Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Florida Atlantic
Ray Ellis
DT • 6'1" • 285 lbs • Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ray Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Ray Ellis built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Egg Harbor Township, NJ wearing No. 11, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Ray Ellis' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Ray Ellis, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Ray Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 47
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Ray Ellis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · DT
- Career Tackles
- 47
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Holy Spirit · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Holy Spirit · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DT 64th (top 28%) · Conference USA 149th (top 24%) · National 1,471st (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 29 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 60.6 |
Related Context
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Ray Ellis played DT for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ray Ellis recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Florida Atlantic paired 21 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
25.5
Usage
7.9
Consistency
51.1
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. UCF: 0. Ball State: 3. Wagner: 0.5. Charlotte: 5. Middle Tennessee: 3. Marshall: 0. Old Dominion: 1.5. Western Kentucky: 0. Florida International: 3. UTSA: 1. Southern Miss: 2. UAB: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 6 by 55. Wagner: 1 by 9.2. Charlotte: 2 by 58.3. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 42.5. Marshall: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 5 by 35.8. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 2 by 38.3. UTSA: 1 by 14.2. Southern Miss: 2 by 28.3. UAB: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 10 · +2.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -2.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
58.3 vs Charlotte
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | vs UABSplash game | W 49-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 34-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UTSA | W 40-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 37-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Western Kentucky | W 35-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Old Dominion | W 41-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | vs Marshall | L 31-36 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 28-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Charlotte2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Wagner | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 41-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UCF | L 14-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Ohio State | L 21-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ray Ellis story
Ray Ellis built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Egg Harbor Township, NJ wearing No. 11, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Ray Ellis' career was his defensive production: 47 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Florida Atlantic. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ray Ellis' production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic.
The arc is straightforward: Ray Ellis moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida Atlantic
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1.5 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 25.5 | 7.9 | 19.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 5 · W 45-27 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Ball State
Week 3 · W 41-31
3
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 7 · W 28-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 11 · W 37-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 8 · L 7-31 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
21 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage
60.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
9.3
1.5 primary · 10.8 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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