Hokie Club49 - Chris EllisPosition: Defensive End
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 250 lbs.
High School: Bethel
Hometown: Hampton, Va.
Will be hard to keep out of the lineup after excelling during the spring ... Saw considerable action and made an impact during his first season ... Named a third-team freshman All-American by The Sporting News ... Was an All-ACC Freshman Team selection by the same publication as a defensive end ... Carried his success over to the spring and was named the team's most valuable defensive performer ... Runs well and gets after the passer ... Has become more physical against the run ... Possesses the potential to get even better ... Is a player to watch on the Tech defense ... 2004: Played in all 13 games, recording 15 solo stops and 18 assists ... Included in those 33 tackles were 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks ... Also had a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, three pass break ups and 14 quarterback hurries ... Played 271 snaps on defense and 100 on special teams in the regular season ... Played 17 snaps in the opener against USC, registering three solo tackles and two quarterback hurries ... Was credited with five tackles, including one for a loss, and four quarterback hurries against WMU ... Had three tackles, including a sack, against Duke ... Led the team with seven total stops against FAMU ... Included in that total were 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Also had a forced fumble and a pass break up ... Had two tackles - 1.5 for loss - at Georgia Tech ... Recorded a big sack in the third quarter that resulted in a safety ... Also had a fumble recovery ... Given the George Preas Award, awarded to the most valuable player of spring practice ... Posted a 350-pound bench, a 304-pound push jerk and a 33 1/2-inch vertical jump in spring testing ...
2003: Worked at defensive end while redshirting ... Had the best vertical jump (31 1/2 inches) among the incoming freshmen linemen ... Upped his vertical to 35 inches by spring practice, the fifth-best leap on the entire defense ... Turned in the top 40 time among the ends at 4.56 ... Posted a pair of tackles for loss during the annual Maroon-White spring game ...
High School: Was ranked 66th on SuperPrep's Elite 100 list following his senior season ... Led Bethel with 50 tackles - seven for loss - and 10 sacks ... Played end and outside linebacker for Coach Tracy Parker ... Named an All-American by both SuperPrep and PrepStar as a defensive lineman ... Named to the VHSCA All-Eastern Region honorable mention squad as a defensive end ... Named to the first-team Newport News Daily Press All-Star Team as a defensive lineman ... A first-team Peninsula District selection at end ... Ranked the No. 13 defensive end in the country and the No. 3 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep ... Rated the No. 21 defensive end in the nation by Tom Lemming on ESPN.com ... Rated the No. 157 prospect nationally and the No. 20 player in the Mid-Atlantic region by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Ranked the No. 4 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Posted 75 tackles and 15 sacks as a junior ...
Personal: Christopher James Ellis ... Born 2/11/85 in Hawaii ... Son of Eric and Laurie Ellis ... Majoring in apparel, housing, resource management.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 7.5-33 | 3-11 |
| 2005 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 10.5-41 | 6-33 |
| 2006 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 8.5-46 | 4.5-38 |
| 2007 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 9-51 | 8.5-49 |
| Career | 52 | 73 | 92 | 165 | 35.5-171 | 22-131 |
| Interceptions | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Career | 27 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 2 | 29 |
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