Mason Ellis
Kansas Jayhawks
65
Depth

Mason Ellis

Kansas JayhawksRebuilding
SSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Mason Ellis starting?

Mason Ellis is listed 2nd string at SS for Kansas Jayhawks.

Redshirt senior · #23 · 6'2", 200 lbs

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Depth at SS · Kansas Jayhawks

  1. 1382Corey GordonStarter
  2. 22365Mason EllisYou
  3. 32054Christian Pritchett

Kansas Starting Lineup

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Up next for Kansas

Kansas plays UCF at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:45 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mulvane, ranked #2,327 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 18 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,327 Natl2-Yr Total25 tacklesTeam Share2%
Mulvane, KS
Jersey
#23
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
200 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251800
2024700

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
0.8044
National Rank
#2327
High School
Mulvane
Hometown
Mulvane, KS

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 51th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 65.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 51% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 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 17LKSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-24

Oct 11LUTAHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-24

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

Final W 55-0

Sep 12LMIZTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-21

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

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Team Role

18 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement29%
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