2021 Football Roster
Roster
James Ellis II
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Page HS
The elder statesman of the GWU receiving corps … One of only two upperclassmen on the 2019 depth chart at receiver … Has good size and strength for the position … Capable of playing on the outside or in the slot … Enters the season listed as the starter in the slot ... Switched jerseys to #80 in May.
2018 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Saw action at receiver and on special teams … Caught four passes for 38 yards … Finished with four special teams tackles … Had three catches for 33 yards, including a 14-yarder, at ETSU (10/6) … Caught a five-yard pass vs. Western Carolina (9/14). 2017 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Caught five passes for 41 yards … Also had four special teams tackles … Had a season-high two catches for 23 yards vs. Charleston Southern (11/4). 2016 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.
High School: Played at traditional power Greensboro (N.C.) Page High under Coach Kevin Gillespie … Helped Pirates to a 13-3 record and a state runner up finish in Class 4AA … Earned honorable mention All-Area honors from the Greensboro News-Record following senior season … Caught 28 passes or 359 yards and three scores as a senior … Played in the same program that produced three-time NFL Pro Bowl receiver Haywood Jeffries … Also considered Davidson.
