Bradd Ellis: CB · Ohio · #3.
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Bradd Ellis
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Second year in the Ohio secondary. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Central Michigan, Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 18 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-0vs Hampton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-30vs Kansas | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-50@ Massachusetts | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-26vs Central Michigan | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 48-30@ Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-3vs Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-28vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Toledo | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-37@ Akron | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Buffalo | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 6 sacks |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs UAB | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 40 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 18 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
31%18 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this season59 tackles · 2 for loss · 6 sacks · 18 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Frank Solich — 17-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Pass share
36.9%
321 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
59 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio, 92 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Frank Solich.
