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James Ellingson

Ellingson, James
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
Born: May 18, 1963 Calgary, AB
High School:

Year	College	Status
1985	British Columbia

Draft: 2nd round (11th overall) 1986 Saskatchewan Roughriders

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1986 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1986 SAS CFL	85	SB	4
1987 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1987 SAS CFL	85	WR	10
1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1988 SAS CFL	85	SB	18
1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1989 SAS CFL	85	SB	18
1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1990 SAS CFL	85	SB	6
1990 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1990 OTT CFL	85	SB	12
1990 Year (CFL)1990 Year CFL			18
1991 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1991 OTT CFL	85	SB	14
1992 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1992 OTT CFL	85	SB	18
1993 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1993 OTT CFL	85	SB	18
1994 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1994 OTT CFL	85	SB	16
1995 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1995 OTT CFL	85	SB	17
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1996 OTT CFL	85	SB	16
11 Years (CFL)11 Years CFL			167

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	2/22/1986	1986 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1986 SAS CFL
Signed		1986 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1986 SAS CFL
Traded		1990 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1990 OTT CFL
Free Agent	3/12/1997	1996 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1996 OTT CFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1988 SAS CFL	0	0	0		1		-	0	0		0	0	2
1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1989 SAS CFL	2	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	12
1990 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1990 OTT CFL	1	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	6
1990 Year (CFL)1990 Year CFL	1	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	6
1992 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1992 OTT CFL	9	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	54
1993 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1993 OTT CFL	2	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	12
1994 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1994 OTT CFL	4	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	24
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1996 OTT CFL	1	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	6
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	19	0	0		1	0		0	0		0	0	116

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1990 SAS CFL	1	10	10.0	10	0		0	0
1990 Year (CFL)1990 Year CFL	1	10	10.0	10	0		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1986 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1986 SAS CFL		1		10	10.0	10	0		0	0
1987 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1987 SAS CFL		3		24	8.0	10	0		0	0		0
1988 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1988 SAS CFL		17		223	13.1	27	0			0
1989 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1989 SAS CFL		22		288	13.1	41	2					0
1990 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1990 SAS CFL		18		244	13.6	34	0			0
1990 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1990 OTT CFL		31		391	12.6	25	1			0
1990 Year (CFL)1990 Year CFL		49		635	13.0	34	1			0
1991 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1991 OTT CFL		15		222	14.8	28	0			0
1992 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1992 OTT CFL		54		797	14.8	71	9
1993 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1993 OTT CFL		25		281	11.2	23	2			0
1994 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1994 OTT CFL		35		508	14.5	54	4
1995 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1995 OTT CFL		18		306	17.0	35	0			0
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1996 OTT CFL		16		208	13.0	35	1			0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		255		3502	13.7	71	19		0	0		0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	OB	DN	RYDS	NYDS	NET
1992 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1992 OTT CFL	1	5	5.0	5	0	-				18
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1	5	5.0	5	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1996 OTT CFL	1	-	5	5.0	5	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1		5	5.0	5	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1989 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1989 SAS CFL	1	-	9	9.0	9	0	0	0	0
1990 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1990 OTT CFL	1	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1990 Year (CFL)1990 Year CFL	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1995 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1995 OTT CFL	1	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	3		9	3.0	9	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1987 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1987 SAS CFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1989 SAS CFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1991 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1991 OTT CFL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1992 OTT CFL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1994 OTT CFL	1	1		0	0	0	0
1995 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1995 OTT CFL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	4	1	0	2	2	0	0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
1987 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1987 SAS CFL	0	0	0	-		0
1988 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1988 SAS CFL	0	0	0	-		0
1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1989 SAS CFL	1			-
1990 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1990 SAS CFL	0	0	0	-		0
1990 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1990 OTT CFL	0	0	0	-		0
1991 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1991 OTT CFL	0	0	0	-		0
1992 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1992 OTT CFL	1	1	0	-		0
1993 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1993 OTT CFL	1	1	0	-		0
1994 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1994 OTT CFL	1	1	0	-		0		0
1995 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1995 OTT CFL	1	0	1	-		0		0
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1996 OTT CFL	1	1	0	-		0		0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	6	4	1			0		0

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