Linebacker, Penn State, 2017–⁠21

Ellis Brooks

Number
No. 13
Height
6′1″
Weight
233 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Mechanicsville, VA

Ellis Brooks played linebacker at Penn State (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

16tackles, career highvs. Michigan, 20212.5sacks, career highat Maryland, 2019

Honors

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2018Penn State30191.50.5100
2019Penn State391942.5002
2020Penn State58275.51012
2021Penn State100543.51010
Career22711914.55124

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Penn State13LBYr 1
2019Penn State13LBYr 2
2020Penn State13LBYr 3
2021Penn State13LBJr. (Yr 4)6′1″233

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

2021 Penn State 12 games, 100 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 4atWisconsinW 16–⁠101181100
Sep 11vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠13110000
Sep 18vs.AuburnW 28–⁠20650000
Sep 25vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠17430000
Oct 2vs.IndianaW 24–⁠0820000
Oct 9atIowaL 20–⁠231480000
Oct 23vs.IllinoisL 18–⁠201180.5001
Oct 30atOhio StateL 24–⁠33750.5000
Nov 6atMarylandW 31–⁠14740.5000
Nov 13vs.MichiganL 17–⁠211660.5000
Nov 20vs.RutgersW 28–⁠0610000
Nov 27atMichigan StateL 27–⁠30930.5000
2020 Penn State 9 games, 58 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Oct 24atIndianaL 35–⁠36551000
Oct 31vs.Ohio StateL 25–⁠381151000
Nov 7vs.MarylandL 19–⁠35721.5000
Nov 14atNebraskaL 23–⁠30831100
Nov 21vs.IowaL 21–⁠41210000
Nov 28atMichiganW 27–⁠17640000
Dec 5atRutgersW 23–⁠7730000
Dec 12vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠24631000
Dec 19vs.IllinoisW 56–⁠21610001
2019 Penn State 13 games, 39 tackles, 2.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 79–⁠7310000
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠13210000
Sep 14vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠10111000
Sep 27atMarylandW 59–⁠0642.52.500
Oct 5vs.PurdueW 35–⁠7210000
Oct 12atIowaW 17–⁠12420000
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 28–⁠21210000
Oct 26atMichigan StateW 28–⁠7100000
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 26–⁠31200000
Nov 16vs.IndianaW 34–⁠27330000
Nov 23atOhio StateL 17–⁠28410.5000
Nov 30vs.RutgersW 27–⁠6510000
Dec 28 ✦vs.MemphisW 53–⁠39430000
2018 Penn State 12 games, 30 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.App StateW 45–⁠38100000
Sep 8atPittsburghW 51–⁠6220000
Sep 15vs.Kent StateW 63–⁠10210000
Sep 21atIllinoisW 63–⁠24650.50.510
Oct 13vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠21100000
Oct 20atIndianaW 33–⁠28100000
Oct 27vs.IowaW 30–⁠24331000
Nov 3atMichiganL 7–⁠42320000
Nov 10vs.WisconsinW 22–⁠10100000
Nov 17atRutgersW 20–⁠7420000
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 38–⁠3330000
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠27310000

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

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