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Running back, Illinois, 2008–10
Mikel Leshoure
Lettered 2008 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Champaign, IL
- Born
- Mar 30, 1990, in Streator, Illinois
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Mikel Leshoure played running back at Illinois (2008–10). The Detroit Lions took Leshoure in round 2, No. 57 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
330rushing yards, career highvs. Northwestern, 20103rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Baylor, 20102receiving touchdowns, career highat Michigan, 2010Honors
All-America: AP second team 2010
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Illinois 13 games, 1,697 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Missouri | L 13–23 | 20 | 112 | 0 | 42 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 35–3 | 14 | 106 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 28–22 | 24 | 180 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Ohio State | L 13–24 | 19 | 80 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | at Penn State | W 33–13 | 27 | 119 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| Oct 16 | at Michigan State | L 6–26 | 23 | 83 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 10 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Indiana | W 43–13 | 16 | 77 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Purdue | W 44–10 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 46 |
| Nov 6 | at Michigan | L 65–67 | 24 | 120 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 52 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Minnesota | L 34–38 | 18 | 141 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Northwestern | W 48–27 | 33 | 330 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 3 | at Fresno State | L 23–25 | 19 | 142 | 1 | 50 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Baylor | W 38–14 | 29 | 184 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 21 |
2009 Illinois 10 games, 734 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Missouri | L 9–37 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 41 |
| Sep 26 | atOhio State | L 0–30 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Michigan State | L 14–24 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 41 |
| Oct 17 | atIndiana | L 14–27 | 12 | 78 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 26 |
| Oct 24 | atPurdue | L 14–24 | 15 | 122 | 0 | 65 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs.Michigan | W 38–13 | 21 | 150 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 7 | atMinnesota | W 35–32 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Northwestern | L 16–21 | 13 | 76 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at Cincinnati | L 36–49 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Fresno State | L 52–53 | 11 | 184 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 22 |
2008 Illinois 8 games, 126 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 47–21 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. Louisiana | W 20–17 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 27 | atPenn State | L 24–38 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| Oct 4 | atMichigan | W 45–20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs.Minnesota | L 20–27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Indiana | W 55–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at Wisconsin | L 17–27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Iowa | W 27–24 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ |
| Weight | 227 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 75½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 215 | 798 | 9 | 34 | 214 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 15 | 217 | 807 | 9 | 34 | 214 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL | BC Lions * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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