Rondell Mealey

Rondell Christopher Mealey (born February 24, 1977) is a former American football running back in the National Football League.[1]

Rondell Mealey
No. 32
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-24) February 24, 1977
New Orleans, Louisiana
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
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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 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]
YearTeamGPRushingReceivingScrimmage
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTDPlaysYdsTD
1996LSU111036035.91088610.8111168911
1997LSU111126645.977608.601197247
1998LSU11683344.94294.52703436
1999LSU111706373.78161479.211867849
College totals444532,2384.929333029.244862,54033

Notes:

  • * Does not include bowl games

Pre-Draft
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 212 lb
(96 kg)		 4.69 s1.59 s2.70 s4.15 s6.89 s33 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] 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.[10] He had his first NFL start in early September during the 2002 season.[11] Mealey was placed on waivers by the Packers in late September 2002.[11]

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.[12]

NFL statistics
YearTeamGAttYdsAvgLongRush TDRecYdsAvgLongRec TD
2000GB0000.000000.000
2001GB1111373.49023115.5190
2002GB211363.31817456.4110
Career1322733.31819768.4190

Sources:[1][10]

Personal life

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

See also

References
  1. "Rondell Mealey". nfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. "Rondell Mealey". Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  3. "Rondell Mealey". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. "Out of Bounds Blog: Rondell Mealey". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  5. "LSU Football Flashback:Running Back Rondell Mealey". espn1420.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. "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. "Rondell Mealey". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  10. "Rondell Mealey". espn.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  11. "Former LSU Linebacker Faulk Signs/Mealey Waived". kplctv.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  12. "Rondell Mealey". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
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