Derricus Ellis

Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Rome, GA
High School:
Darlington
Deals:
RS

2011 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games as the primary backup at outside linebacker ... Also a special teams contributor on the kickoff return unit ... Finished with 11 tackles and three pass breakups on the year ... Recorded two tackles and broke up the first pass of his career vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 17) ... Made one solo tackle vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 15) ... Broke up two passes and added a tackle at Duke (Oct. 22) ... Tied a season-high with two tackles at North Carolina (Oct. 29). 2010 (Sophomore)
Played in 10 games in earning his second varsity letter ... Recorded a pair of tackles in contests against NC State (Nov. 13) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 27) ... Had solo stops vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 22), Georgia Tech (Oct. 2) and Maryland (Oct. 30) ... Member of the kickoff return team throughout the season.

2009 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action as a reserve defensive end ... Played in seven games while earning his first varsity letter ... Recorded five tackles on the season including two each against NC State (Oct. 3) and Clemson (Oct. 17). 2008 (True Freshman):
Redshirted the season. High School
A 2008 graduate of the Darlington School in Rome, Ga. ... Member of Prep Star[apos]s All-Southeast Region team ... Selected to the Rome News-Tribune All-Area team as a running back ... Ranked among the top 130 defensive ends by Scout.com ... Helped the Darlington School to a 9-3 record and the second round of the state playoffs in 2007 ... Played for coach Tommy Atha ... Rushed for 1,128 yards and 13 touchdowns on 227 carries (4.9 yards per carry) as a fullback ... Rushed 90 times for 567 yards (6.3 YPG) as a junior while making 67 tackles including four sacks, seven tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries... Also played basketball for the Tigers ... Honorable mention All-Northwest Georgia selection in basketball as a junior ... Chose Wake Forest over Duke and Vanderbilt. Personal
Majoring in religion ... Brother of former Wake Forest linebacker Chantz McClinic (2004-08) ... Son of Jeanene McClinic ... Born Nov. 27, 1989 in Rome, Ga.