James Ellingson

Ellingson was drafted in the second round (11th overall) by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1986.  Ellingson played four and part seasons for the green Riders, mainly as a backup receiver with his most productive season coming in 1989 with 22 catches.  1990 got off to an even better start for Ellingson as he had 18 catches after just 6 games when he was traded to Ottawa along with FB Shawn Daniels in August for RB Orville Lee.  Ellingson played for Ottawa through the end of the 1996 season before becoming a free agent.  Ellingson saw more regular playing time with the eastern Riders with his best season coming in 1992 with 54 catches for 797 yards.

Games Played and Receiving
Team Year GP Rec Yds Avg Long TD
OTT 194 18 35 508 14.5 54 4
SASK 1986 4 1 10 10 10 0
SASK 1987 10 3 24 8 10 0
SASK 1988 18 17 223 13.1 27 0
SASK 1989 18 22 288 13.1 41 2
OTT 1990 12 31 391 12.6 25 1
SASK 1990 6 18 244 13.6 34 0
OTT 1991 14 15 222 14.8 28 0
OTT 1992 18 54 797 14.8 71 9
OTT 1993 18 25 281 11.2 23 2
OTT 1995 17 18 306 12 35 0
OTT 1996 16 16 208 13 35 1
Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
194 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1986 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
1987 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
1988 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SASK 1 9 9 0 9
1990 OTT 1 0 0 0 0
1990 SASK 0 0 0 0 0
1991 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1992 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1993 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1995 OTT 1 0 0 0 0
1996 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
Fumbles
Year Team F FL
194 OTT 1 1
1986 SASK 0 0
1987 SASK 0 0
1988 SASK 0 0
1989 SASK 0 0
1990 OTT 0 0
1990 SASK 0 0
1991 OTT 1 0
1992 OTT 1 0
1993 OTT 0 0
1995 OTT 1 0
1996 OTT 0 0
Fumble Returns
Year Team FR Yds Avg TD Long OFR FF
194 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 SASK 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SASK 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tackles
Year Team T ST Total
194 OTT 1 0 1
1986 SASK 0 0 0
1987 SASK 0 0 0
1988 SASK 0 0 0
1989 SASK 1 0 1
1990 OTT 0 0 0
1990 SASK 0 0 0
1991 OTT 0 0 0
1992 OTT 1 0 1
1993 OTT 1 0 1
1995 OTT 0 1 1
1996 OTT 0 1 1

Ellingson had one carry for 10 yards in 1990 with Saskatchewan.

Ellingson had one punt return for 5 yards in 1996.

Ellingson had one punt for 5 yards in 1992.