# Ashley Lelie

Ashley Jovon Lelie (/ləˈliː/; born February 16, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hawaii Warriors and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft with the 19th overall pick.
Lelie also played for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and was briefly signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, but was released before the 2009 season began.

## Early life

Lelie attended Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was a three-sport standout in football, track, and basketball. In football, he won All-District and All-State honors. In basketball, he won All-District honors and in track, he won an All-League honors.
In 2006, Lelie donated a scoreboard to his alma mater. Ashley is the son of retired United States Marine Rene Allday Lelie and Annetta Lelie a nurse.

## College career

Lelie was a standout wide receiver at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa from 1999 to 2001. He places prominently on Rainbow Warriors' career receiving lists:
* 8th in career receptions (194)
* 5th in career receiving yards (3,341)
* 4th in career receiving touchdowns (32)

## Professional career

Lelie was selected by the Denver Broncos with their first pick (19th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft. He became a starter in 2004 when he recorded his best year with 54 receptions for 1,084 yards.
Lelie became unhappy in Denver at the start of the 2006 season when Denver traded for Javon Walker during the 2006 NFL draft. He skipped training camp and asked to be traded, which led to tension with head coach Mike Shanahan.
Lelie was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in a three-way deal with the Washington Redskins in August 2006, and went on to play as a backup for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders in subsequent seasons.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| | Led the league |
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2002 | DEN | 16 | 1 | 53 | 35 | 525 | 15.0 | 48 | 2 |
| 2003 | DEN | 16 | 10 | 81 | 37 | 628 | 17.0 | 60 | 2 |
| 2004 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 101 | 54 | 1,084 | 20.1 | 58 | 7 |
| 2005 | DEN | 16 | 13 | 88 | 42 | 770 | 18.3 | 56 | 1 |
| 2006 | ATL | 15 | 10 | 68 | 28 | 430 | 15.4 | 51 | 1 |
| 2007 | SFO | 15 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 47 | 0 |
| 2008 | OAK | 13 | 6 | 45 | 11 | 197 | 17.9 | 51 | 2 |
| | | 107 | 59 | 463 | 217 | 3,749 | 17.3 | 60 | 15 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2003 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 2005 | DEN | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 38 | 1 |
| | | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 152 | 15.2 | 38 | 1 |

## Coaching career

In 2014 Lelie was hired by the Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team to be their wide receivers coach.
During the 2013 football season Lelie served as the offensive quality control coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack football team under new head coach Brian Polian. Lelie joined former Hawaii teammate and offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich.