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Emmanuel Ellerbee
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Ellerbee with the Houston Roughnecks in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-20) November 20, 1996 (age 27)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Strake Jesuit
(Houston, Texas)
College:Rice
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Emmanuel Ellerbee (born November 20, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Rice and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early life[edit]

Ellerbee was born and raised in Houston, Texas and attended high school at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. He was a second-team All-District and an honorable mention All-State selection at linebacker for Strake.[1] A Houston-area top 100 football recruit, Ellerbee committed to play football for Rice University after being recruited by Princeton, Harvard, and Texas State.[2]

College career[edit]

Ellerbee played four seasons for the Owls, accumulating 273 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and five fumble recoveries over the course of his career.[1] Ellerbee was named first-team All-Conference USA for his junior and senior seasons and recorded 238 tackles over that span.[3]

College statistics[edit]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Rice Owls
Year Team GP TT Solo Ast TFL Sack PDef INT FF FR BK TD
2014 Rice 13 9 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Rice 12 26 15 11 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
2016 Rice 11 118 70 48 8 31⁄2 2 1 0 1 0 0
2017 Rice 12 120 68 52 61⁄2 11⁄2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Career 48 273 158 115 16½ 5 7 1 0 5 0 0

Professional career[edit]

Atlanta Falcons[edit]

Ellerbee was signed by Atlanta Falcons as undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.[4][5]

Los Angeles Chargers[edit]

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles Chargers on September 2, 2018.[6] He made his NFL debut on September 30 against the San Francisco 49ers, playing on special teams.[7] He was waived on October 20, 2018, after appearing in three games with the Chargers.[8]

Seattle Seahawks[edit]

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Seattle Seahawks on October 22, 2018.[9] He was waived on November 6, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2018.[12] He was waived by the Seahawks two days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 12, 2018.[14]

On July 27, 2019, Ellerbee was placed on injured reserve.[15] He was waived/injured on August 1, 2020,[16] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list after clearing waivers the next day.[17] He was waived from injured reserve on September 29, 2020.[18]

Houston Texans[edit]

On October 12, 2020, Ellerbee was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[19] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[20]

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)[edit]

On July 26, 2021, Ellerbee signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[21] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] The Falcons signed Ellerbee to their active roster on November 18, 2021.[24]

Houston Roughnecks[edit]

The Houston Roughnecks selected Ellerbee in the third round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[25] The Roughnecks brand was transferred to the Houston Gamblers when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Aaron (March 28, 2018). "Rice LB Emmanuel Ellerbee trusts his instincts in bid for NFL". www.Chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Hill, Glynn A. (June 28, 2018). "Former Rice LB Emmanuel Ellerbee adjusting to NFL life with Falcons". www.HoustonChronicle.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Silverman, Steve (April 29, 2018). "Undrafted Free Agents 2018: Latest Rumors on Top Prospects Available". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents". FalconsWire.USAToday.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  5. ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Henne, Ricky (September 2, 2018). "Bolts Claim New Linebacker, Defensive Tackle off Waivers". Chargers.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers - September 30th, 2018: Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Wade, Richard (October 20, 2018). "Chargers preparing to be without Melvin Gordon, sign Detrez Newsome". BoltsFromTheBlue.com. SB Nation.
  9. ^ Boyle, John (October 22, 2018). "Seahawks Claim Linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee Off Of Waivers". Seahawks.com.
  10. ^ Corp, Alistair (November 6, 2018). "Seahawks promote CB Kalan Reed from practice squad, waive LB Emmanuel Ellerbee". FieldGulls.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. ^ Comeaux, Jonathan (November 7, 2018). "Seahawks Re-Sign LB Emmanuel Ellerbee to Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  12. ^ Boyle, John (December 1, 2018). "Seahawks Promote LB Emmanuel Ellerbee From Practice Squad; Place RB C.J. Prosise On Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com.
  13. ^ Williams, Charean (December 3, 2018). "Seahawks activate Mychal Kendricks, waive Emmanuel Ellerbee". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  14. ^ Corp, Alistair (December 12, 2018). "Seahawks sign LB Emmanuel Ellerbee to active roster, CB Simeon Thomas, WR Damore'ea Stringfellow to practice squad". FieldGulls.com. SB Nation.
  15. ^ Boyle, John (July 27, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Including Signing Of DB DeShawn Shead". Seahawks.com.
  16. ^ Boyle, John (August 1, 2020). "Seahawks Place G Chance Warmack On Reserve/Opt-Out List; LB Emmanuel Ellerbee Waived/Injured". Seahawks.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Seahawks' Emmanuel Ellerbee: Reverts to IR". CBSSports.com. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "Emmanuel Ellerbee: Waived from IR". CBSSports.com. September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-12-20)". HoustonTexans.com. October 12, 2020.
  20. ^ "Seven players set free". FantasyGuru.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  21. ^ "Falcons sign LB Emmanuel Ellerbee, OL Jason Spriggs". UsaToday.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  22. ^ "Falcons announce 53-man roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. August 31, 2021.
  23. ^ "Falcons sign 15 to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 1, 2021.
  24. ^ McElhaney, Tori (November 18, 2021). "Falcons roster moves: Hayden Hurst to injured reserve, analyzing other gameday moves". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  25. ^ "Supplemental Draft Picks 2023". XFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  26. ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

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