Grant Ellinger
Virginia Cavaliers
67
Depth

Grant Ellinger

Virginia CavaliersSolid
RESDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Grant Ellinger starting?

Grant Ellinger is listed 3rd string at RES for Virginia Cavaliers.

Grant Ellinger is listed RES #3 for Virginia at 67 OVR.

See full Virginia Cavaliers depth chart ›

Depth at RES · Virginia Cavaliers

  1. 11185Rico Flores Jr.Starter
  2. 21568Dillon Newton-Short
  3. 36567Grant EllingerYou
  4. 49462Ezekiel Larry

What's Next

Who do they play next?Prince Strachan — vs West Virginia · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Dillon Newton-Short — No. 2 at RES for VirginiaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Virginia Cavaliers

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Naperville Central, ranked #1,199 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,199 Natl
Naperville, IL
Jersey
#65
Class
RS SO
Height
6'4"
Weight
303 lbs

Grant Ellinger is currently behind Rico Flores Jr. at RES on the Virginia depth chart, a ACC team rated 84 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8608
National Rank
#1199
High School
Naperville Central
Hometown
Naperville, IL

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 67 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −12 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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Grant Ellinger's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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