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 27)
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
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

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 1111870488312210100
2017 Rice 121206852612112200100
Career4827315811516½5710500

Professional career

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. [4] [5]

Los Angeles Chargers

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles Chargers on September 2, 2018. [6] He made his NFL debut on September 30 against the San Francisco 49ers, playing on special teams. [7] He was waived on October 20, 2018, after appearing in three games with the Chargers. [8]

Seattle Seahawks

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Seattle Seahawks on October 22, 2018. [9] He was waived on November 6, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad. [10] [11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2018. [12] He was waived by the Seahawks two days later and re-signed to the practice squad. [13] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 12, 2018. [14]

On July 27, 2019, Ellerbee was placed on injured reserve. [15] He was waived/injured on August 1, 2020, [16] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list after clearing waivers the next day. [17] He was waived from injured reserve on September 29, 2020. [18]

Houston Texans

On October 12, 2020, Ellerbee was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. [19] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021. [20]

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

On July 26, 2021, Ellerbee signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [21] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [22] [23] The Falcons signed Ellerbee to their active roster on November 18, 2021. [24]

Houston Roughnecks

The Houston Roughnecks selected Ellerbee in the third round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023. [25] The Roughnecks brand was transferred to the Houston Gamblers when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [26]

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