Player Story
Tom Ellard story
Tom Ellard built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a punter from Melbourne, VIC wearing No. 47, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Tom Ellard's career was his field-position work: 90 punts, 3,748 punting yards, and 34 punts inside the 20 across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Tom Ellard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.