David Fluellen

David Fluellen
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Fluellen with the Tennessee Titans in 2018
No. 32 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-29) January 29, 1992
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
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MAC (2012, 2013)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018
Rushing yards: 21
Rushing average: 5.3
Rushing touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

David Fluellen Jr. (born January 29, 1992) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). 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

Year School Class Pos Games Rush Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2010 Toledo Freshman RB 9 38 224 5.9 1 5 39 7.8 0
2011 Toledo Sophomore RB 13 97 493 5.1 4 16 155 9.7 2
2012 Toledo Junior RB 12 259 1,498 5.8 13 32 246 7.7 0
2013 Toledo Senior RB 9 167 1,121 6.7 10 27 222 8.2 0
Career Toledo 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

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]

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]

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]

Personal life

Fluellen, a native of Lockport, New York, is married to WSMV-TV anchor/reporter Desiree Wiley.[19] He has 5 sisters and a brother. His brother, Jhamal, was a running back at Syracuse and Maine.

References

  1. ↑ "Lockport High School star David Fluellen signs with Tennessee Titans". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ↑ "David Fluellen College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ↑ "David Fluellen 2010 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. ↑ "David Fluellen 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. ↑ "David Fluellen 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  6. ↑ "David Fluellen 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  7. ↑ Eagles UDFA scouting reports
  8. ↑ Colts trade Cody Parkey to Eagles for David Fluellen
  9. ↑ David Fluellen profile
  10. ↑ Titans Agree to Terms with TE Chase Coffman, RB David Fluellen
  11. ↑ Lockport native makes Titans PS
  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 18 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "David Fluellen 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  19. ↑ http://www.wsmv.com/story/37848469/desiree-wiley
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