Emmanuel Ellerbee
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.
Free agent | |||
---|---|---|---|
Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Houston, Texas | November 20, 1996||
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 | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
| |||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 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] 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]
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]
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Silverman, Steve (April 29, 2018). "Undrafted Free Agents 2018: Latest Rumors on Top Prospects Available". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- "Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents". FalconsWire.USAToday.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- Henne, Ricky (September 2, 2018). "Bolts Claim New Linebacker, Defensive Tackle off Waivers". Chargers.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- "San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers - September 30th, 2018: Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- Wade, Richard (October 20, 2018). "Chargers preparing to be without Melvin Gordon, sign Detrez Newsome". BoltsFromTheBlue.com. SB Nation.
- Boyle, John (October 22, 2018). "Seahawks Claim Linebacker Emmanuel Ellerbee Off Of Waivers". Seahawks.com.
- 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.
- Comeaux, Jonathan (November 7, 2018). "Seahawks Re-Sign LB Emmanuel Ellerbee to Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- Boyle, John (December 1, 2018). "Seahawks Promote LB Emmanuel Ellerbee From Practice Squad; Place RB C.J. Prosise On Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com.
- Williams, Charean (December 3, 2018). "Seahawks activate Mychal Kendricks, waive Emmanuel Ellerbee". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- 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.
- Boyle, John (July 27, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Including Signing Of DB DeShawn Shead". Seahawks.com.
- 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.
- "Seahawks' Emmanuel Ellerbee: Reverts to IR". CBSSports.com. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- "Emmanuel Ellerbee: Waived from IR". CBSSports.com. September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "Houston Texans Transactions (10-12-20)". HoustonTexans.com. October 12, 2020.