DONNIE ELDERElder, Donald EugeneHeight: 5-9 Weight: 175 Born: December 13, 1962 Chattanooga, TN High School: Brainerd (Chattanooga, TN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Memphis | |
| 1982 | Memphis | Lettered |
| 1983 | Memphis | Lettered |
| 1984 | Memphis | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (67th overall) 1985 New York Jets; Territorial Selection 1985 Memphis Showboats |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 37 | CB | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 37 | LCB-RCB | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 43 | CB | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 Year (NFL)1986 Year NFL | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 40 | CB | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 40 | CB | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 28 | CB | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1991 SD NFL | 28 | CB | 16 | 1 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 82 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1991 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 21 | 0 | 425 | 20.2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 Year (NFL)1986 Year NFL | 22 | 0 | 435 | 19.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 34 | 0 | 772 | 22.7 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 40 | 0 | 685 | 17.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 24 | 0 | 571 | 23.8 | 90 | 0 | |||
| 1991 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1991 SD NFL | 27 | 0 | 535 | 19.8 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 150 | 0 | 3040 | 20.3 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 0.5 | |
| 1991 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1991 SD NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1986 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Year (NFL)1986 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1989 TB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1991 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
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