Andre Ellington

Andre DeAngelo Ellington (born February 3, 1989) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Andre Ellington
Ellington with the Cardinals in the 2017 NFL preseason.
Free agent
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1989-02-03) February 3, 1989
Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Moncks Corner (SC) Berkeley
College:Clemson
NFL Draft:2013 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Rushing yards:1,752
Rushing average:4.2
Rushing touchdowns:10
Receptions:151
Receiving yards:1,368
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Ellington attended Berkeley High School, where he played high school football for the Stags football team.[1] As a senior, he rushed for 1,822 yards and 24 touchdowns, and also added four other touchdowns (two receiving, two kickoff return). He accumulated 2,519 all-purpose yards as a senior. ESPN named him the #44 overall prospect and #6 running back.

Ellington also ran track and field for the Berkeley High School track team. He ran a personal-best time of 10.97 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2006 Taco Bell Classic Meet. He also recorded a time of 23.13 seconds in the 200 meters. He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m (42.94 s) relay squad.[2]

He picked Clemson over scholarship offers from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[3]

College career
Andre Ellington catching a ball at Clemson

Freshman season (2009)

After redshirting his true freshman season in 2008, Ellington had 546 total yards on 79 touches.[4] He rushed for 72 yards on nine carries against Middle Tennessee.[3][5]

Sophomore season (2010)

As a sophomore, Ellington was named second-team All-ACC by Rivals.com. He rushed for 686 yards on 118 carries and 10 touchdowns. He caught 12 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.[6] Ellington had 140 yards in 22 carries and four catches for 48 yards against eventual national champion Auburn.[3][7]

Junior season (2011)

As a junior, Ellington rushed for 1,178 yards on 223 attempts scoring 11 touchdowns.[8] Additionally, he caught 22 passes for 109 yards.[9] He earned second team all-conference honors in recognition of his successful season.

In the 2011 ACC Championship Game, he ran for 125 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries, as the Tigers beat the Virginia Tech Hokies, 38–10.[10]

Clemson lost the 2012 Orange Bowl to the West Virginia Mountaineers, by a 70–33 scoreline. Ellington rushed for 116 yards from 10 carries, including a 68-yard run for the game's opening touchdown.[11]

Senior season (2012)

In his final season as a senior, Ellington rushed for 1,081 yards on 212 attempts (5.1 avg) while scoring eight touchdowns. He also caught 14 passes for 232 yards and a touchdown. He earned first team all-conference honors.[12] He finished his college career at fourth on Clemson's list of all-time rushers with 3,436 yards, just below former teammate C. J. Spiller, and finished third in rushing touchdowns with 33.[13] Ellington graduated from Clemson in December 2012 with a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation, and tourism management.[14]

NCAA collegiate career statistics
SeasonRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2009 684917.2554 11555.0120
2010 1186865.87110 121099.1221
2011 2231,1785.37411 221095.0190
2012 2121,0815.1688 1423216.6521
Total 6213,4365.57433595058.6522
Reference:[15]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 9 1⁄4 in
(1.76 m)		 199 lb
(90 kg)		 31 in
(0.79 m)		 9 3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.61 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
All values from NFL Combine

Ellington ran a 4.61 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine, considerably slower than many anticipated, as he had multiple runs of over twenty yards during his final year at Clemson.[3]

2013 season

After being projected as a second or third round pick, he slid to the third day of the draft. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft with the 187th overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals.[16] He scored his first career touchdown on a pass reception from Carson Palmer in Week 2 of the 2013 season against the Detroit Lions.[17] In Week 8 of the 2013 season, Ellington rushed for 154 yards against the Atlanta Falcons, the highest rushing total of the week.[18][19] He finished his rookie season with 652 rushing yards on 118 attempts (5.5 avg) and three touchdowns, and also caught 39 passes for 371 yards and a touchdown.[20]

2014 season

Ellington was placed on season ending injured reserve after Week 14, having injured his hip. 2014 was a very underwhelming sophomore season for Ellington, recording 660 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns while averaging only 3.3 yards per carry.[21]

2015 season

After the additions of running backs Chris Johnson and David Johnson, Ellington's role in the Arizona offense was severely reduced.[22] He did make good use of his time on the field by recording 289 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 45 carries to average an astonishing 6.4 yards per carry. In Week 10 against the Seattle Seahawks, Ellington rushed for the 48-yard game-winning touchdown.[23]

2016 season

In 2016, Ellington was the Cardinals third running back behind David Johnson and Chris Johnson to start the season.[24] He was then moved up to the number two back after Chris Johnson suffered a season-ending groin injury in Week 4. Ellington ended the 2016 season playing in all 16 games rushing for 96 yards and recording 12 catches for 85 yards.[25]

2017 season

On March 13, 2017, Ellington signed a one-year contract extension with the Cardinals.[26] On March 29, 2017, Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians announced that Ellington would be changing his position to wide receiver for the 2017 season.[27]

On November 20, 2017, Ellington was waived by the Cardinals.[28]

Houston Texans

On November 21, 2017, Ellington was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[29] Ellington ended the 2017 season with a cumulative 20 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown along with 39 receptions for 369 yards.[30]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On February 19, 2019, Ellington signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[31] On August 31, 2019, Ellington was released by the Buccaneers.[32]

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2013ARI 1511186525.5803393719.5381
2014ARI 12122016603.3223463958.6812
2015ARI 102452896.4633151489.9320
2016ARI 16034962.813012857.1160
2017ARI 8015533.5141332979.0240
HOU 42520.47067212.0290
Total65174181,7524.280101511,3689.1813
Reference:[33]

Personal life

His cousin, Bruce Ellington, is a wide receiver.[34] The two were teammates with the 2017 Texans.

References
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  2. "Andre Ellington - Stats". SCRUNNERS.COM.
  3. Player Bio: Andre Ellington Archived May 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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  8. "Atlantic Coast Conference Stats 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
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  11. "West Virginia routs Clemson in record-setting Orange Bowl". ESPN.com. January 4, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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  13. "Clemson Tigers Rushing". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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  28. Knoblauch, Austin. "Arizona Cardinals cut veteran RB Andre Ellington". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  29. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans claim RB Andre Ellington". HoustonTexans.com. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018.
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  31. Smith, Scott (February 19, 2019). "Bucs Sign RB Andre Ellington". Buccaneers.com.
  32. Smith, Scott (August 31, 2019). "Spence, Santos Among Final Cuts to Get Bucs' Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com.
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  34. "Ellington Cousins Make 49ers-Cardinals Matchup a Family Affair". Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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