Memphis Tigers · CB RoomCB

#1 Ellis Ellis Jr.

Class  RS SR/TRFrom  Austin Peay (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'0" · 187 lbHometown  Hendersonville, TN · Hendersonville HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LCB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Cornerback

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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Ellis Ellis Jr. holds the LCB · Starter spot in Memphis Tigers’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterEllis Ellis Jr.Starter

RCB · StarterAnthony Richard Jr.Starter

LCB · BackupChauncey Logan Jr.Backup

RCB · BackupDilan WilliamsonBackup

Transfer history

2026Austin Peay→Memphis Tigers

Background & career

Ellis Jr. is a left cornerback who transferred to Memphis from Austin Peay. The 6'0", 187-pound defensive back hails from Hendersonville, Tennessee, where he attended Hendersonville High School. He holds redshirt senior/transfer junior eligibility status for the 2026 season and wears jersey number 1 for the Tigers.

Austin Peaythrough 2025

Memphis2026 — present

Previous schoolAustin PeayOriginHendersonville, TN · Hendersonville HS