Christian Ellis
Virginia Cavaliers
76
Solid

Christian Ellis

Virginia CavaliersRebuilding
FSDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Virginia Tech
2nd String / Backup

Is Christian Ellis starting?

Christian Ellis is listed 2nd string at FS for Virginia Cavaliers.

Graduate student · #8 · 6'0", 206 lbs

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Depth at FS · Virginia Cavaliers

  1. 13084Ethan MinterStarter
  2. 2876Christian EllisYou
  3. 32155Keke Adams

Virginia Starting Lineup

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Up next for Virginia

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Ed White, ranked #1,433 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 7 tackles, 0 INT, 3 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,433 NatlTeam Share2%
Jacksonville, FL
Jersey
#8
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
206 lbs
Transfer
Virginia Tech

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—703

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8444
National Rank
#1433
High School
Ed White
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 64th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LWAKETKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 51-7

Oct 23LDUKETKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 19-16

Oct 17LSMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-13

Oct 10WSYRTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 28-25

Oct 3LFSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-7

Sep 26WDELTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-3

Sep 19LWVUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-27

Sep 11WNORFTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-3

Aug 29WNCSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-8

Christian Ellis's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Solid
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Team Role

7 tkl · 3 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement33%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.