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Emmanuel Ellerbee
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Ellerbee with the Houston Roughnecks in 2023
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-20) November 20, 1996 (age 28)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Strake Jesuit
(Houston, Texas)
College: Rice
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 1
Player stats at PFR

Emmanuel Ellerbee (born November 20, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Rice and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early life

Ellerbee was born and raised in Houston, Texas and attended high school at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. He was a second-team All-District and an honorable mention All-State selection at linebacker for Strake. A Houston-area top 100 football recruit, Ellerbee committed to play football for Rice University after being recruited by Princeton, Harvard, and Texas State.

College career

Ellerbee played four seasons for the Owls, accumulating 273 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and five fumble recoveries over the course of his career. Ellerbee was named first-team All-Conference USA for his junior and senior seasons and recorded 238 tackles over that span.

College statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Rice Owls
Year Team GP TT Solo Ast TFL Sack PDef INT FF FR BK TD
2014 Rice 13 9 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Rice 12 26 15 11 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
2016 Rice 11 118 70 48 8 312 2 1 0 1 0 0
2017 Rice 12 120 68 52 612 112 2 0 0 1 0 0
Career 48 273 158 115 16½ 5 7 1 0 5 0 0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+12 in
(1.84 m)
230 lb
(104 kg)
32+38 in
(0.82 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.64 s 1.64 s 2.70 s 4.46 s 7.26 s 41.5 in
(1.05 m)
10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
18 reps
All values from Pro Day

Atlanta Falcons

Ellerbee was signed by Atlanta Falcons as undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.

Los Angeles Chargers

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles Chargers on September 2, 2018. He made his NFL debut on September 30 against the San Francisco 49ers, playing on special teams. He was waived on October 20, 2018, after appearing in three games with the Chargers.

Seattle Seahawks

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Seattle Seahawks on October 22, 2018. He was waived on November 6, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2018. He was waived by the Seahawks two days later and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 12, 2018.

On July 27, 2019, Ellerbee was placed on injured reserve. He was waived/injured on August 1, 2020, and reverted to the team's injured reserve list after clearing waivers the next day. He was waived from injured reserve on September 29, 2020.

Houston Texans

On October 12, 2020, Ellerbee was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

On July 26, 2021, Ellerbee signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. The Falcons signed Ellerbee to their active roster on November 18, 2021.

Houston Roughnecks

The Houston Roughnecks selected Ellerbee in the third round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023. The Roughnecks brand was transferred to the Houston Gamblers when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).

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