Leonard ThompsonThompson, Leonard IrwinHeight: 5-11 Weight: 190 Born: July 28, 1952 Oklahoma City, OK Died: August 17, 2021 Phoenix, AZ High School: Pueblo (Tucson, AZ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Arizona Western JC | |
| 1972 | Arizona Western JC | |
| 1973 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| 1974 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (194th overall) 1975 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 39 | RB | 14 | 1 |
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 39 | RB | 14 | 1 |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 39 | RB | 14 | 3 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 16 | 1 |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 15 | 1 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 16 | 12 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 9 | 6 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 13 | 12 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 36 | WR | 16 | 13 |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 39 | WR | 16 | 1 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 175 | 82 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/29/1975 | 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1987 | 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL |
| Signed | 8/3/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| Released | 9/1/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 39 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 234 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 31 | 91 | 2.9 | 16t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 40t | 1 | ||||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 64 | 327 | 5.1 | 40t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 10 | 167 | 16.7 | 45t | 4 | |||||||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 24 | 451 | 18.8 | 82 | 2 | |||||||
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 19 | 511 | 26.9 | 79t | 3 | |||||||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 30 | 550 | 18.3 | 94t | 3 | |||||||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 17 | 328 | 19.3 | 70t | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 41 | 752 | 18.3 | 80t | 3 | |||||||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 50 | 773 | 15.5 | 66t | 6 | |||||||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 51 | 736 | 14.4 | 48 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 25 | 320 | 12.8 | 38t | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 277 | 4682 | 16.9 | 94t | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 9 | 3 | 117 | 13.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 4 | 136 | 11.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 12 | 271 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 8 | 207 | 25.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 799 | 22.2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Detroit Lions (NFL)1978 DET NFL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Detroit Lions (NFL)1979 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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