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
Junior (2016)
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