Ellerbe with the Baltimore Ravens in 2012
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No. 59 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | November 29, 1985 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Hamlet, North Carolina | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Rockingham (NC) Richmond | ||||||||||
College: | Georgia | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Tackles: | 368 |
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Sacks: | 10.5 |
Interceptions: | 3 |
Forced fumbles: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Dannell Antonio Ellerbe (born November 29, 1985) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2009 and has also played for the Miami Dolphins. He played college football at Georgia.
Ellerbe attended Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham, North Carolina, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. He was named All-State by the Associated Press. He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2003 Shrine Bowl (NC-SC All-Star Game), in which he had nine tackles, three pass break-ups, and one interception. He made 124 tackles and five sacks as a junior and 165 tackles and nine sacks as a senior. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ellerbe was listed as the No. 7 outside linebacker nationally.
He also lettered in track & field, recording a 1.98-meter (6 ft, 6 in) high jump as a junior. In addition, he also ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash, bench-pressed 280 pounds, squatted 480 and had a 42-inch vertical jump.
Ellerbe went to the University of Georgia for five years. He played for four seasons after a redshirt freshman year. During his SEC career, he played in 43 games, totaling 148 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 recovered fumbles, and 1 forced fumble.