2009 Football Roster

4 Jody Ellis

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Evansboro, IL
  • Highschool Illinois/Evanston Township HS

Biography

An excellent athlete and can flat-out play...Hard hitter...Great nose for the football...Great open field tackler...Fierce competitor...Will push for postseason honors...

As a Junior in 2008...Collected 38 tackles (27 solo) with 5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and a sack in 11 games during his first season with the Bears...Started in eight games at the CB position...Recorded season-high 7 tackles against S.C. State (11/15) and Hampton (11/22)...Posted 4 tackles and grabbed his first interception on Sept. 13 vs. N.C. Central...
 
As a Sophomore for the Illini in 2006...Caught a 44-yard pass on a 3rd and 28 to keep an eventual scoring drive alive against Ohio...Caught his first touchdown of the season, a career-long 27-yard reception, against Indiana...Grabbed two passes for 37 yards and a TD against the Hoosiers...Caught two passes for 14 yards against Syracuse...Caught two passes for 14 yards against Eastern
Illinois...
 
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2005...Moved to receiver from safety during fall training camp...Played in six games, starting four, before breaking his collarbone in practice... Recorded 15 catches for 156 yards, including a career-best seven receptions for 76 yards at Indiana...Caught four passes for 52 yards and a career-long 18-yarder vs. Michigan State...Scored his first career touchdown in the season opener against Rutgers...Averaged 10.4 yards per catch...
 
A Closer Look...Named to the 2003 IHSA All-State team...Earned All-State honors from the Champaign News- Gazette and Chicago Sun Times...Central Suburban South Conference Defensive Player of the Year...Recorded 115 career tackles, five interceptions and three fumble recoveries... As a senior, he had 85 tackles and three picks...Also caught 67 passes for 870 yards and 19 touchdowns...Lettered in football and basketball...High school coach was Tony Johnson... Full name is Joseph Leo Ellis...Goes by “Jody”...Born July 19, 1986....The son of Keith and Mona Ellis...Lists Deion Sanders as his favorite athlete.

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