Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Andruw Ellis
Freshman safety for Northern Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 196 lb · Roxana, IL
The numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Illinois State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman safety for Northern Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2025.
Andruw Ellis
The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Arizona, Week 3, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of Roxana
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Andruw Ellis's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Northern Illinois0-3HC: Rob Harley · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
51.9%
97 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
62.3
3 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
113 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,738 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mountain West as a freshman.
The secondary · Northern Illinois
- #9Dev'ion Reynolds13 tackles · 2025
- #4James Little IV2 tackles · 2025
- #14Malik Armstrong1 tackle · 2025
- #29Romelo Walker1 tackle · 2025
- #30Andruw Ellis3 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Northern Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology