Emmanuel Ellerbee

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Emmanuel Ellerbee
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Ellerbee with the Houston Roughnecks in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-20) November 20, 1996 (age 28)
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
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

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Early life

Ellerbee 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

Ellerbee 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

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Rice Owls
YearTeamGPTTSoloAstTFLSackPDefINTFFFRBKTD
2014 Rice 1395400200000
2015 Rice 1226151121100300
2016 Rice 111187048831⁄2210100
2017 Rice 12120685261⁄211⁄2200100
Career4827315811516½5710500

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.64 s2.70 s4.46 s7.26 s41.5 in
(1.05 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		18 reps
All values from Pro Day [4]

Atlanta Falcons

Ellerbee 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

Ellerbee 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

Ellerbee 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

On 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)

On 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

The 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]

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