Emmanuel Ellerbee (born November 20, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Rice and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
_(cropped).jpg) Ellerbee with the Houston Roughnecks in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Born: | November 20, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Strake Jesuit (Houston, Texas) | ||
| College: | Rice | ||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Early life
editEllerbee was born and raised in Houston, Texas and attended high school at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. He was a second-team All-District and an honorable mention All-State selection at linebacker for Strake.[1] A Houston-area top 100 football recruit, Ellerbee committed to play football for Rice University after being recruited by Princeton, Harvard, and Texas State.[2]
College career
editEllerbee played four seasons for the Owls, accumulating 273 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and five fumble recoveries over the course of his career.[1] Ellerbee was named first-team All-Conference USA for his junior and senior seasons and recorded 238 tackles over that span.[3]
College statistics
editNCAA Collegiate Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Rice Owls | |||||||||||||
| Year | Team | GP | TT | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PDef | INT | FF | FR | BK | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rice | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rice | 12 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Rice | 11 | 118 | 70 | 48 | 8 | 31⁄2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Rice | 12 | 120 | 68 | 52 | 61⁄2 | 11⁄2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 273 | 158 | 115 | 16½ | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.64 s | 1.64 s | 2.70 s | 4.46 s | 7.26 s | 41.5 in (1.05 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 18 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Atlanta Falcons
editEllerbee was signed by Atlanta Falcons as undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.[5][6]
Los Angeles Chargers
editEllerbee was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles Chargers on September 2, 2018.[7] He made his NFL debut on September 30 against the San Francisco 49ers, playing on special teams.[8] He was waived on October 20, 2018, after appearing in three games with the Chargers.[9]
Seattle Seahawks
editEllerbee was claimed off waivers by Seattle Seahawks on October 22, 2018.[10] He was waived on November 6, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2018.[13] He was waived by the Seahawks two days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[14] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 12, 2018.[15]
On July 27, 2019, Ellerbee was placed on injured reserve.[16] He was waived/injured on August 1, 2020,[17] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list after clearing waivers the next day.[18] He was waived from injured reserve on September 29, 2020.[19]
Houston Texans
editOn October 12, 2020, Ellerbee was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[20] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[21]
Atlanta Falcons (second stint)
editOn July 26, 2021, Ellerbee signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[22] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[23][24] The Falcons signed Ellerbee to their active roster on November 18, 2021.[25]
Houston Roughnecks
editThe Houston Roughnecks selected Ellerbee in the third round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[26] The Roughnecks brand was transferred to the Houston Gamblers when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[27]