Emmanuel Ellerbee
Emmanuel Ellerbee (born November 20, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 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.
No. 52 – Seattle Seahawks | |||
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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 | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018 | |||
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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]
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.