Jacob Ellis

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Roseville, Calif.
High School:
Granite Bay
Prev School:
Iowa Western / Iowa State

at Colorado State

Graduate, 2025 (10/8):
• Participated in 10 games during the season
• Accumulated a total of 41 tackles, with 13 solo and 28 assisted
• Recorded 2 tackles for loss, contributing to 6 yards lost
• Forced 1 fumble in the game against Northern Colorado on September 6, 2025, where he also made 8 tackles
• Achieved 2 pass breakups, including 2 in the game against UTSA on September 20, 2025
• Registered 1 quarterback hurry in the game against Washington State on September 27, 2025
• Made a season-high 10 tackles in the game against Air Force on November 28, 2025

Before Colorado State

• Played three seasons at Iowa State (2022-24) and one at Iowa Western (2021)
• Appeared in 19 games for the Cyclones, making eight starts
• Recorded 56 tackles with 21 solo and 4.5 TFLs at ISU
• Redshirted his first season in Ames
• Named NJCAA 2021 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-American in his lone season at IWCC
• Added ICCAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-ICCAC honors

Personal/High School

• All-conference all-metro linebacker for coach Jeff Evans at Granite Bay HS
• Injuries derailed the latter part of his prep career
• All-conference in basketball
• Father, Jeff, was a tight end at Ohio State (1987-91)
• Grandfather, Jimmy Ellis, was a former world heavyweight boxing champion
• Jimmy was a sparring partner with Muhammad Ali and won the WBA title in 1968 after a 15-round decision over Jerry Quarry
• Jimmy successfully defended his title in a win over Floyd Patterson before losing the title to Joe Frazier in 1970
• Jimmy fought Ali in 1971 in the Astrodome in Houston, falling in the 12th round