Player Dossier

2021-2024

Mississippi State

Corey Ellington

S • 6'3" • 200 lbs • Lexington, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Corey Ellington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.1

Efficiency

29

Consistency

14.8

Season Value

13.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Corey Ellington, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State. Corey Ellington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 0 primary output with 13.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

29

Usage

4.1

Consistency

14.8

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Texas: 1. Georgia: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Arkansas: 1. Massachusetts: 0. Tennessee: 0. Missouri: 0. Ole Miss: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 5 by 30.8. Georgia: 6 by 35. Texas A&M: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas: 9 by 47.5. Massachusetts: 9 by 37.5. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 10 by 41.7. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Losses0.5 · n=8
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.8 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Arkansas

Result
Fri 11/29@ Ole MissL 14-2643000
Sat 11/23vs Missouri10+ tacklesL 20-39104000
Sun 11/10@ TennesseeL 14-3331000
Sat 11/2vs MassachusettsW 45-2094000
Sat 10/26vs ArkansasL 25-5895001
Sat 10/19vs Texas A&ML 24-3421001
Sat 10/12@ GeorgiaL 31-4164001
Sat 9/28@ TexasL 13-3555100
Sat 9/21vs FloridaL 28-4551000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonMississippi State013.62.8
2021 Regular SeasonMississippi State013.62.80
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State08.31.60
2023 Regular SeasonMississippi State832.38.78
2024 Regular SeasonMississippi State4294.1-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ole Miss

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.

#2

Arkansas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#3

Arkansas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.

#4

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

#5

Georgia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Mississippi State

0 primary output · 13.6 efficiency · 2.8 usage

38.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State

38.8

0 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 2.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State

36.6

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8478

St Vincent De Paul · Petaluma, CA

Committed To
San Diego State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

146

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Corey Ellington quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
146