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44 Vonta Leach - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 265
COLLEGE: East Carolina
NFL EXP: 6th season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | rush | yds | avg | lg | td |
| 2004 | GB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | GB | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | HOU | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | GB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | HOU | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | HOU | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | |
CAREER: Strong lead blocker, also used as an outlet receiver…named Pro Bowl alternate in 2008…in 66 career games with 34 starts, has registered 48 receptions for 291 yards and five touchdowns (three receiving, two rushing)…scored a career-high three touchdowns in 2007…is an integral part of the Texans' run game.
2008 (Houston 16/12): Started in 12 of 16 games at fullback…helped clear defenders for rookie RB Steve Slaton to rush for a team record 1,282 rushing yards…started at fullback and recorded one catch for five yards at Pittsburgh (9/7)…started and helped lead the way for rookie RB Steve Slaton to rush for his first career 100-yard game at Tennessee (9/21)…caught one pass for five yards…registered one catch for four yards and made one special teams tackle at Jacksonville (9/28)…started and totaled eight yards on one catch vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…played at fullback vs. Miami (10/12)…started at fullback and posted one special teams tackle vs. Detroit (10/19)…started at fullback vs. Cincinnati (10/26)…started and caught one pass for nine yards at Minnesota (11/2)…started and caught one pass for nine yards vs. Baltimore (11/9)…played at fullback at Indianapolis (11/16)…blocked for rookie RB Steve Slaton, who set a Texans rookie record with 156 rushing yards…played at fullback at Cleveland (11/23)…caught one pass for nine yards…started at fullback vs. Jacksonville (12/1)…blocked for RB Steve Slaton, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns…started and caught three passes for a career-high 48 yards against his former team at Green Bay (12/7)…his 22-yard catch in the fourth quarter was the longest of his career, topping his 21-yard grab in the third quarter…started at fullback and played on special teams vs. Tennessee (12/14)…started and recorded his first rushing touchdown of the season with a one-yard score in the first quarter at Oakland (12/21)…it was his first rushing attempt of the season and the second rushing touchdown of his career…started at fullback vs. Chicago (12/28)…caught one pass for three yards.
2007 (Houston 16/12): Played in all 16 games with 12 starts…recorded 25 receptions for 108 yards, a career-high, and two rushes for two yards…finished with three touchdowns (two receiving, one rushing)…had 26 yards on a career-high five catches at Carolina (9/16)…scored first touchdown of the season on a one-yard run against Indianapolis (9/23)…scored the Texans' only touchdown of the game on a one-yard reception at Jacksonville (10/14)…rushed for a one-yard touchdown, the first of his career, and caught a three-yard pass vs. Denver (12/13).
2006 (Green Bay 1/1; Houston 11/4): Played in 11 games, starting four for the Texans…set career high with six catches for 61 yards and his first-career touchdown…saw his first significant playing time at Oakland (12/3), where the Texans' running game totaled 129 yards.
2005 (Green Bay 16/5): Played in all 16 games, starting five, sharing snaps at fullback…utilized more and more each week as a blocking back, he made five catches for 19 yards, adding five tackles on special teams…also returned three kickoffs for 39 yards…made first-career start vs. Cleveland (9/18)…picked up his first NFL reception, a five-yard gain.
2004 (Green Bay 6/0): Promoted late in the season from the practice squad…spent the last six weeks on the active roster…played in the final six regular-season contests, mostly on special teams, in addition to the NFC Wild Card playoff vs. Minnesota (1/9/05)…made his NFL debut vs. St. Louis (11/29), accounting for one tackle on a kickoff return…saw his first career action at fullback in division-clinching victory at Minnesota (12/24), playing two snaps in the second quarter…played again on special teams at Chicago (1/2/05), coming away with two coverage tackles.
Played his first two collegiate seasons as a linebacker and his final two as a fullback, earning letters all four years (2000-03)…capped his senior season by earning the Gray team's offensive MVP at the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic, where he carried five times for 28 yards and caught three passes for 27 yards…played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker in 2001 and notched 32 tackles, including three for loss, and two sacks.
Signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004…released by Packers on Sept. 12, 2006…claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 14, 2006…released by Saints on Sept. 25, 2006…signed by the Houston Texans on Oct. 9, 2006…re-signed by Texans on March 26, 2007.
Born in Lumberton, N.C.…lettered four years in football and three times each in basketball and track at South Robeson High School in Rowland, N.C.…played fullback and linebacker, rushing for 4,615 yards and 75 touchdowns for the Mustangs…also recorded 138 tackles as an all-state senior…earned Player of the Year honors from Guru magazine and twice was named team MVP…full name is Terzell Vonta Leach.
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