Isaac Ellis

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Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 308
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Monroe, La.

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2019, 2018)
• AAC All-Academic Team (2019, 2018)

2021 (Redshirt Junior)

• Started all seven games in which he appeared
• Helped Memphis rank 16^th in the nation in passing offense (298.8) and 38^th in total offense (434.9)

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season, earning 11 starts at left guard
• Helped Memphis rank 22nd in the nation in total offense (453.1) and finish 17th in the country in both passing offense (307.9) and first down offense (260)

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Played in all 14 games in his redshirt season, playing on special teams and backing up the offensive line
• Part of an o-line unit that rolled up 6,791 total yards of offense, the third-best mark in program history
• Member of the 2019 team that finished with a 12-2 overall record, won the American Athletic Conference Championship and appeared in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

2018 (Freshman)

• Redshirted • Before decision to redshirt, played in three games (51 snaps)
• Saw action in a career-high 34 snaps in the season opener vs Mercer
• Also played snaps vs Georgia State (8) and Connecticut (9)
• Member of the 2018 squad that went 8-6, won the American Athletic Conference West Division title, played in The American Championship Game and earned a Birmingham Bowl berth
• The 2018 Tigers overcame a three-game deficit heading into the month of November to win the league’s West Division crown

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Four-year varsity performer for head coach Jackie Hamilton at Carroll High School in Monroe, La.
• All-State offensive lineman
• Helped lead Bulldogs to consecutive winning seasons and back-to-back District 2-3A championships in 2015 (8-4 record) and 2016 (9-3)
• Team earned Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Class 3A state playoffs berths both seasons
• As a senior in 2017, helped pave the way for All-District 2-3A running back Fantoryian Pendleton, who ran for 871 yards and 13 TDs
• 2017 honors included: Louisiana Football Coaches Association (LFCA) All-State first team, Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-State honorable mention, LHSAA Class 3A All-State honorable mention, All-Northeast Louisiana Big School Team, The Ouachita Citizen All-Parish first team and All-District 2-3A
• Named a 2016 USA Today All-America second team after an outstanding junior season
• Other 2016 honors were: American Family Insurance ALL-USA Louisiana first team, LFCA All-State second team and The Ouachita Citizen All-Parish second team
• Named All-District 2-3A first team his freshman and sophomore seasons
• Son of Dana McFee and Elbert Williams