Senior safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 206 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Ed White
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 1433 nationally · Signed with New Mexico
Statement game8 tackles · 8 sacksat Arizona (FBS) · L 39-61
Top 0.1% sacks game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
Christian Ellis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Christian Ellis has played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 4 tackles against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tony Elliott.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 93 | 39 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 58 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 170 | 79 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–8
vs NC State
3 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against NC State.
With B. Pribula — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.4 · 110 rush yds (15 car) · D. Sparks — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
34.3%
68 pass / 130 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
76 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
our read the All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #1 of 537 FBS safeties by CFB Index Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Maxen Hook’s 2021 season.
Matches Maxen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Craig Slocum's junior season at Troy (2022).
Matches Craig on
Player DNA
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