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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021South Carolina
Jabari Ellis
DL • 6'3" • 285 lbs • Vance, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jabari Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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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: 2021 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Jabari Ellis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Vance, SC wearing No. 99, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Jabari Ellis' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jabari Ellis, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · South Carolina. Jabari Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jabari Ellis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Plainfield East · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Plainfield East · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DL 67th (top 8%) · SEC 105th (top 17%) · National 902nd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 3 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 10 | 27 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 36 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 62.7 |
Related Context
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Jabari Ellis played DL for South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jabari Ellis recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
South Carolina paired 11.5 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · South Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
8.8
Consistency
54
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 2. East Carolina: 0. Georgia: 2. Kentucky: 0.5. Troy: 1. Tennessee: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Florida: 3. Missouri: 0. Auburn: 0. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 5 by 40.8. East Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Georgia: 5 by 40.8. Kentucky: 4 by 21.7. Troy: 6 by 35. Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Texas A&M: 3 by 22.5. Florida: 1 by 34.2. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.4 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
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 38-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Clemson | L 0-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Auburn | W 21-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Missouri | L 28-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs FloridaSplash game | W 40-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Texas A&M | L 14-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Vanderbilt | W 21-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Tennessee | L 20-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Troy | W 23-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Kentucky | L 10-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ GeorgiaSplash game | L 13-40 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ East Carolina | W 20-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jabari Ellis story
Jabari Ellis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Vance, SC wearing No. 99, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Jabari Ellis' career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Jabari Ellis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 2.5 | 25 | 7.8 | 2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2.5 | 25 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1 | 13.1 | 1.6 | -1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 5.5 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 11.5 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11.5 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ole Miss
Week 11 · L 42-59 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 1 · L 0-28 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs North Carolina
Week 1 · W 38-21 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia
Week 3 · L 13-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida
Week 10 · W 40-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
11.5 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
62.7
11.5 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · South Carolina
43.8
2.5 primary · 25 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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