Sanders Ellis Season 2025

2024 / AS A FRESHMAN AT TENNESSEE STATE
• Jerry Rice Award Finalist and FCS Freshman All-American
• OVC Defensive Freshman of the Year
• Five-time BS-OVC Defensive Freshman of the Week selection
• Appeared in all 14 games as a true freshman
• Totaled 86 tackles, 15.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two pass breakups
• Finished second in tackles-for-loss and third in total tackles by an FCS freshman
• Totaled 2.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff
• Had a season-high 11 tackles and added a fumble recovery vs. Charleston Southern
• Produced 2.0 tackles-for-loss vs. Eastern Illinois
• Finished the season with 10 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries in the FCS Playoffs at Montana

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played three seasons at Station Camp
• Totaled 229 tackles, 33.0 tackles-for-loss, 5.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions
• Averaged 7.9 tackles per game in his career
• Had a career-high 107 tackles his junior season
• Also played running back and had 145 rushes for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns
• Added nine receptions for 63 yards and two touchdowns