Usage Score
5.4
Player Dossier
2014-2016Georgia Southern
DL • 6'1" • Hamilton, GA, USA
Jay Ellison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.6 disruption score.
Usage Score
5.4
Efficiency
11.6
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
10.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Snapshot
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.
Jay Ellison, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Jay Ellison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.6 disruption score.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
11.6
Usage
5.4
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. South Alabama: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 0. App State: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Louisiana: 0.5. Troy: 0
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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. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. App State: 3 by 12.5. Ole Miss: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana: 3 by 17.5. Troy: 2 by 8.3
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | vs Troy | W 28-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | vs Louisiana | L 26-33 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Ole Miss | L 27-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs App State | L 10-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ New Mexico State | W 22-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Georgia Tech | L 24-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Western Michigan | L 31-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South Alabama | W 24-9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Georgia Southern
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 2.5 | 11.6 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
#1 Featured game
Idaho
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Western Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
#4
Louisiana
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25 takeover score.
#5
Ole Miss
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
41.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
10.1
2.5 primary · 11.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
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Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
19
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 10 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Jay Ellison quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit