Defensive end, Virginia Tech, 2003–07
Chris Ellis
Lettered 2004–07 (school media guide)
- Born
- Feb 11, 1985
Chris Ellis played defensive end at Virginia Tech (2003–07). The Buffalo Bills took Ellis in round 3, No. 72 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2007
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Virginia Tech | 1 |
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | 1 |
| On file (2005–07) | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 10.5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 9 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| On file | 58 | 74 | 132 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 32 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2007 Virginia Tech 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | vs. Florida State | W 40–21 | 1 |
2005 Virginia Tech 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 51–7 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 | Combine or pro day 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ | |
| Weight | 263 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.71 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 27″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′1″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.64 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.65 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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