Kevin Ellison - College Football

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Safety

Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 225 pounds
Class Year: Sr
Experience: 3V
Hometown: Inglewood, CA
High School: Redondo Union HS

2009 NFL Draft - Round 6

San Diego Chargers
Round 6
Pick 16 (186)

As a Recruit (profile)

Class: 2005 (High School)
Rating/Rankings: | 5.6

Rivals.com Outside linebackers 2005 (32)
Postseason California Top 100 2005 (51)

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The Latest: Smarts show up on the field — 5/19/2009

There are certain qualities that Pete Carroll wants in a football player. There's probably not a list of specific traits floating around Heritage Hall, but like a guy who only dates redheads, it's safe to say Carroll has a type. Whether its an offensive guard, a tight end, a defensive tackle or a...[details]

KEVIN ELLISON STATS	Defense
Statistics	Yds	Avg	TD
2008	0	0.0	0
2007	0	0.0	0
2006	0	0.0	0
2005	0	0.0	0
Career	0	0.0	0

GAME BY GAME STATISTICS: 2008 | 2007 | 2005 | Hide Stats

2008 OPPONENTS	UT	AT	TT	TL	S	Int	BR	FR
at Virginia (Aug. 30)	-
Ohio State (Sep. 13)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Oregon State (Sep. 25)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Oregon (Oct. 4)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Arizona State (Oct. 11)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Wash. St. (Oct. 18)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Arizona (Oct. 25)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Washington (Nov. 1)	-
California (Nov. 8)	-
at Stanford (Nov. 15)	-
Notre Dame (Nov. 29)	-
at UCLA (Dec. 6)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Penn State (Jan. 1)	-

2007 OPPONENTS	UT	AT	TT	TL	S	Int	BR	FR
Idaho (Sep. 1)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Nebraska (Sep. 15)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Wash. St. (Sep. 22)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Washington (Sep. 29)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Stanford (Oct. 6)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Arizona (Oct. 13)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Notre Dame (Oct. 20)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Oregon (Oct. 27)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Oregon State (Nov. 3)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at California (Nov. 10)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
at Arizona State (Nov. 22)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
UCLA (Dec. 1)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Illinois (Jan. 1)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

2005 OPPONENTS	UT	AT	TT	TL	S	Int	BR	FR
at Hawaii (Sep. 3)	-
Arkansas (Sep. 17)	-
at Oregon (Sep. 24)	-
at Arizona State (Oct. 1)	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Arizona (Oct. 8)	-
at Notre Dame (Oct. 15)	-
at Washington (Oct. 22)	-
Wash. St. (Oct. 29)	-
Stanford (Nov. 5)	-
at California (Nov. 12)	-
Fresno State (Nov. 19)	-
UCLA (Dec. 3)	-
Texas (Jan. 4)	-

Kevin Ellison College Videos

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Video Reel 1 — Thursday, July 29, 2004 - #4 - LB - 7 clips - 32 sec

Video Reel 2 — Thursday, July 29, 2004 - #4 - RB - 8 clips - 55 sec

Video Reel 3 — Thursday, July 29, 2004 - #4 - RB - 9 clips - 44 sec

BIO NOTES

2006 (Sophomore): Will be limited in the spring while recovering from a knee injury.

2005 (Freshman): Ellison, who graduated a semester early from high school and enrolled at USC in the spring of 2005, will compete for playing time at safety as a first-year freshman in 2005

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Headlines from Rivals.com Network

Smarts show up on the field — 5/19/2009, from USCFootball.com

Pac-10 Plus/Minus Report — 2/7/2009, from USCFootball.com

Music to keep you in the recruiting mood — 2/2/2009, from USCFootball.com

Carroll may look to his staff for DC — 1/6/2009, from USCFootball.com

Goodman gives offense a spark — 1/3/2009, from USCFootball.com

News and Notes from Penn State — 1/2/2009, from USCFootball.com

Ellison sits the big one out — 1/1/2009, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Frosh could play role — 12/30/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Tackles will get tested — 12/29/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Trojans preparing without Havili — 12/28/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Facing a balanced attack — 12/27/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Back to work — 12/26/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Gable mulling options — 12/21/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Back to work — 12/18/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Younger Trojans get a look — 12/13/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Morton gets the nod — 12/12/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Ellison trying to return — 12/3/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Hazelton reaction — 12/2/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Trojans to wear cardinal at Rose — 12/1/2008, from USCFootball.com

Game 11: There Go The Irish! — 11/28/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Trojan Turkey Bowl — 11/27/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Ellison status unclear — 11/26/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Trojans ready for Clausen homcoming — 11/25/2008, from USCFootball.com

Pac-Tending Plus - Football — 11/25/2008, from CougZone.com

Practice Insider: Trojans back from weekend off — 11/24/2008, from USCFootball.com

Bye week puts season in perspective — 11/24/2008, from USCFootball.com

Insider: The 'D' and rock, paper, scissors — 11/19/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Depth paying off — 11/13/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Defense impacts offense — 11/11/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Extra time — 11/6/2008, from USCFootball.com

Game 9: A Thorn in Their Paw? — 11/6/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Trojans adjusting to Cal's scheme — 11/5/2008, from USCFootball.com

Pac-Tending 11-05-08 — 11/5/2008, from CougZone.com

Practice Insider: Trojans picking up tough yards — 11/4/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Ellison wants speedy recovery — 11/4/2008, from USCFootball.com

News and notes: Washington — 11/2/2008, from USCFootball.com

USC vs. Washington Preview — 10/31/2008, from UDubSports.com

The art of deception in football — 10/30/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Still learning — 10/27/2008, from USCFootball.com

News and notes from Arizona — 10/27/2008, from USCFootball.com

USC's Next: Patrick Hall — 10/23/2008, from USCFootball.com

USC Preview: Defense — 10/23/2008, from GOAZCATS.com

Ask The Expert: USC Trojans — 10/23/2008, from GOAZCATS.com

First Look: USC Trojans — 10/21/2008, from GOAZCATS.com

Game 6: Road to Nowhere — 10/16/2008, from USCFootball.com

News and notes: Arizona State — 10/12/2008, from USCFootball.com

Trojans skunk up the joint — 10/11/2008, from USCFootball.com

USC preview — 10/10/2008, from ASUDevils.com

Game 5: Speak of the Devils — 10/9/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Trojans need protection — 10/8/2008, from USCFootball.com

Trojans pound Oregon at Coliseum — 10/5/2008, from USCFootball.com

Looking back, moving on — 9/30/2008, from USCFootball.com

Beavers hold off Trojans for upset — 9/26/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Wright to miss significant time — 9/22/2008, from USCFootball.com

Mays and Ellison anchor defense — 9/19/2008, from USCFootball.com

Upon Further Review: Buck hunting — 9/15/2008, from USCFootball.com

Trojans sniff out Buckeye plan — 9/14/2008, from USCFootball.com

Trojans want Wells on the field — 9/11/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Late comeback saves first team — 9/5/2008, from USCFootball.com

Game 1: Jeffersonian Democracy? — 8/28/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Shared roles — 8/26/2008, from USCFootball.com

Ellison's play speaks volumes — 8/24/2008, from USCFootball.com

Pick the winners Pac-10 Preview — 8/24/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Fall camp ends — 8/23/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Sanchez ready to take big step — 8/22/2008, from USCFootball.com

OSU's Jenkins tops defensive back rankings — 8/20/2008, from Rivals.com College Football

Practice Insider: Back in the mix — 8/20/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Trojans work under the lights — 8/11/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: O-line slowly taking shape — 8/9/2008, from USCFootball.com

ND opponents: No. 1—USC (Nov. 29) — 8/8/2008, from IrishIllustrated.com

Practice Insider: Day One Leadership — 8/6/2008, from USCFootball.com

Preseason Countdown: No. 1 USC — 7/31/2008, from Rivals.com College Football

Photos: Workout Wind-down — 7/27/2008, from USCFootball.com

Trojan Brotherhood - Class of ‘05 — 7/22/2008, from USCFootball.com

Harris part of an underrated secondary — 7/14/2008, from USCFootball.com

Should you be worried about the offense? — 7/7/2008, from USCFootball.com

Words are the base of program philosophies — 6/30/2008, from USCFootball.com

Workouts picking up at two-week mark — 6/13/2008, from USCFootball.com

Working to the core — 6/12/2008, from USCFootball.com

Plenty of sweat at first workout — 6/2/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Christian Tupou's Huge Day — 4/17/2008, from USCFootball.com

Scrimmage Breakdown — 4/6/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: Defense Dominates — 4/1/2008, from USCFootball.com

Practice Insider: First workout in pads — 3/28/2008, from USCFootball.com

USC seems poised for another big season — 3/25/2008, from Rivals.com College Football

Photos: Beautiful day for players-only practice — 2/27/2008, from USCFootball.com

USC Preview — 11/21/2007, from ASUDevils.com

Cal Report Card — 11/12/2007, from USCFootball.com

Insider: Revisiting the hit on DeSean Jackson — 11/6/2007, from USCFootball.com

Notes on a scorecard: USC tops OSU — 11/4/2007, from USCFootball.com

Trojans 'man' up — 11/4/2007, from USCFootball.com

Notes on a scorecard: Historic romp of the Irish — 10/20/2007, from USCFootball.com

Monday Insider: Injuries, injuries, injuries — 10/15/2007, from USCFootball.com

Notes on a scorecard: Trojans edge Arizona — 10/13/2007, from USCFootball.com

USC Preview: Defense — 10/11/2007, from GOAZCATS.com

Tuesday Insider: Different QB, same USC D — 10/2/2007, from USCFootball.com

Breaking down the USC Trojan defense — 9/12/2007, from HuskersIllustrated.com

Pac-10: What we know, what we don't — 5/13/2007, from Rivals.com College Football

The Wright of Spring — 4/6/2007, from USCFootball.com

March 20th Practice Report — 3/20/2007, from USCFootball.com

Spring Ball Preview: Secondary — 3/19/2007, from USCFootball.com

Spring preview: Breaking down the top 25 — 2/15/2007, from Rivals.com College Football

Secondary shuffle — 12/21/2006, from USCFootball.com

Trojan conference awards — 11/27/2006, from USCFootball.com

Leading by example — 11/14/2006, from USCFootball.com

USC Preview: Defense — 9/21/2006, from GOAZCATS.com

Defensive Youth Movement — 9/15/2006, from USCFootball.com

Five key questions about USC heading into Saturday — 9/15/2006, from HuskersIllustrated.com

Video: Kevin Ellison interview (free) — 9/14/2006, from USCFootball.com

USC is Safe — 9/8/2006, from USCFootball.com

Camp Review: Defense — 8/24/2006, from USCFootball.com

Saturday Practice Report (AM) — 8/12/2006, from USCFootball.com

Summer Scouting Report: USC — 8/3/2006, from BeaverBlitz.com

Ellison back on track — 7/23/2006, from USCFootball.com

Heisman holes need filling at USC — 3/13/2006, from IrishIllustrated.com

Pac-Tending 10-05-05 — 10/5/2005, from CougZone.com

Pac-Tending Plus - 10-04-05 — 10/4/2005, from CougZone.com

Star Athletes Win Awards at Luncheon - Part I — 1/9/2005, from BruinBlitz.com

CaliFlorida photos highlights game’s stars — 1/4/2005, from Rivals100.com

CaliFlorida Bowl provides amazing matchups — 1/2/2005, from Rivals100.com

CaliFlorida Bowl practice- Day Two — 12/30/2004, from StudentSportsFootball.com

USC Trojans are picked over eight others — 12/9/2004, from USCFootball.com

In end, Ellison followed heart, head — 12/8/2004, from Rivals100.com

Ellison down to two — 12/5/2004, from Rivals100.com

Ellison talks about his visit to USC — 11/28/2004, from Rivals100.com

Ellison Takes Unofficial to Oregon State — 11/25/2004, from BeaverBlitz.com

Ellison talks about visit to Boulder — 11/14/2004, from Rivals100.com

Ellison talks about his visit to Colorado — 11/14/2004, from BuffStampede.com

Ellison impressive in game action — 11/7/2004, from Rivals100.com

Kevin Ellison just about all set — 11/2/2004, from USCFootball.com

Three-star LB sets visits — 10/28/2004, from Rivals100.com

So Cal backer schedules first official visit — 10/18/2004, from BuffStampede.com

Ellison lands two new offers — 10/7/2004, from Rivals100.com

Highly regarded linebacker will visit Arizona — 9/30/2004, from GOAZCATS.com

Kevin Ellison close to setting up officials — 9/28/2004, from Duck Sports Authority

Ellison still in no rush — 9/14/2004, from Rivals100.com

Kevin Ellison setting up a few visits — 8/31/2004, from Duck Sports Authority

Kevin Ellison still high on same schools? — 8/17/2004, from Duck Sports Authority

Four schools stand out for Ellison — 7/26/2004, from Duck Sports Authority

Ellison Shifts Focus — 7/22/2004, from BeaverBlitz.com

Ellison discusses some favorites — 7/3/2004, from Duck Sports Authority

Ellison has NW co-leaders — 6/29/2004, from Rivals100.com

Eugene NIKE Camp: Top Players By Position — 6/28/2004, from StudentSports.com

BruinBlitz talks with Kevin Ellison — 6/23/2004, from BruinBlitz.com

Stewart steals the show at Oregon NIKE Camp — 6/20/2004, from Rivals100.com

Calif. Linebacker gets one more offer — 6/9/2004, from Duck Sports Authority

Ellison has pair of NW offers — 6/3/2004, from Rivals100.com

Top Shuttle Times From Stanford NIKE Camp — 5/29/2004, from StudentSports.com

Stanford NIKE Camp: Top Players By Position — 5/27/2004, from StudentSports.com

Breaking down the Palo Alto NIKE Camp — 5/24/2004, from Rivals100.com

Will Kevin Ellison follow his brother or not? — 4/30/2004, from Duck Sports Authority

Kevin Ellison receiving hand-written letters — 4/18/2004, from USCFootball.com

Is USC holding their slim lead for safety? — 3/31/2004, from USCFootball.com

Sooners on list of solid California LB — 3/31/2004, from SoonerScoop.com

Another talented Ellison brother — 3/19/2004, from Rivals100.com

Scouting Reports

The Good: Has the build of a linebacker and plays with a mean streak over the middle of the field. Loves to attack downhill and is a force vs. the run game. Displays good footwork and short-area quickness for his size. Possess good instincts and awareness deep, seldomly gets beat over the top down the field. Takes great angles in the pass game and consistently dislodges ball from man on contact. An old-school, intimidating force at the second level.
The Bad: Lacks great straight-line speed and relies on his instincts and first step to make the play. Is too much of a hitter and needs to do a better job playing the ball and creating turnovers in the secondary. Let’s too many opportunities slip by in order to make the big hit. Is cautious in coverage and allows too many completions in front of him while protecting the deep half.
Scouting report provided by National Football Post.