Corey Ellington: S · Mississippi State · #10.
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Corey Ellington
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Mississippi State. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Missouri — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 53 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 66 | 30 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 146 | 73 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 28-45vs Florida | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-35@ No. 1 Texas | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ No. 5 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-34vs No. 14 Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-58vs Arkansas | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-20vs Massachusetts | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-33@ No. 7 Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-39vs Missouri | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26@ No. 15 Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL53 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
46.9%
367 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.5%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #255 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 146 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Zach Arnett, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
