushed for 1697 yards on 281 carries (126.1 yards per game, which was good for eighth best in the nation) with 17 touchdowns, playing in 13 games.[1] and capping off the season by scoring three touchdowns in the Illini's 38-14 victory over Baylor in the 2010 Texas Bowl.

College Stats

Year Team Att Yards Average TDs Receptions Yards TDs
2008 Illinois 35 126 3.6 1 6 66 0
2009 Illinois 108 734 6.8 5 14 177 2
2010 Illinois 281 1,697 6.0 17 17 196 3
College Totals 424 2,557 6.0 23 37 439 5

Professional career

Leshoure was taken with the 57th overall pick in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. On August 8, 2011, Leshoure tore his Achilles tendon in practice after being tackled by Kyle Vanden Bosch, and will miss his rookie season.

References

  1. ^ Mikel Leshoure on ESPN.com

External links

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Active roster

4 Jason Hanson  | 5 Drew Stanton | 6 Ryan Donahue | 9 Matthew Stafford | 11 Stefan Logan | 13 Nate Burleson | 14 Shaun Hill | 16 Titus Young | 21 Eric Wright | 23 Chris Houston | 26 Louis Delmas | 27 Alphonso Smith | 28 Maurice Morris | 29 John Wendling | 30 Kevin Smith | 31 Don Carey | 32 Aaron Berry  | 33 Brandon McDonald  | 34 Keiland Williams | 42 Amari Spievey | 43 Chris Harris | 44 Jahvid Best | 48 Don Muhlbach | 51 Dominic Raiola | 52 Justin Durant | 54 DeAndre Levy | 55 Stephen Tulloch | 57 Doug Hogue | 58 Ashlee Palmer | 59 Bobby Carpenter | 65 Dylan Gandy | 66 Stephen Peterman | 67 Rob Sims | 70 Jason Fox | 75 Leonard Davis | 76 Jeff Backus | 77 Gosder Cherilus  | 78 Corey Hilliard | 79 Willie Young | 80 Maurice Stovall | 81 Calvin Johnson | 82 Rashied Davis | 85 Tony Scheffler | 87 Brandon Pettigrew | 89 Will Heller | 90 Ndamukong Suh | 91 Sammie Hill | 92 Cliff Avril | 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch | 94 Lawrence Jackson | 96 Andre Fluellen | 98 Nick Fairley | 99 Corey Williams
Reserve lists

24 Erik Coleman (IR) | 25 Mikel Leshoure (IR) | 36 Jerome Harrison (NF-Inj.) | 38 Vincent Fuller (IR) | 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba (IR) | 72 Johnny Culbreath (IR) | -- Cody Brown (Did Not Report) | -- Hilee Taylor (Did Not Report)
Practice squad

19 Terrence Toliver | 39 Ricardo Silva | 41 James Davis (IR) | 46 Nathan Overbay | 49 Aaron Lavarias | 63 Jacques McClendon | 64 Dan Gerberry | 69 Kyle Moore | 86 Nate Hughes

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Name Leshoure, Mikel
Alternative names
Short description American football player
Date of birth March 30, 1990
Place of birth Champaign, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death

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