Kevin Ellison (American football)
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| USC Trojans — No. 4 | |
| Safety | Junior |
| Major: Social science economics major | |
| Date of Birth: January 8, 1987 | |
| Place of Birth: Inglewood, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) |
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| High school: Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, California |
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| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Kevin Ellison (born January 8, 1987 in Inglewood, California) is an American football safety for the USC Trojans. He is considered one of the best safeties available for the 2009 NFL Draft.[1]
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[edit] Early years
Ellison attended Redondo Union High School, where he stared as a running back and linebacker. He achieved many honors and awards including Los Angeles Times All-South Bay/Westside Player of the Year, South Bay Daily Breeze All-Area Player of the Year, All-Bay League MVP, and many others. He finished his high school career with a school record 3,718 rushing yards on 578 carries and 297 tackles.
[edit] College career
Ellison graduated a semester early from high school and enrolled at USC in the spring of 2005. During his freshman season he spent most of his time as a back up safety and on special teams, and was selected to The Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman first team. In 2006 he became the team's starting strong safety, finishing with 64 tackles, one interception, and 1.5 sacks. He made the 2006 Collegefootballnews.com Sophomore All-American second team and was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention. In 2007 Ellison started all 13 games, finishing with 38 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks.
[edit] Personal
Buffalo Bills linebacker Keith Ellison is Kevin's brother. Another brother, Chris, played for BYU in 1997 and 1998.[2]
