#13

Ellis Brooks

Junior linebacker for Penn State. 2021: 100 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Penn State · Jr. · #13

6′1″ · 233 lb · Mechanicsville, VA

CFB Index 54 · #256 of 578 LBsHigh confidencePenn State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

ILB recruit

No. 265 nationally · Signed with Penn State

Statement game16 tackles · 0.5 TFLvs Michigan (FBS) · L 17-21

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 linebacker for Penn State. 2021: 100 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Penn State, 227 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2017

Signed with Penn State4-star out of Benedictine

202112 games

All-Big Ten

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#265 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

James Franklin

Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under James Franklin — 31-17 over that span.

2018Penn State9-4HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #256 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (97th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#52 / 2743 · 98th pct

100

Solo tackles#75 / 2743 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#914 / 2743 · 64th pct

3.5

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	7.4	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road5g	9.6	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	9.3	0.4	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #256 of 578 LBs

Former four-star. Now #256 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Penn State	100	54	3.5	1.0	1	--	--
2020	Penn State	58	27	5.5	1.0	1	--	--
2019	Penn State	39	19	4.0	2.5	--	--	--
2018	Penn State	30	19	1.5	0.5	--	1	--
Career		227	119	14.5	5.0	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 16–10

at Wisconsin

11 TOT · 8 SOLO · 1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

With J. Stout — 24 LONG · 50 PCT · 4 PTS · S. Clifford — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.5 · 5 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 16-10@ Wisconsin	11	8	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 44-13vs Ball State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 28-20vs Auburn	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 38-17vs Villanova	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 24-0vs Indiana	8	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 20-23@ Iowa	14	8	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 18-20vs Illinois	11	8	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 24-33@ Ohio State	7	5	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-14@ Maryland	7	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 17-21vs Michigan	16	6	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 12	W 28-0vs Rutgers	6	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 27-30@ Michigan State	9	3	0.5	0.0	—	0
Total		100	54	3.5	1.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology