Jamal Ellis: DB · Fresno State · #2.
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Jamal Ellis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Fresno State: Tim DeRuyter and Eric Kiesau. On tape: 8 tackles against San Diego State, Week 7, 2016.
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. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fresno State | 53 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 53 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-43@ Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-3vs Sacramento State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 41-48vs Tulsa | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-45@ UNLV | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-27@ Nevada | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-17vs San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-38@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-31vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-37@ Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-14vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-16vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL53 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Kiesau
Pass share
47.9%
405 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
70.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Fresno State, 53 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim DeRuyter → Eric Kiesau. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
