Safety, Virginia (from New Mexico, Virginia Tech), 2022–26
Christian Ellis
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Christian Ellis plays safety for Virginia, after New Mexico (2022–24) and Virginia Tech (2025). Last time out, at SMU: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
17 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles at SMU, L 13–23
Next game: vs. Duke, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highat Utah State, 20248sacks, career highat Arizona, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 58 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 93 | 39 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Virginia | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 178 | 82 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico | 8 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico | 8 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico | 8 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 8 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Virginia | 8 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 206 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Virginia 7 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. NC State | W 34–8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Norfolk State | W 59–3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. West Virginia | L 27–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Delaware | W 42–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Florida State | L 7–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Syracuse | W 28–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at SMU | L 13–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Virginia Tech 3 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 20–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Old Dominion | L 26–45 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | atNC State | W 23–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2024 New Mexico 11 games, 93 tackles, 8 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Montana State | L 31–35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | at Arizona | L 39–61 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Auburn | L 19–45 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Fresno State | L 21–38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at New Mexico State | W 50–40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Air Force | W 52–37 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Utah State | W 50–45 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Colorado State | L 6–17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Wyoming | L 45–49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Washington State | W 38–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Hawai’i | L 30–38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 New Mexico 12 games, 58 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Texas A&M | L 10–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.New Mexico State | L 17–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Massachusetts | W 34–31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atWyoming | L 26–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. San José State | L 24–52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Hawai’i | W 42–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Nevada | L 24–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UNLV | L 14–56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Boise State | L 14–42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atFresno State | W 25–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Utah State | L 41–44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 New Mexico 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | atUtah State | L 10–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. San Diego State | L 10–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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