Emmanuel Ellerbee

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Emmanuel Ellerbee
No. 52 – Atlanta Falcons
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-20) November 20, 1996 (age 25)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Strake Jesuit
(Houston, Texas)
College:Rice
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2021
Total tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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

Early life[]

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[]

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[]

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 3½ 2 1 0 1 0 0
2017 Rice 12 120 68 52 6½ 1½ 2 0 0 1 0 0
Career 48 273 158 115 16½ 5 7 1 0 5 0 0

Professional career[]

Atlanta Falcons[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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)[]

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]

References[]

  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.

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