Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Penn State
Ellis Brooks
LB • 6'1" • 233 lbs • Mechanicsville, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ellis Brooks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Ellis Brooks built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Mechanicsville, VA wearing No. 13, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Ellis Brooks' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Ellis Brooks, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Penn State. Ellis Brooks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 227
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Ellis Brooks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 227
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Benedictine · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Benedictine · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 100 tackles · LB 47th (top 4%) · Big Ten 6th (top 1%) · National 54th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 18.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 35 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 58 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 100 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
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Ellis Brooks played LB for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ellis Brooks recorded 227 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Penn State paired 9.5 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
37.2
Usage
8.4
Consistency
34.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 2. Ball State: 0. Auburn: 0. Villanova: 0. Indiana: 0. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 1.5. Ohio State: 0.5. Maryland: 0.5. Michigan: 0.5. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 11 by 65.8. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 6 by 25. Villanova: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 8 by 33.3. Iowa: 14 by 50. Illinois: 11 by 60.8. Ohio State: 7 by 34.2. Maryland: 7 by 34.2. Michigan: 16 by 55. Rutgers: 6 by 25. Michigan State: 9 by 42.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Michigan State | L 27-30 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Rutgers | W 28-0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | L 17-21 | 16 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Maryland | W 31-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Ohio State | L 24-33 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Illinois10+ tackles | L 18-20 | 11 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Iowa10+ tackles | L 20-23 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Indiana | W 24-0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Villanova | W 38-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Auburn | W 28-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Ball State | W 44-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | W 16-10 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ellis Brooks story
Ellis Brooks built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Mechanicsville, VA wearing No. 13, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Ellis Brooks' career was his defensive production: 227 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 interception across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Ellis Brooks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 3 | 12.9 | 2.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 8.5 | 19 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 8.5 | 19 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 9.5 | 37.4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 5.5 | 37.2 | 8.4 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 5 · W 59-0 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 1 · W 16-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 11 · L 23-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 4 · W 63-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 15 · W 39-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Penn State
9.5 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 10 usage
72.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
50
5.5 primary · 37.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Penn State
37.8
8.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
6
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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