Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2022Georgia Southern
Justin Ellis
DL • 6'2" • 255 lbs • Roswell, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Syracuse • Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Justin Ellis built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Roswell, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia Southern and Syracuse. The clearest part of Justin Ellis' career was his...
Read the storyJustin Ellis, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Justin Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 26.5
- Sacks
- 13
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Justin Ellis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Graduate
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DL 39th (top 4%) · Sun Belt 72nd (top 12%) · National 671st (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 10 | 27 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 36 | 7.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 46 | 10 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68.6 |
Related Context
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Justin Ellis played DL for Syracuse and Georgia Southern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Justin Ellis recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 17.5 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, Georgia Southern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
15
Consistency
40.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 0. Nebraska: 3. UAB: 2. Coastal Carolina: 1. Georgia State: 3.5. James Madison: 1. Old Dominion: 0. South Alabama: 2. Louisiana: 4. Marshall: 0. App State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 5 by 50.8. UAB: 6 by 45. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Georgia State: 6 by 60. James Madison: 5 by 30.8. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 5 by 40.8. Louisiana: 7 by 69.2. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. App State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 6 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs App State | W 51-48 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Marshall | L 10-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ LouisianaSplash game | L 17-36 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs South AlabamaSplash game | L 31-38 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Old Dominion | W 28-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs James Madison | W 45-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | L 33-41 | 6 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 30-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UABSplash game | L 21-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 45-42 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Morgan State | W 59-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Ellis story
Justin Ellis built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Roswell, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia Southern and Syracuse. The clearest part of Justin Ellis' career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Georgia Southern. 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 Justin Ellis' production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern and Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Justin 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Syracuse
2016-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Southern
2019-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 14.5 | 26.6 | 7.8 | 14.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 14.5 | 26.6 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 17.5 | 28.6 | 8.2 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 17.5 | 33.3 | 15 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Alabama
Week 9 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisiana
Week 11 · L 17-36 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 5 · W 59-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia State
Week 6 · L 33-41 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 2 · W 45-42
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
17.5 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 15 usage
68.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
57.5
17.5 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern
51.9
14.5 primary · 26.6 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
13
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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