#47

Tom Ellard

P · Western Kentucky · So. · #47

Western Kentucky 2023 alumnus
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Tom Ellard

P · Western Kentucky · So · #47

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1981 national
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

How he plays

Play style

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Steady

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

P

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Bailey Rice’s 2021 season.

Bailey Rice

62%match

Charlotte · 2021

#2

Josh Smith

Kent State · 2022

59%
#3

Cameron Peasley

Utah · 2021

59%
#4

Josh Smith

Kent State · 2023

56%
#5

Harrison Smith

Vanderbilt · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 29
54%

Matches Bailey on

Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate

Differs from Bailey on

Weight (lower)
Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alec Clark's sophomore season at Marshall (2024).

Alec Clark

64%match

Marshall · 2024

All-AAC
#2

Emilio Duran

Toledo · 2024

64%
#3

Josh Smith

Kent State · 2022

63%
#4

Dante Atton

Temple · 2024

63%
#5

Pierse Stainton

Miami (OH) · 2025

60%

Matches Alec on

Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt

Differs from Alec on

Height (lower)
Weight (lower)