Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
vs
Tarleton State
Sep 5 (Sat)
12 p.m.
Jersey Number 6
Sanders Ellis
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Station Camp HS
- Prev School:
- Purdue/Tennessee State
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Bowling Green |
Career Highlights
- 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Third Team
2026 | Junior
- Joined BGSU in January
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Purdue |
West Lafayette, Ind. |
- Appeared in 11 games for the Boilermakers in 2025
- Made six tackles and a 0.5 sack
- Had a season-best three tackles and 0.5 sack in season opener against Ball State
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Tennessee State |
Nashville, Tenn. |
- Played for current BGSU head coach Eddie George at Tennessee State in 2024
- Jerry Rice Award Finalist and FCS Freshman All-American
- OVC Defensive Freshman of the Year
- Five-time BS-OVC Defensive Freshman of the Week selection
- Appeared in all 14 games as a true freshman
- Totaled 86 tackles, 15.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two pass breakupsÂ
- Finished second in tackles-for-loss and third in total tackles by an FCS freshman
- Totaled 2.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff
- Had a season-high 11 tackles and added a fumble recovery vs. Charleston Southern
- Produced 2.0 tackles-for-loss vs. Eastern Illinois
- Finished the season with 10 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries in the FCS Playoffs at Montana
 Station Camp High School |
Gallatin, Tenn. |
- Played linebacker at Station Camp High School for head coach Chris Bain
- Totaled 229 tackles, 33.0 tackles-for-loss, 5.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions
- Averaged 7.9 tackles per game in his career
- Had a career-high 107 tackles his junior season
- Also played running back and had 145 rushes for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns
- Added nine receptions for 63 yards and two touchdowns
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