David Fluellen

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David Fluellen
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Fluellen with the Tennessee Titans in 2018
No. 32
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-29) January 29, 1992 (age 32)
Lockport, New York, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MAC (2012, 2013)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
37
Rushing average:4.6
Rushing touchdowns:0
Player stats at PFR

David Fluellen Jr. (born January 29, 1992) is a former

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
Season Team Class Pos GP Att 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 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

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]

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]

In 2018, 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]

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 KSAZ-TV anchor/reporter Desiree Wiley.[28] His brother, Jhamal, was a running back at Syracuse and Maine.[29][30] He hosted the first annual David Fluellen Football Camp in June 2018 at his high school alma mater in New York, Lockport High School.[31]

References

  1. ^ "Lockport High School star David Fluellen signs with Tennessee Titans". Niagara Gazette. July 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "David Fluellen College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "David Fluellen 2010 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "David Fluellen 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "David Fluellen 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "David Fluellen 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (May 11, 2014). "Eagles UDFA scouting reports". Bleeding Green Nation. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  8. ^ Wesseling, Chris (August 20, 2014). "Colts trade Cody Parkey to Eagles for David Fluellen". NFL.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  9. ^ McCormick, Terry (August 30, 2014). "Colts waive/injured safety Delano Howell". 247Sports. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lockport's Fluellen signs with Titans". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "Lockport's Fluellen makes Titans' practice squad". East Niagara Post. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  15. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 12, 2016). "Titans Promote DL Mehdi Abdesmad to 53-Man Roster". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  16. ^ Cotton, Dan (January 2, 2017). "Titans sign seven players to futures contracts". 247Sports. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – September 17th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  18. ^ "David Fluellen 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  19. ^ "2017 Tennessee Titans Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  20. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 31, 2017). "Titans Beat Jaguars, Punch Ticket to Playoffs". Titans Online. 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. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  22. ^ "Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers – October 21st, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  23. ^ Froyd, Crissy (November 11, 2018). "Titans-Patriots: RB David Fluellen leaves game with injury". TitansWire.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  24. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 20, 2018). "Titans Promote LB Nigel Harris to 53-Man Roster, and Place RB David Fluellen on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  25. ^ "David Fluellen 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  27. ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 4, 2019). "Titans Officially Add LT Taylor Lewan to 53-Man Roster, Place David Fluellen on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  28. ^ "Desiree Wiley". WSMV Nashville. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  29. ^ "Jhamal Fluellen". Syracuse University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  30. ^ "Jhamal Fluellen – Men's Track and Field". University of Maine Athletics. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  31. ^ "Local NFL player returns home for football camp". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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