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Jersey Number 11
Ray Ellis
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
- High School:
- Holy Spirit
- Major:
- MBA-Sports Management
- Birthday:
- 6/28/1996
Bio
Photo Gallery
At FAU
Super Senior (2019)
- Earned the Defensive Line Spring "Top Guy" Award along with Leighton McCarthy
- Recorded a solo tackle in the season opener at Ohio State
- Had an assisted tackle in the UCF contest
- Ball State workday included six tackle, including a half sack and a TFL as wll as a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry
- Tallied a half tackle for a loss of one yard in the 42-7 Wagner win
- Recorded two solo tackles, both were sacks, and a quarterback hurry in FAU's 45-27 victory over Charlotte
- Continued to get into the opponent's backfield with two tackles for a loss of seven yards among those was a sack for a loss of six yards and he added another tackle in the win over Middle Tennessee
- Added three tackle assists to his career totals in the Marshall game
- Had five tackles, including a half sack, and a pass breakup in the Owls' 41-3 ODU win
- In his start at WKU, he recorded a tackle assist
- Credited with two tackle assists and three quarterback hurries in the Owls' 37-7 win over FIU
- Had a tackle for a loss of five yards at UTSA
- Tallied two tackles, a quarterback hurry and a pass break up, in the Owls' 34-17 win over USM to capture the C-USA East Division title
- Recorded a sack for a loss of four yards in the Owls' 49-6 win over UAB in the C-USA Championship game
- Earned C-USA Honorable Mention
- Recorded a tackle assist in the Owls' 52-28 win over SMU in the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
- Named Third Team All-Conference by Phil Steele's Magazine
At FAU
Redshirt Senior (2018)
- Saw action at Oklahoma in the season opener
- Recorded four tackles versus Air Force
- Had one solo tackle versus Bethune
- Added a solo tackle at No. 16 UCF
- Recorded two tackles (1-1=2) at Middle Tennessee
- Had an assisted tackle in the ODU victory
- Credited with six tackle assists, including a half sack and a TFL at Marshall
- Worked as part of the interior lineman rotation versus LA Tech
- Had a tackle assist versus WKU
- Finished the North Texas game with a tackle assist
- Versus Charlotte, the final game of his senior season, he recorded a solo tackle
Redshirt Junior (2017)
- Saw early action versus Navy but suffered a season-ending injury
- Suffered a preseason injury and redshirted
Sophomore (2015)
- Recorded a solo tackle versus Miami
- Recorded two tackles (1-1=2) versus Buffalo
- Recorded two tackles, both solo, at Charlotte
- Had a big game versus Rice among a strong rotation of D linemen
- Recorded four tackles (3-1=4), including one for a loss of one
- Tallied three tackles (2-1=3) versus Marshall in his second start of the season
- Recorded four tackles (1-3=4) at UTEP in a steady rotation
- Had four tackles (1-3=4) in the Shula Bowl victory over FIU
- Had one solo tackle in his start at WKU
- Recorded two tackles (1-1=2) versus Middle Tennessee
- Recorded a solo tackle at UF
Freshman (2014)
- Saw his first collegiate action in the WKU victory
- Recorded a tackle assist at No. 23 Marshall
- Credited with three tackles as part of a defensive line rotation in the UAB game
- Had two tackles, a solo and an assist, at North Texas
- Drew a start at Middle Tennessee...tallied six tackles, including his first career sack and the only FAU sack of the game and it was for a loss of seven yards
- Tallied two tackles in the ODU game, the final game of the 2014 season
- Ended his freshman season with six games played after being called into early action following an injury to the starting defensive tackle
- Drew two starts on the year and recorded 14 tackles, including a sack for a loss of seven yards
High School
- Played for John Iannucci at Holy Spirit High School where he recorded 58 tackles as a senior, including 33 for a loss (57 percent of his tackles resulted in a loss of yards), eight sacks and one forced fumble
- Earned all-state, all-south Jersey, all-non-public and all-Cape athletic league honors
- Named student of the month for math and business at Holy Spirit
- Two-sport athlete (football and wrestling)
Personal
- Marketing major
- MBA - Sports Management (2nd year)
- Son of Ray Ellis, Jr. and Phyllis Ellis-Sanderson
- Born June 28, 1996 in Galloway, NJ
- Relative of Pete Hunter (Dallas Cowboys, NY Jets and Cleveland Browns) and Tyler Stockton who plays for Notre Dame
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