Charleston Southern University Athletics

2016

• 2016 Big South Defensive Player of the Year
• 2016 HERO Sports First Team All-American
• 2016 Associated Press FCS Second Team All-American
• 2016 STATS FCS Second Team All-American
• 2016 Big South First Team All-Conference selection
• 2016 Big South Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
• 2016 STATS FCS Preseason Second Team All-American
• 2016 Big South Preseason All-Conference selection
• November 14 Big South Defensive Player of the Week
• 15th in the NCAA in Tackles for Loss per game
• 32nd in the NCAA in Sacks per game
• Led the Big South in Sacks and Sacks per game
• Led the Big South in Tackles for Loss and TFL per game
• Led the Big South in Fumbles Forced
• Fifth in the Big South in Tackles per game by a defensive lineman
• 24th in the Big South in Tackles per game
• Fifth on the team in overall tackles with 45
• Fourth on the team with 26 unassisted tackles and added 19 assisted tackles
• Led the Bucs with 7.0 sacks and 16.0 tackles for loss
• Led the Bucs with two forced fumbles
• Season-high nine tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss on November 26 at Wofford
• Seven tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble on November 5 against Gardner-Webb
• Six tackles, a sack, and 3.5 tackles for loss on November 12 at Liberty
• Five tackles, a sack, and a tackle for loss on August 27 at North Dakota State
• Four tackles, a sack, and 3.0 tackles for loss on September 24 at Monmouth
• Two tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup on October 1 at Coastal Carolina
• Two tackles and a sack on October 22 against Presbyterian

2015

• Earned 1^st Team All-Big South Conference honors and emerged as one of the dominant defensive lineman in all the FCS to be named a STATS second-team All-American
• Led the Big South with 18 tackles for loss, and finished tied for second with 7.5 sacks
• Tallied 55 tackles, 18 TFL, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, an interception, two pass breakups and scored a touchdown
• Had seven tackles, a sack, and two TFL in opener against North Greenville (9/3)
• Had a sack and a forced fumble in the rout of ETSU (9/17)
• Recorded five tackles, 0.5 TFL, and an interception on the last play of the game in the win over The Citadel (9/26)
• Notched two sacks in CSU’s dominant win over Monmouth (10/10)
• Earned Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors after a dominant effort in the Big South title clinching win at Kennesaw State (11/7)
• Against Kennesaw, had four tackles for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble which he recovered and returned for a touchdown in the first half alone
• Had a crucial fourth quarter sack in the win over Liberty (11/14), and added three tackles for loss
• Turned in a big effort in the playoff win over The Citadel (12/5), posting eight tackles and a tackle for loss while forcing two fumbles

2014: Played in ten games on the defensive line and showed promise while gaining reps within a deep and veteran defensive line mix...Notched four tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack...Delivered a sack for a loss of ten yards against Newberry (9/6) as CSU''s defense led the way to a 16-10 victory...Recorded a tackle in the loss to Coastal Carolina (10/25)...Tallied two tackles, including one for loss, to help CSU pitch a shutout at Monmouth (11/1).

High School: Named the No. 15 prospect in the Orlando Super 60 and First Team All-Central Florida as a senior at Apopka High School in Apopka, Fla…Had 14 tackles for loss to go with 73 tackles (54 solo)as a senior…Also had five sacks and four fumble recoveries…Member of his high school''s weightlifting team.

Personal: Son of Suzan Ellis...Born August 15, 1996...Majoring in Computer Science.