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David Fluellen
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Fluellen with the Tennessee Titans in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-29) January 29, 1992 (age 32)
Lockport, New York
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Lockport HS (NY)
College:Toledo
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MAC (2012, 2013)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Rushing attempts:8
Rushing yards:37
Rushing average:4.6
Rushing touchdowns:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

David Fluellen Jr. (born January 29, 1992) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles after the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Toledo.

Early years

Fluellen attended and played high school football at Lockport High School.[1]

College career

Fluellen attended and played college football at Toledo.[2] As a freshman in 2010, he had 38 carries for 224 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.[3] As a sophomore in 2011, he had 97 carries for 493 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 16 receptions for 155 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[4] As a junior in 2012, he had 259 carries for 1,498 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns to go along with 32 receptions for 246 receiving yards.[5] As a senior in 2013, he had 167 carries for 1,121 rushing yards and ten rushing touchdowns to go along with 27 receptions for 222 receiving yards.[6]

Collegiate statistics

David Fluellen Rushing Receiving
Year School Class Pos Games Rush Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2010 Toledo FR RB 9 38 224 5.9 1 5 39 7.8 0
2011 Toledo SO RB 13 97 493 5.1 4 16 155 9.7 2
2012 Toledo JR RB 12 259 1,498 5.8 13 32 246 7.7 0
2013 Toledo SR RB 9 167 1,121 6.7 10 27 222 8.2 0
Career Toledo 43 561 3,336 5.9 28 80 662 8.3 2

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Following the 2014 NFL Draft, Fluellen was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.[7] Fluellen was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for placekicker Cody Parkey on August 20, 2014.[8]

Indianapolis Colts

Fluellen was waived by the Colts on August 30, 2014.[9]

Tennessee Titans

2015 season

On July 29, 2015, Fluellen signed with the Tennessee Titans.[10] He was released at the end of roster cuts and was added to the Titans' practice squad where he spent his entire rookie season.[11]

2016 season

On September 2, 2016, Fluellen was released by the Titans as part of final roster cuts.[12] The next day, he was signed to the Titans' practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2016.[14] He was waived by the Titans on December 12, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on January 2, 2017.[16]

2017 season

Fluellen in 2017

On September 17, 2017, in Week 2, Fluellen had the first three rushes of his career, which went for 18 yards, in a 37–16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.[17] Overall, he finished the 2017 season with four carries for 21 rushing yards.[18] The Titans finished second in the AFC South with a 9–7 record and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team.[19][20] In the Wild Card Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, Fluellen returned a kickoff for 12 yards right before halftime. The Titans won 22-21.[21]

2018 season

Fluellen made his first rush of the season, a two-yarder, in Week 7 during a narrow 20-19 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers.[22] During Week 10 against the New England Patriots, he rushed three times for 14 yards before exiting the 34-10 victory with a knee injury. [23] He missed the next five games before being placed on injured reserve on December 20, 2018.[24] In seven games, he had four carries for 16 yards on the season.[25]

2019 season

On March 11, 2019, Fluellen re-signed with the Titans.[26] He was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on October 4.[27]

Personal life

Fluellen, a native of Lockport, New York, is married to WSMV-TV anchor/reporter Desiree Wiley.[28] He has 5 sisters and a brother. His brother, Jhamal, was a running back at Syracuse and Maine. Fluellen enjoys bowling, mini-golf and watching movies with his wife in his free time. He hosted the first annual David Fluellen Football Camp in June 2018 at his high school alma mater in New York, Lockport High School.

References

  1. ^ "Lockport High School star David Fluellen signs with Tennessee Titans". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "David Fluellen College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "David Fluellen 2010 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "David Fluellen 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "David Fluellen 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "David Fluellen 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 11, 2014). "Eagles UDFA scouting reports". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Colts trade Cody Parkey to Eagles for David Fluellen". NFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  9. ^ David Fluellen profile
  10. ^ Titans Agree to Terms with TE Chase Coffman, RB David Fluellen
  11. ^ "Lockport's Fluellen makes Titans' practice squad". Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  12. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 2, 2016). "Titans Down to 53 Players: A Position-by-Position Look". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
  13. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 4, 2016). "Titans Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017.
  14. ^ Morris, Jimmy (November 7, 2016). "Titans promote David Fluellen to 53 man roster; waive Cody Riggs". Music City Miracles. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  15. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 12, 2016). "Titans Promote DL Mehdi Abdesmad to 53-Man Roster". TitansOnline.com.
  16. ^ Cotton, Dan (January 2, 2017). "Titans sign seven players to futures contracts". CBSSports.com.
  17. ^ "Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  18. ^ "David Fluellen 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  19. ^ "2017 NFL Regular Season Standings – National Football League". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Titans Beat Jaguars, Punch Ticket to Playoffs". Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  21. ^ "Wild Card – Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – January 6th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  22. ^ "David Fluellen, RB for the Tennessee Titans". NFL.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  23. ^ Froyd, Crissy (November 11, 2018). "Titans-Patriots: RB David Fluellen leaves game with injury". TitansWire.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  24. ^ "Titans Promote LB Nigel Harris to 53-Man Roster, and Place RB David Fluellen on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com. December 20, 2018.
  25. ^ "David Fluellen 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  26. ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 11, 2019). "Titans Reach Multi-Year Deal With Safety Kenny Vaccaro, While Informing Johnathan Cyprien He'll Be Released; RB David Fluellen Also Re-Signed". TitansOnline.com.
  27. ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 4, 2019). "Titans Officially Add LT Taylor Lewan to 53-Man Roster, Place David Fluellen on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  28. ^ "Desiree Wiley". WSMV Nashville. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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