Player Career

Corey Ellington Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Corey Ellington story

Corey Ellington built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Lexington, MS wearing No. 10, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Corey Ellington's career was his defensive production: 146 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Mississippi State. 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 Corey Ellington's production has multiple signals. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.

The arc is straightforward: Corey Ellington 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.

  1. 1

    Mississippi State

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonMississippi State116.14.1
2021 Regular SeasonMississippi State116.14.10
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State08.31.6-1
2023 Regular SeasonMississippi State832.37.28
2024 Regular SeasonMississippi State4294.1-4

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Mississippi State to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted13.9Dec 7, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ole Miss

Week 13 · L 7-17 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 8 · W 7-3 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

83.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.

#3

@ Texas Tech

Week 1 · L 7-34 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Texas

Week 5 · L 13-35 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Arkansas

Week 9 · L 25-58 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

64.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State

8 primary output · 32.3 efficiency · 7.2 usage

60.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State

40.5

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State

31.9

4 primary · 29 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games