Jabari Ellis: DL · South Carolina · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jabari Ellis
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons at South Carolina span two head coaches: Will Muschamp and Shane Beamer. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Troy — Week 5, 2021.
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
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
On3 Oct 24
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Carolina | 41 | 25 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 27 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 81 | 44 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-17@ East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-40@ No. 2 Georgia | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-16vs Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-14vs Troy | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45@ Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-44@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-17vs Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-31@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-17vs Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-30vs Clemson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 21 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%5 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
10%4 hurries41 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
44.1%
360 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
41 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Carolina, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Muschamp, Mike Bobo, and Shane Beamer. Multi-era developmental context.
