Justin Ellis

Originally a 4th-round (107th pick overall) draft choice by the Oakland Raiders in 2014…Released by Oakland on Oct. 8, 2019…Signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 12, 2019…Released by Baltimore on Aug. 31, 2021…Signed to Baltimore's practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021 and to the active roster on Sept. 15, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 23, 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

-      Originally a 4th-round (107th pick overall) draft choice by the Oakland Raiders in 2014…Released by Oakland on Oct. 8, 2019…Signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 12, 2019…Released by Baltimore on Aug. 31, 2021…Signed to Baltimore's practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021 and to the active roster on Sept. 15, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 23, 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-      Ellis has played in 100 regular-season games with 50 starts and played in 3 postseason games…Career totals include 160 tackles (95 solo), a half-sack, 6 tackles for loss, 4 quarterback hits and 3 passes defensed…In the playoffs, he has 4 tackles (2 solo).

-      In 2021, played in all 17 games with 5 starts and produced 18 tackles (7 solo) and one quarterback hit…Had a season-high 2 tackles at Detroit (9/26), at Miami (11/11) and at Chicago (11/21).

-      In 2020, played in 13 regular-season games with 3 starts and played in one postseason game…Tallied 17 tackles (6 solo) and one passed defensed…Helped Baltimore's defense rank No. 2 in both points allowed (18.9) and third-down efficiency (34.0%)…Had one solo tackle in the AFC Wild Card Game at Tennessee (1/10).

-      In 2019, played 4 regular-season games and one playoff game for Baltimore after joining the Ravens in Week 11…Recorded 6 tackles (2 solo)…In his Ravens debut, posted 3 tackles as part of a defense that limited the Texans to 232 total yards in the 41-7 victory vs. Houston (11/17)…Had one solo tackle in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Tennessee (1/11).

-      In his final season in Oakland in 2018, played in 6 games with one start…Started the season opener vs. the Rams (9/10), but suffered a foot injury that forced him to miss the next 10 games…Played in the final 5 games, totaling 7 tackles (3 solo)…Collected a season-high 4 tackles (one solo) at Kansas City (12/30).

-      In 2017, played in all 16 games for the 2nd straight year and tied a career high with 14 starts…Posted a career-high 48 tackles (27 solo) and a half-sack…Recorded a career-high 7 tackles (3 solo) vs. Kansas City (10/19)…Notched a half-sack at Tennessee (9/10).

-      In 2016, Played in all 16 games with 4 starts…Totaled 21 tackles (15 solo)…Made his career postseason debut with 2 solo tackles in the AFC Wild Card Game at Houston  (1/7)…Set a season high with 3 solo tackles at New Orleans (9/11).

-      In 2015, played in 12 games with 9 starts…Missed time early in the season with an ankle injury…Totaled 22 tackles (19 solo) and one pass defensed…Posted 3 tackles in 5 separate contests.

-      As a rookie in 2014, played in all 16 games with 14 starts… Earned all-rookie honors from Sports Illustrated and PFWA…Collected 21 tackles (16 solo) and one pass defensed…made one tackle in his NFL debut at the Jets (9/7)…Recorded his first pass defensed when he batted down a Peyton Manning pass vs. Denver (11/9).

COLLEGE:

-      Played in 37 games with 25 starts at Louisiana Tech from 2010-13…Started 14 games at defensive tackle and 11 at nose guard…Totaled 102 tackles (37 solo), 2.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries…As a senior in 2013, started all 12 games and selected All-Conference USA honorable mention after posting 48 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

PERSONAL:

-      Ellis has 2 children, Kali and Jet…Played at Neville High School in Monroe, La., where he was named first-team all-state by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a senior and 2nd-team by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association as a junior…Also twice earned All-Northeast Louisiana honors from The News Star (in Monroe…Lettered in track and field, finishing 3rd in state of Louisiana in the shot put as a junior…Nicknamed "Jelly" by his high school football coach…Annually hosts a "Skills and Drills" football camp in his hometown of Monroe.