Tight end, Mercer, 2016–⁠19

Chris Ellington

Number
No. 88
Height
6′4″
Weight
243 lb
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL

Chris Ellington played tight end at Mercer (2016–⁠19).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Mercer252.505
2019Mercer284.0011
Career4133.3011

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Mercer110000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2017Mercer88TE
2018Mercer88TE
2019Mercer88TE6′4″243

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Mercer (FCS)2-0.37––-0.7–
2019Mercer (FCS)2-0.15––-0.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Mercer 1 game, 2 catches, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 23atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠56280–––

No box score in the source for Aug 31 at Western Carolina; Sep 7 at Presbyterian; Sep 14 vs. Austin Peay; Sep 21 at Furman; Sep 28 vs. Campbell; Oct 5 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 19 vs. VMI; Oct 26 at The Citadel; Nov 2 vs. Samford; Nov 9 vs. Wofford; Nov 16 at East Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Mercer 1 game, 2 catches, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 1atMemphisL 14–⁠66250–––

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Jacksonville; Sep 15 at Samford; Sep 22 vs. The Citadel; Sep 29 at VMI; Oct 13 at Yale; Oct 20 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 27 at Wofford; Nov 3 vs. East Tennessee State; Nov 10 at Chattanooga; Nov 17 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.

2017 Mercer 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 18atAlabamaL 0–⁠56–––100

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Jacksonville; Sep 9 vs. Wofford; Sep 23 at East Tennessee State; Sep 30 vs. VMI; Oct 7 at The Citadel; Oct 14 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 21 at Furman; Nov 4 vs. Samford; Nov 11 at Western Carolina, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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