Arkansas State University

2005: Played in all 12 games for the Indians ... tallied 41 tackles (23 solo, 18 assists) ... also had three tackles for loss ... best tackle performance came against Tennessee-Martin, with eight ... had six stops against Army and Louisiana-Lafayette .... 2004: Transferred to ASU in the spring of 2004 and was slated to be a starter out of spring ball ... difficulty with his diabetes left him unable to play, so he received a medical redshirt ... managed to see time in just parts of three games ... JUCO: Finished his career at El Camino with 177 career tackles ... limited to eight games as a sophomore due to injury ... Honorable Mention All-American by JC Gridwire ... JC Gridwire also labeled Ellis as a preseason Top-100 player ... unanimous selection as an All-Mission Conference player ... tallied 91 total tackles as a sophomore in eight games and finished fourth in the conference in tackles per game (11.3) ... picked as ECCCs Team Captain as a sophomore ... selected as team’s Most Inspirational Player and won the Big Hitter award ... received the Academic Achievement Award ... High School: Four-year starter at Levzinger High ... named All-Area and was second-team All-State as a senior ... played several positions, including running back as a junior, where he rushed for over 1,000-yards ... participated in track, running in the 100- and 200-meter dashes ... Miscellaneous: Recruited in junior college by UCLA, Texas A&M and Boise State ... born 9-6-82 ... son of Hermanlene Ellis ... married with children ... recruited out of high school by Oregon State, Washington State and Hawaii ... majoring in English ... enjoys practicing football and going to the park.