Position: Wide Receiver
College: Hawaii
Height: 6-2
Weight: 197
Hometown: Beaufort, SC
Selection: Round 1 (19)
SCOUTING REPORT  

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Big downfield target who is very quick getting through the crease...Physical blocker who excels at keeping his feet inbounds going up for the sideline passes...Runs sharp pass routes and has shifty movements to avoid contact...Does a nice job stopping and coming back for the ball...Shows great concentration and a confident demeanor hauling down the high pass in traffic...Has the body control to twist and adjust for the ball in traffic…Has an explosive burst in and out of his cuts to set up the defenders and has no wasted motions in his stride…Catches with his arms extended, excelling in the over-the-shoulder grabs… Will face up as a blocker vs. the blitz and is effective cut blocking at the second level… Makes good field decisions and knows when to come back when the quarterback is flushed out of the pocket…Tough runner after the catch, using his body well to shield and elude on fade routes…Hawaii’s career leader in receiving yards with 3341, Ashley is the only receiver in school history to catch for more than 3000 yards…Owns the top two all-time best receiving performances in school history with 285 vs. Air Force and 262 vs. Brigham Young (2001)… Is the first UH receiver to catch for over 1000 yards in two separate seasons (1110 in 2000 and 1713 in 2001)…Owns the school record for most touchdown catches in a career (32)… Owns the school record for most receiving yards in a season (1713 in 2001)…Started 30 consecutive games and caught at least one pass in 31 straight…Tied for fifth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 192 points…Holds the school record for most touchdowns in a season with 19…Ranks third in career all-purpose yardage with 3341 yards… Broke eight school records including: Season Receptions (84), Career Receptions (194), Season Receptions Per Game (7.0), Yards in a Game (285), Yards in a Season (1,713), Yards in a Career (3,341), Season Yards Per Game (142.8), and Average Gain Per Play in a Game (35.2).

2001 SEASON
All-American first-team choice by The NFL Draft Report, earning second-team recognition from CBS Sportsline and third-team honors from Football News and The Sporting News...Became the school’s first All-American since 1992 and the first wide receiver to earn such accolades since 1985...All-Western Athletic Conference first-team selection...Broke two WAC receiving records including: Season Yards (1,713) and Season Touchdowns (19). Also tied one WAC record: Most 200-Yard Games (3)...Ranked first in the conference and second in the nation in receiving yards per game (142.8)...Ranked third in the WAC and ninth in the nation in receptions per game (7.0)...Ranked fourth in the WAC and 19th in the nation in all-purpose yardage (142.8)...Led the Warriors in receiving yards in 9 of 12 games in 2001...Voted the third-best player in the WAC by Collegefootballnews.com (December 2001) behind Fresno State quarterback David Carr and Fresno State defensive tackle Alan Harper...Teamed up with wide receiver Channon Harris to catch an average of 12.75 passes in 2001, the sixth-best duo in the nation.

Montana...Opened the season with 8 catches for 163 yards and a 26-yard score
Nevada...Gained 93 yards on 8 receptions
Rice...Made 11 catches for 181 yards with 6 and 16-yard touchdowns...Only Craig Stutzmann (12 vs. San Jose State, 2000) and Walter Murray (12 vs. Colorado State, 1985) had more receptions in a game for Hawaii...His 181 yards rank eighth on the school’s game-record list
Southern Methodist...Caught 10 passes for 121 yards
Texas-El Paso...Had touchdown catches of 18 and 38 yards
Tulsa...Made 7 catches for 85 yards with 44 and 12-yard scores
Fresno State...Added 122 yards on 9 catches, including touchdowns of 3, 11 and 14 yards
San Jose State...Made 2 catches for 57 yards
Boise State...Caught 4 passes for 77 yards and a 22-yard score
Miami (Ohio)...Began an NCAA three-game record string of 200-yard performances (totaled 758 yards in the process) as he caught 6 passes for 211 yards and 3 touchdowns...His 211 yards rank fourth on the school's game-record list
Air Force...Set school and conference records as he amassed 285 yards, catching 9 passes with touchdowns of 53, 47 and 76 yards...His 285 yards shattered the previous Hawaii record of 220 yards by Dwight Carter vs. Eastern Illinois in 1999…Also became the first player in school annals to catch three scoring passes in a game twice in a career (Miami, Ohio and Air Force, 2001)
Brigham Young...Closed out his career with 8 receptions for 262 yards (second on the school and conference record list), including 15 and 80-yard scores

2000 SEASON
First-team All-Western Athletic Conference and All-American honorable mention by The Sports Xchange, adding second-team All-WAC honors from the media and the league’s coaches...Started every game at the "Z" receiver slot...Finished third in the WAC in receptions per game (6.17) and third in receiving yards per game (92.5)...Led the team in receptions (74), receiving yards (1,110), touchdowns (11), all-purpose yards (92.5) and scoring (66)...Gained over 100 yards receiving in three contests and had three games with at least two touchdown catches...Had at least one catch in every game, extending that streak to 19 games for his career.

Portland State...Began the year with 6 catches for 92 yards, including touchdowns of 22 and 10 yards
Texas Christian...Gained 80 yards on 5 catches with scores of 33 and 15 yards
Southern Methodist...Had 86 yards on 3 catches
Rice...Had 8 receptions for 96 yards and a 19-yard touchdown
San Jose State...Caught 6 passes for 125 yards and a 51-yard score
Fresno State...Made 7 catches for 87 yards and a 35-yard touchdown
Nevada...Gained 170 yards on 9 catches with 45 and 8-yard scores
Louisiana Tech...Caught 8 passes for 77 yards and a 2-yard touchdown
Nevada-Las Vegas...Had 7 catches for 111 yards and a 24-yard score

1999 SEASON
Played in every game, started seven at the "Z" receiver slot...Fourth on the team with 36 catches for 518 yards (14.4 avg.) and two touchdowns.

Southern Methodist...Gained 73 yards on 5 catches
Tulsa...Had 4 receptions for 78 yards
San Jose State...Scored his first career touchdown on a 19-yard reception
Fresno State...Had 5 receptions for 59 yards and a 15-yard score
Oregon State (Oahu Bowl)...Caught 4 passes for 43 yards

1998 SEASON
Redshirted as a freshman.

AGILITY TESTS
4.49 in the 40-yard dash...36-inch vertical jump...33.5-inch arm length...8.25-inch hands.

HIGH SCHOOL
1998 graduate of Radford (Honolulu, Hi.) High...Earned two letters each in football, track and basketball...Selected to both the All-District and All-State teams in football...All-District choice in basketball and All-League selection in track...His 1998 track team won the league championship…Was on the honor roll.

PERSONAL
Physical Education major...Son of Annetta and Rene Lelie...Born 2/16/80 in Bellflower, California...Resides in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Ashley Lelie 
SELECTED BY DENVER , ROUND 1, PICK 19, OVERALL PICK 19                            MORE INFO
WR | (6-2, 197, 4.4) | HAWAII | COLLEGE STATS 
By Pro Football Weekly

Notes: Three-sport athlete (football, basketball and track) in high school. Redshirted in 1998. Started seven times in '99 and caught 36 passes for 518 yards and two touchdowns. Second-team All-Western Athletic Conference pick in 2000, when he caught 74-1,110-11. All-WAC and received some All-America notice in '01, when he snatched 83-1,713-19.

Positives: Is tall and uses his height advantage well. Exceptional athlete with outstanding body control and very good ball skills. Adjusts to the off-line throw well and can make the circus catch. Can and will go up and grab the ball at its highest point. Has deceptive speed and a stride that eats up ground. Is a deep and home-run threat. Has improved dramatically every year under head coach June Jones and played in a pro-style offense. Made clutch, great and big plays to help Hawaii stun Fresno State last fall. Superproductive in 2001 and was very good in '00 as well.

Negatives: Does not always do a good job of getting quick separation. Is more fast and fluid than sudden and explosively quck. Is not that aggressive in a crowd and can be muscled and jostled. Has too many drops all over the field for a player with his hands, because he does not always watch the ball into his hands and at times will peek to see where the defender is. Is not a polished route runner and is mostly a vertical receiver. Played in the WAC, an offensive league where many defensive teams are very mediocre and very few have top defensive backs.

Summary: A terrific receiver who has the tools to really excel on the next level. Three times the football player Walter Murray (second-round pick out of Hawaii in 1986, for whom the Redskins gave up their first-round pick in '87 to draft) was.