Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

2009 All-America Candidate
2009 Harlon Hill Award Candidate
2008 All-Northeast-10 Conference selection
2007 All-American (Don Hansen’s Football Gazette)
2007 All-Northeast Region
2007 All-New England pick
2007 All-ECAC
2007 First-Team All-Northeast-10 Conference

Single-Season School Records Held
Rushing Yards (1,906)

Single-Game School Records Held
Rushing Yards (418)
All-Purpose Yards (428)

As a Junior in 2008:
Earned All-Conference honors despite missing several games to injury midway through the year...Finished the season second in the conference in rushing touchdowns (seven) and fourth in total yards (746)...Opened the year with a 242 yard showing on a career-high 35 carries and two touchdowns in the win over West Virginia Wesleyan…Also had three catches for 32 yards in the game…Named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for his play in the opener…Finished with 70 yards on 16 carries and two catches for 19 yards in the game against Bryant…Rushed 27 times for 83 yards and one touchdown in the game against AIC…Returned to action for the St. Anselm game and finished with 60 yards on four carries, including a 37-yard touchdown run…Finished with 96 yards on 23 carries and scored a touchdown in the win over Pace…Rushed for 140 yards on 23 carries in the win over Assumption…Named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for his play against Assumption…Tallied a rushing touchdown in the win at AIC…Rushed for 34 yards and recorded one tackle in the NCAA game at West Chester.

As a Sophomore in 2007:
Erupted onto the scene and emerged as one of the most explosive tailbacks in the nation…Posted a new NCAA Division II single-game record with 418 rushing yards in a win over Bryant on 11/2…That total was the fourth highest single-game total in NCAA history…Set a new Southern Connecticut State University single-season rushing record with 1,906 yards…Totaled 2,208 all-purpose yards…First-Team All-New England selection…All-Northeast Region honoree…First-Team All-Northeast-10 selection…Registered the second-highest single-season touchdown total in program history (24)…Also posted the second-highest single-season point total in program history (144)…Set new SCSU single-game records for rushing yards and all-purpose yards (428)…Amassed 60 yards on seven carries in the season-opening win over Kutztown…Totaled 57 yards on 12 carries, while also scoring once in the win over Bentley…Registered 89 all-purpose yards (32 return yards) against Bentley…Finished with a career-high 149 yards on 31 carries and scored three touchdowns in the game at CCSU…Totaled 178 all-purpose yards against CCSU…Rushed for 102 yards on 24 carries and scored two touchdowns in the game at AIC…Also returned four kicks for 79 yards and caught one pass for 24 yards…Finished with 152 yards on 21 carries and also caught three passes for 5 yards in the game with Merrimack…Broke out for 248 yards on 31 carries and matched a career-high with three touchdowns in the win over Assumption…Also caught two passes for 11 yards…Named Northeast-10 and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week for his play against Assumption…Rushed for 110 yards on 14 carries in the win over Pace…Finished with 216 yards on 33 carries and scored two touchdowns in the win over C.W. Post...Named Northeast-10 and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against C.W. Post…Closed with 123 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns in the win over Stonehill…Named National Offensive Player of the Week by www.d2football.com and the College Sports Report and Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Bryant…Also earned the weekly Gold Helmet award from the New England College Football Writers Association and the Boston Globe…Rushed for 62 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown in the win over St. Anselm…Tallied 146 yards on 25 carries and rushed for two touchdowns in the NCAA playoff win over Bryant...Also caught one pass for 65 yards and one touchdown...Totaled 211 all-purpose yards in the contest.

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2006:
Did not see any game action.

As a Freshman in 2005:
Redshirted.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-League selection in football at Peekskill (N.Y.) High School…Three-year team captain…Named the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior…Also earned All-County honors in track and field.

Personal:
The son of Sylvia and Kevin Ellis…Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y…A recreation and leisure major.

Career Highs 
Rushes: 35, vs. WVa. Wesleyan, 8/30/08
Rushing Yards: 418, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07
Touchdowns: 5, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07
Longest Run: 80, vs. WVa. Wesleyan, 8/30/08
Rushing TD’s: 5, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07
Games with 100+ yards rushing: 10
Games with 200+ yards rushing: 4
Games with 300+ yards rushing: 1
Games with 400+ yards rushing: 1
Receptions: 3, three times
Receiving Yards: 65, vs. Bryant, 11/17/07
Receiving TD’s: 1, vs. Bryant, 11/17/07
Return Yards: 79, at AIC, 9/22/07
All-Purpose Yards: 428, vs. Bryant, 11/2/07