Ja'Lani Ellison - 2018 Football Roster
Roster
Ja'Lani Ellison
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Reseda, Calif.
- High School:
- Reseda
- Weight:
- 171
- Height:
- 6-0
- Major:
- Communication
His junior season, Ellison was named to the 2016 MaxPreps Junior All-America Second Team as a cornerback. He intercepted an amazing 15 passes as a junior, which led the state of California. He returned those interceptions for 217 yards and scored four touchdowns on interception returns. Ellison broke up 10 other passes and was credited with 20 tackles, including 5.0 tackles for loss. He caught 36 passes for 680 yards and scored nine receiving touchdowns. He added 419 rushing yards on 37 attempts and scored six rushing TDs. As a junior, he returned seven kickoffs for 249 yards and one touchdown and returned 20 punts for 549 yards. He accounted for 2,114 all-purpose yards as a junior, averaging 151.0 yards per game and scored a combined 20 touchdowns.
Over his entire high school career, he accounted for 54 total tackles (35 solo tackles and 19 assists), 23 interceptions, a combined 48 touchdowns scored and 4,382 all-purpose yards (1,810 receiving, 902 rushing, 637 punt return yards, 620 kickoff return yards and 413 interception return yards). He played for head coach Alonso Arreola
Ellison was also recruited by Utah State.
