TE · Pittsburgh Steelers
Leonard Pope
Age 42 · 203 cm (6'8") · 120 kg · Born Sep 10, 1983 · Georgia
NFL career
2006
debut year
2012
last season
7
seasons
#45
jersey
College: Georgia
2006 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#72
overall pick
ARI
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2006 to 2012 · 81 games.
Receiving
982yards
11touchdowns
105receptions
9.4YPC avg
Stats by season
7 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Targets | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 16 | 0 | 161 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2007 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 23 | 0 | 238 | 10.3 | 5 |
| 2008 | Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2009 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 20 | 30 | 174 | 8.7 | 1 |
| 2010 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 10 | 19 | 76 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 2011 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 24 | 34 | 247 | 10.3 | 1 |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3.0 | 2 |
Games during career · Pittsburgh Steelers
Most recent results for the franchise while Leonard Pope was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
24–10 vs Browns
2012-17 · Dec 30, 2012 · REGULAR
L
10–13 vs Bengals
2012-16 · Dec 23, 2012 · REGULAR
L
24–27 @ Cowboys
2012-15 · Dec 16, 2012 · REGULAR
L
24–34 vs Chargers
2012-14 · Dec 9, 2012 · REGULAR
W
23–20 @ Ravens
2012-13 · Dec 2, 2012 · REGULAR
L
14–20 @ Browns
2012-12 · Nov 25, 2012 · REGULAR
L
10–13 vs Ravens
2012-11 · Nov 18, 2012 · REGULAR
W
16–13 vs Chiefs
2012-10 · Nov 12, 2012 · REGULAR
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Career badges
Retired
External profiles
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2006 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#65
#66
#67
#69
#70
#71
#73
#74
#75
#77
Charles Spencer
G · HOU
#66
Eric Winston
OT · HOU
#67
Abdul Hodge
LB · GNB
#68
Claude Wroten
DT · STL
#69
Paul McQuistan
G · OAK
#70
Ashton Youboty
CB · BUF
#71
Chris Gocong
LB · PHI
#73
Dusty Dvoracek
NT · CHI
#74
Brian Calhoun
RB · DET
#75
Jason Spitz
C · GNB
#76
Anthony Schlegel
MLB · NYJ
#77
Jon Alston
LB · STL
TE peers of the era
Other TEs who debuted within five seasons of Leonard Pope.
Born on September 10
Buck Buchanan
1940 · Kansas City Chiefs
Ray Schoenke
1941 · Washington Commanders
Marlin Briscoe
1945 · New England Patriots
Charlie Waters
1948 · Dallas Cowboys
Jim Harrison
1948 · Chicago Bears
Mike Bettiga
1950 · San Francisco 49ers
Gary Danielson
1951 · Cleveland Browns
Jesse Freitas
1951 · Los Angeles Chargers