Christian Ellis

After leading Trinity Christian to a State 3A Championship in football and on the 4×1 relay team, Christian Ellis transferred to  Ed White High School. He led the Commanders to the playoffs, qualifying for the first time in 7 years. He finished his phenomenal season with 1,457 rushing yards, 1,563 all purpose yards, 12 TD’s  50 tackles, 3 TFL’s,  3 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries and 3 forced fumbles in 10 games. One of few players who solidified themselves as a top athlete on both sides of the ball, Ellis made the All City Team at Sandalwood as a sophomore and at Trinity as a junior. 

As a senior, Ellis made the Florida Times Union Super 24, The Action News Jax-Jaguars Prep, Florida Times Union First Team All -Area teams, and was the Action News Jax, Ryan Keith Courage Award recipient. He completes the list as a Duval Sports Prime Time Player and recipient of the inaugural Duval Sports “Donald Rocker Jr Award”, given to the Biggest Impact Athlete in Northeast Florida. Ellis signed to play safety at the University of New Mexico.

At New Mexico, Ellis played in several games as a freshman on special teams and saw playing time at safety. As a sophomore Ellis led New Mexico in solo tackles, and was the only true sophomore in the mountain west conference with 50+ tackles (59). In 2024, Ellis led the Lobos with 99 tackles (42 solo) and had an interception, fumble recovery four pass breakups and two QB hurries on the year … his 8.3 tackles per game were the sixth most in the Mountain West. 2024 (at New Mexico) – All-Mountain West Honorable Mention

At Virginia Tech:

Ellis played in four of the first five games in 2025 before entering the transfer portal after head coach Brent Prye was terminated. Ellis totaled seven tackles including five solo efforts … credited with three pass breakups … his pass break up on fourth down with 45 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter sealed a 23-21 road victory at NC State (9/27). It limited opportunity, Ellis made the play of the year for a struggling Hokie team and bad year. 

At Virginia

Ellis signed with Virginia in January of 2026 and was their first player signed of the portal season. Ellis is an experienced play making safety that is exceptional around the line of scrimmage and in space. Look for him to make critical game changing plays for the Cavaliers, just as he has done at both New Mexico and Virginia Tech.

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