Greg Ellis
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Defensive line, North Carolina, to 1997

Greg Ellis

Born
Aug 14, 1975, in Wendell, North Carolina

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Greg Ellis played defensive line at North Carolina (to 1997). He was a consensus All‑American in 1997. The Dallas Cowboys took Ellis in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1997
Consensus All-American and First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 8
Overall, 1998 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1997; AP third team 1996

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1998
Height6′5¼″
Weight281 lb
Arm length34⅝″
Hand size10¼″
40-yard dash4.87 s
10-yard split1.73 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press26 reps
3-cone drill8.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.48 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 2007

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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