South Florida · L 6-14
No tackles.
Buffalo · L 24-31
No tackles.
Western Michigan · L 10-23
2 tackles
The other 6 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Ellis has tackles in 7 of Bowling Green’s 9 games: none against South Florida and Buffalo.
Sanders Ellis
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Barry Odom and Eddie George. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Tarleton State, Week 1, 2026.
22 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 22 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Purdue | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-55@ Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10vs Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Ball State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23@ Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups22 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
44.1%
233 pass / 295 run
Plays / game
58.7
9 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
262 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #466 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom and Eddie George.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Bowling Green
