Player Dossier

2014-2016

Georgia Southern

Jay Ellison

DL • 6'1" • Hamilton, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

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.

Player insights

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

11.6

Usage

5.4

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Troy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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

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. 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

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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 12/3vs TroyW 28-2421000
Fri 11/11vs LouisianaL 26-33310.5000
Sat 11/5@ Ole MissL 27-3731000
Thu 10/27vs App StateL 10-3432000
Sun 10/23@ New Mexico StateW 22-1910000
Sat 10/15@ Georgia TechL 24-3521000
Sat 9/24@ Western MichiganL 31-4921100
Sat 9/10@ South AlabamaW 24-910000
Sat 9/3vs Unknown21100

Career Arc

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

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    Georgia Southern

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern0
2015 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1201
2016 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern2.511.65.41.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8159

Northwest · Justin, TX

Committed To
Wyoming
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

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.

Quick Answers

Jay Ellison quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
19