6Sanders Ellis
LB · JR/TR
3-JRTRANSFER
Purdue → Bowling Green
Purdue → Bowling GreenCurrent depth chart
WLB1Starter3-JR
Depth relationships
Bio
Sanders Ellis is a junior linebacker at Bowling Green who transferred to the program in January. The Nashville native played at Station Camp High School in Gallatin, Tennessee, where he recorded 229 tackles and 33.0 tackles-for-loss over his career. Ellis spent 2024 at Tennessee State under current BGSU head coach Eddie George, earning OVC Defensive Freshman of the Year honors and Jerry Rice Award finalist status. As a true freshman, he appeared in all 14 games and finished third among FCS freshmen in total tackles while posting 15.5 tackles-for-loss. He joined Purdue for the 2025 season, appearing in 11 games for the Boilermakers with six tackles and 0.5 sack. From Station Camp HS · Nashville, TN.
Sanders Ellis started 0 of 12 games in 2025 and appeared in 11.
Player information
ClassJuniorHeight6'2"Weight250 lbHometownNashville, TNHigh schoolStation Camp HSConferenceMid-AmericanPrevious schoolPurdueTransfer year2026
Production · 2026 · 1 GP
Defense
6
TACKLES
0.5
TFL
0
SACKS
Coverage & havoc
0
INT
0
PBU
0
QB HUR
Career path
STATION CAMP HSNashville, TN
TENNESSEE STATE2024
PURDUE2025
BOWLING GREEN2026 — present
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