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Player Dossier
2022-2025Virginia Tech
Christian Ellis
S • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Christian Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico • Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Christian Ellis built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with New Mexico and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Christian Ellis' career was his...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Christian Ellis, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · New Mexico. Christian Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 161
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Christian Ellis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · S
- Career Tackles
- 161
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ed White · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Vanden · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 7 tackles · S 371st (top 66%) · ACC 407th (top 52%) · National 3,267th (top 53%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 12 | 58 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | 93 | 3.5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 68.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 35.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech to Virginia | P4 to P4 | 76.6 | Jan 4, 2026 |
| 2025 | New Mexico to Virginia Tech | G5/FCS to P4 | 75.9 | Jan 9, 2025 |
| 2024 | New Mexico to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 13.9 | Nov 29, 2023 |
Christian Ellis played S for New Mexico and Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Christian Ellis recorded 161 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 18.5 primary output with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, Virginia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
14.1
Consistency
28.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 10. Montana State: 1. Auburn: 2. Fresno State: 0. New Mexico State: 2. Air Force: 0.5. Utah State: 1. Colorado State: 1. Wyoming: 0. Washington State: 1. Hawai'i: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 8 by 83.3. Montana State: 11 by 55.8. Auburn: 5 by 40.8. Fresno State: 8 by 33.3. New Mexico State: 8 by 53.3. Air Force: 9 by 42.5. Utah State: 14 by 60. Colorado State: 10 by 51.7. Wyoming: 9 by 37.5. Washington State: 4 by 26.7. Hawai'i: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Arizona
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ Hawai'i | L 30-38 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Washington State | W 38-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Wyoming | L 45-49 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Colorado State10+ tackles | L 6-17 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Utah State10+ tackles | W 50-45 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Air Force | W 52-37 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | W 50-40 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Fresno State | L 21-38 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ AuburnSplash game | L 19-45 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ Arizona2+ sacks · Splash game | L 39-61 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/24 | vs Montana State10+ tackles | L 31-35 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Christian Ellis story
Christian Ellis built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with New Mexico and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Christian Ellis' career was his defensive production: 161 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 1 interception across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with New Mexico. 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 Christian Ellis' production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico and Virginia Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Christian Ellis 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
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New Mexico
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Virginia Tech
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 4 | 23.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 18.5 | 46.7 | 14.1 | 14.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 4 | 23.1 | 7.3 | -14.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 1 · L 39-61
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
10
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
10 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 7 · L 24-52 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Massachusetts
Week 4 · W 34-31
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Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 13 · L 41-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Utah State
Week 8 · W 50-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · New Mexico
18.5 primary output · 46.7 efficiency · 14.1 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
38.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
35.9
4 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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