Landon Ellis
Landon Ellis
Beats you over the top. He got to James Madison by way of Richmond. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 120 rec yds, 6 receptions against Louisiana — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 36 | 624 | 17.3 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 624 | 17.3 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 63–27
vs Old Dominion
6 rec · 97 yds
Dominant 36-point win at home against Old Dominion.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · James Madison
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (37 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #80
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Sarratt’s 2024 season.
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Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Bailey Gaither’s path through San José State.
Bailey Gaither
Javon McKinley
Jackson Parham
Matches Bailey on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bub Means's junior season at Pittsburgh (2023).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Landon Ellis
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #237
Peaked at #237 this season.