PRESEASON EditiON - Detroit Lions
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mikeL LesHoure<br />
Running Back<br />
Illinois<br />
2nd Year<br />
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 230<br />
Born: 3/30/90<br />
Steator, IL.<br />
Draft: ‘11, R2 (57th)<br />
PLayer ProfiLes<br />
<strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com<br />
Media.<strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com<br />
Complete biographical information available on <strong>Detroit</strong>lions.com.<br />
MANE FACTS<br />
‣ favorite TV shows are Sportscenter and Martin.<br />
‣ favorite player growing up was emmitt smith.<br />
‣ enjoys watching steven Jackson (not just because of his hair) and<br />
rashard Mendanhall play.<br />
TRANSACTIONS<br />
‣ Placed on reserVeD/iNJUreD list (achilles) on august 13, 2011<br />
‣ Drafted by the <strong>Detroit</strong> lions in the second round (57th overall) of the<br />
2011 Nfl Draft.<br />
PRO<br />
suffered ruptered achilles tendon in training camp and missed his entire<br />
rookie season.<br />
COLLEGE<br />
started 17 of 33 games at illinois, carrying the ball 424 times for 2,557<br />
yards (6.03 yards per carry) and 23 touchdowns. added 37 receptions for<br />
439 yards (11.86 yards per catch) and 5 touchdowns to his career total.<br />
His 2,557 rushing yards tie Juice Williams (2006-09) for sixth place on the<br />
school career-record list, while his 23 touchdown runs tie the legendary<br />
red Grange (1923-25) and Ty Douthard (1993-96) for seventh on the school<br />
career-record chart. in 2010, his 1,697 yards on the ground broke the previous<br />
illini season-record of 1,681 yards by rashard Mendenhall (2007), and<br />
his 281 rushing attempts are the second-highest season total by an illinois<br />
player, behind only robert Holcombe (297 in 1997).<br />
‣ Gained 330 yards rushing vs. Northwestern in 2010, topping the old<br />
school game-record of 315 by robert Holcombe vs. Minnesota in 1996.<br />
They are the only illini ball carriers to gain 300 yards rushing in a contest.<br />
‣ ran for 100 yards in 12 contests, tying Jim Grabowski (1963-65) for<br />
second in school annals behind robert Holcombe’s 16 (1994-97).<br />
‣ Generated 1,893 all-purpose yards in 2010, joining Mendenhall (1,999<br />
in 2007) and Keith Jones (1,818 in 1988) as the only illini players to<br />
gain over 1,800 all-purpose yards in a campaign.<br />
‣ Had a career-best vs. 330 rushing yards Northwestern his senior year,<br />
the most by a Big Ten player in a game since ron Dayne of Wisconsin<br />
amassed 341 yards vs. Hawaii in 1996. His 341 all-purpose yards<br />
rank second on the school game-record chart behind Grange’s 402<br />
vs. Michigan in 1924.<br />
2010: started in all 13 games played, rushing for 1,697 yards on 281 carries<br />
for 17 touchdowns. His 281 carries rank second-best season total in illini<br />
annals while his 17 scores tied the illini annual record that Mendenhall<br />
first set in 2007. ranked second in the league and fifth in the nation with<br />
an average of 130.54 yards per game rushing. also added 17 receptions for<br />
196 yards and 3 touchdowns. His 20 total touchdowns and 122 points scored<br />
established a pair of school season records. finished 20th nationally and<br />
second in the conference with an average of 145.62 all-purpose yards per<br />
game. all-american second-team selection by the Nfl Draft report and<br />
the associated Press, earning third-team recognition from rivals.com and<br />
honorable mention from sports illustrated.<br />
‣ ran for over 100 yards nine times, surpassing Mendenhall’s record<br />
of eight in 2007.<br />
‣ Was a consensus all-Big-Ten Conference first-team pick, adding Big<br />
Ten Player of the Week honors three times and Walter Camp football<br />
foundation National Player of the Week accolades vs. Northwestern.<br />
‣ Broke the illini annual mark with nine 100-yard rushing performances.<br />
‣ Generated 84 first-down carries, converting 14-of-26 third-down snaps<br />
and all seven of his fourth-down tries.<br />
‣ on 264 non-touchdowns runs, it took more than one defender to take<br />
him down 93 times (25.23%).<br />
‣ Gained at least 10 yards on 43 carries, including 16 for 20 yards or longer.<br />
‣ Had crucial rushing attempts that led to 29 illini touchdowns and on<br />
twelve other possessions that resulted in field goals.<br />
‣ Carried for positive yardage 43 times inside the red zone, including 18<br />
times on goal-line plays.<br />
2009: started in 3 of 11 games played, rushing for 734 yards on 108 carries<br />
for 5 touchdowns, and placed fifth on the team with 14 receptions for 177<br />
yards and 2 scores. His 108 carries placed first on the team. all-Big Ten<br />
Conference honorable mention.<br />
‣ His average of 66.73 yards per game rushing ranked sixth in the Big<br />
Ten and 77th nationally.<br />
2008: Played in nine games and started in one contest at tailback vs. indiana<br />
as a true-freshman. ranked fourth on the team with 126 yards on 35 carries<br />
(3.6 yards per carry) that included 1 touchdown. add 66 yards on 6 receptions<br />
(11.0 yards per catch).<br />
PERSONAL<br />
attended Centennial High school (Champaign, ill), playing football for Head<br />
Coach Mike McDonnell. received a three-star prospect rating from both rivals.com<br />
and scout.com after his senior season. rated the tenth-best overall<br />
prospect in the state and the nation’s 28th-best running back by rivals.<br />
‣ Named first-team all-state by the Champaign News-Gazette, earning<br />
special mention all-state honors by the Chicago Tribune in 2007.<br />
‣ The Prep star all-american was also a member of scouts.com’s<br />
Midwest Hot 100 squad.<br />
‣ During his sophomore season, he rushed for over 1,400 yards.<br />
‣ as a junior, he received all-area, all-Conference and all-state first-team<br />
honors and accumulated 2,474 yards, averaging 6.4 yards per carry,<br />
scoring 29 touchdowns on the ground and picking up 192 yards and 3<br />
more scores receiving in only 10 games.<br />
‣ Closed out his Chargers career by 4,652 yards on 681 carries for an<br />
average of 6.8 yards, as he scored 52 rushing touchdowns.<br />
‣ son of Jacqueline frazier-Jones and resides in Champaign, illinois.<br />
LESHOURE' S COLLEGE STATISTICS<br />
RUSHING<br />
RECEIVING<br />
Year G S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
2008 9 1 35 126 3.6 12 1 6 66 11.0 14 0<br />
2009 11 3 108 734 6.8 70 5 14 177 12.6 41 2<br />
2010 13 13 281 1697 6.0 70 17 17 196 11.5 32 3<br />
Totals 33 17 424 2557 6.0 70 23 37 439 11.9 41 5