Safety, USC, 2005–08
Kevin Ellison
- Born
- Jan 8, 1987, in Inglewood, California
- Died
- Oct 6, 2018, in San Fernando Valley, California
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Kevin Ellison played safety at USC (2005–08). The San Diego Chargers took Ellison in round 6, No. 189 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
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). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Oct 29 vs. Washington State): the source has no box score for it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007 | 13 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| On file | 96 | 74 | 170 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | |
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
2008 USC 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. Ohio State | W 35–3 | 1 |
2007 USC 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | at Notre Dame | W 38–0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at California | W 24–17 | 1 |
2006 USC 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | at Stanford | W 42–0 | 1 |
2005 USC 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Arizona State | W 38–28 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Washington State, so that game is not listed.
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 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ | |
| Weight | 227 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ | |
| Bench press | 32 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 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
1 season, 11 games with a stat; latest team: San Diego Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | San Diego Chargers | 11 | 40 | 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.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arena | Spokane Shock |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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