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

Rondell Christopher Mealey (born February 24, 1977) is a former American 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]
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][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

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

Sources:[1][11]

Personal life

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rondell Mealey". nfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Rondell Mealey". Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rondell Mealey". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Out of Bounds Blog: Rondell Mealey". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "LSU Football Flashback:Running Back Rondell Mealey". espn1420.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "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 2023-03-19.
  10. ↑ "Rondell Mealey". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  11. 1 2 "Rondell Mealey". espn.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  12. 1 2 "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.
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