Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Fresno State
Jamal Ellis
DB • 5'10" • Riverside, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jamal Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Jamal Ellis built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Riverside, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Jamal Ellis' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Jamal Ellis, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State. Jamal Ellis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 53
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Jamal Ellis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 53
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Redlands East Valley · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Redlands East Valley · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DB 130th (top 16%) · Mountain West 62nd (top 12%) · National 629th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 12 | 53 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 50.5 |
Related Context
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Jamal Ellis played DB for Fresno State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jamal Ellis recorded 53 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 7 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
24.2
Usage
3.9
Consistency
45.2
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. Sacramento State: 1. Toledo: 0. Tulsa: 2. UNLV: 1. Nevada: 0. San Diego State: 1. Utah State: 0. Air Force: 0. Colorado State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. San José State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7. Sacramento State: 3 by 22.5. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 10 by 61.7. UNLV: 4 by 26.7. Nevada: 6 by 25. San Diego State: 8 by 43.3. Utah State: 3 by 12.5. Air Force: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 5 by 30.8. Hawai'i: 2 by 18.3. San José State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 11 · -0.5 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
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs San José State | L 14-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Hawai'i | L 13-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Colorado State | L 0-37 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Air Force | L 21-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ Utah State | L 20-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs San Diego State | L 3-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Nevada | L 22-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ UNLV | L 20-45 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Tulsa10+ tackles · Splash game | L 41-48 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Toledo | L 17-52 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Sacramento State | W 31-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Nebraska | L 10-43 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jamal Ellis story
Jamal Ellis built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Riverside, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Jamal Ellis' career was his defensive production: 53 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Jamal Ellis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 24.2 | 3.9 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulsa
Week 4 · L 41-48
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs San Diego State
Week 6 · W 24-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Sacramento State
Week 2 · W 31-3
1
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 7 · L 3-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
41.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Colorado State
Week 10 · L 0-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
7 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Fresno State
44.8
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Fresno State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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