Greg Ellis (American football)
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Greg warming up for a 2008 game.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 14, 1975 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Wendell, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: |
East Wake High School Wendell, North Carolina |
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| College: | North Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 394 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 84.0 |
| Interceptions: | 4 |
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Gregory Lemont Ellis (born August 14, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for the University of North Carolina (UNC), and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Cowboys and Oakland Raiders of the NFL.
Ellis was born in Wendell, North Carolina. He attended East Wake High School in Wendell. An all-state selection as a tight end and defensive end, he intercepted five passes and returned all of them for touchdowns. He also blocked four punts and returned two of them for scores. An outstanding basketball player, Ellis was selected to play in the North Carolina East/West Shrine Game. The Raleigh News and Observer voted him the Male High School Athlete of the Year in 1993.
Ellis attended the University of North Carolina, and played for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team from 1994 to 1997. As a back-up defensive end during his redshirt freshman year, he ranked second on the team with four sacks. In 1995, he became the first UNC sophomore to be named first-team All-ACC since Reuben Davis in 1985. Ellis was also named honorable mention All-American by UPI, while recording 71 tackles and seven sacks. As a junior, Ellis was named second-team All-American by The Sporting News and was a first-team All-ACC selection after closing the season with 62 tackles, a school-record 38 quarterback pressures and 12.5 sacks—the second most sacks in Tar Heels history, behind Lawrence Taylor's 16 in 1979.
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