Last confirmed: Fresno State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Riverside, CA · Redlands East Valley
Jamal Ellis: DB · Fresno State · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jamal Ellis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Jamal Ellis has been at Fresno State through two head coaches in two seasons. On tape: 8 tackles against San Diego State, Week 7, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fresno State | 53 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 53 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-43@ Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-3vs Sacramento State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 41-48vs Tulsa | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-45@ UNLV | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-27@ Nevada | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-17vs San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-38@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-31vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-37@ Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-14vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-16vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL53 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Kiesau
Pass share
47.9%
405 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
70.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Fresno State, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim DeRuyter → Eric Kiesau. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
