George Ellis III: DL · TCU · #93.
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George Ellis III
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at TCU: Gary Patterson and Sonny Dykes. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Kansas — Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs Tarleton State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-34@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-24vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ No. 19 Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-40vs No. 8 Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-28vs No. 17 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-24vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-28@ Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 62-14vs Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2022
W 59-17
2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 42-point win at home against Tarleton State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry14 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
45.2%
453 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
66.9
15 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at TCU — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 23 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill, and Sonny Dykes. Multi-era developmental context.
