Rhett Ellison
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Position: | Tight end Fullback | ||||
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Born: | Portola Valley, California, U.S. | October 3, 1988||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Saint Francis (Mountain View, California) | ||||
College: | USC | ||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||
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Rhett Marshall Ellison (born October 3, 1988) is a former
High school career
Ellison played high school football at
Both major
College career
Ellison redshirted the 2007 season, his freshman year with the Trojans.[8]
As a redshirt freshman in 2008, Ellison served as an often-used backup tight end. Overall for the season, while appearing in 9 games (all but Oregon, Arizona State, Washington State and Arizona), he had 4 receptions for 58 yards (14.5 avg.) and a tackle. He started the UCLA and Penn State games at fullback and split time between there and tight end in those games. He broke his right foot prior to the Oregon game and missed those next 4 contests while recuperating. In 2009, Ellison appeared in all 13 games, serving as a regularly used backup tight end while also making plays on special teams as a sophomore. For the season, he had 6 catches for 41 yards (6.8 avg.) with 1 touchdown, plus made 4 |tackles. As a junior in 2010, Ellison started all season at tight end, hauling in 21 catches for 239 yards (11.4 avg.) with 3 touchdowns, and also made 3 tackles.[9] He made 2010 All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
The steady Ellison, equally proficient as a blocker and pass catcher, started at tight end for his second season as a senior in 2011, but also saw time at fullback. Ellison was captain of the Trojans in 2011 and an award was created to honor his leadership and determination, called the Rhett Ellison "Machine" Trojan Way Leadership Award.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.69 s | 1.63 s | 2.77 s | 4.39 s | 7.16 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | ||
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[10] |
Ellison was invited to the
Minnesota Vikings
Ellison was taken in the fourth round of the
On November 24, 2013, Ellison scored his first career touchdown catch against the Green Bay Packers. He scored the third tight end rushing touchdown in franchise history in 2016.
New York Giants
On March 10, 2017, Ellison signed a four-year, $18 million contract with the New York Giants.[13][14] He started the year as the backup tight end to Evan Engram. He also took snaps at fullback. On September 10, 2017, in the Giants' season opening 19–3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on NBC Sunday Night Football, Ellison had one reception for nine yards in his Giants debut.[15] In a week 5 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he caught his first touchdown as a Giant. On December 27, 2019, Ellison was placed on injured reserve with a concussion. He finished the season with 18 catches for 167 yards and one touchdown through 10 games.
Retirement
On March 9, 2020, Ellison announced his retirement from football.[16]
Personal life
He is the son of three-time Super Bowl champion
References
- ^ "Closer to dad, but further from his heart". SFGate. August 8, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rhett Ellison - 2011 Football Roster - University of Southern California". USC Trojans Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rhett Ellison". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ "USC Football and Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Recruiting Profile: RHETT ELLISON, Rivals.com, accessed April 30, 2012.
- ^ "Scouts Inc.: Rating the Top 25 classes". ESPN.com. March 7, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ 2007 Team Ranking, Rivals.com, February 12, 2007, Accessed May 30, 2008.
- ^ "Rhett Ellison". usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Rhett Ellison College Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports-Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Football".
- ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Gary Klein, USC football: Rhett Ellison happy to join Vikings, Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2012, accessed April 30, 2012.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (March 10, 2017). "Giants aren't splurging, but they did sign Rhett Ellison". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (March 10, 2017). "New York Giants sign TE Rhett Ellison". Giants.com.
- ^ "New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ Patra, Kevin. "Giants TE Rhett Ellison announces retirement". nfl.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Kiwi Ellison drafted by Minnesota Vikings New Zealand Herald, May 4, 2012
- ^ St Andrew's old boy Ellison picked in NFL Draft stuff.co.nz, May 4, 2012
- ^ "Chip Scoggins: Vikings rookie Rhett Ellison has his own beat". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ Gustafson, Amy Carlson (April 20, 2016). "Best 'smizer' still modeling – and getting ready to marry Vikings' Rhett Ellison". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
External links
- USC Trojans bio Archived May 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- NFL Combine bio