Shaun Ellis - #92 - DE - Tennessee - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Longest-tenured Jets player, going into his 10th season with the club.

◊ Picked up a J.P. Losman fumble and returned it 11 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:06 remaining in the Jets 31-27 victory vs. BUF, 12/14/08.

◊ Named to the Pro Bowl in 2003 after finishing the season with 12.5 sacks, 109 tackles and one forced fumble.

◊ His 140 regular-season games played (126 starts) rank him tied for second all-time among Jets defensive linemen with Joe Klecko (140 games, 1977-87) and trailing only Marty Lyons (147 games, 1979-89).

◊ Recorded 61.5 career sacks, which rank him fourth on the Jets all-time list behind Gerry Philbin (64.5), Joe Klecko (77.5) and Mark Gastineau (107.5).

◊Started all six postseason contests he has appeared in with the Jets and recorded 28 tackles and a forced fumble.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 11/26/04, NYJ, Signed, Contract extension

◊ 4/15/00, NYJ, *D1a (12)

* Jets acquired pick in trade with SF for D1 (16 – Julian Peterson) and D2 (48 - Jason Webster).

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW

◊ 2008 (JETS) Started all 16 games…Recorded 66 tackles, including six for loss, eight sacks (eighth in AFC) and two forced fumbles…Named Jets Defensive Player of the Game twice during the season…Recorded six sacks in one seven game stretch in the early part of the season. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/14 vs. BUF)…With the Jets down 27-24 with 2:06 remaining in regulation, Ellis recovered an Abram Elam forced fumble and returned it 11 yards for his first career touchdown, giving the Jets a 31-27 lead…Tied for a team lead and recorded a season-high 10 tackles (five solo)…Named Jets’ Defensive Player of the Game. (12/7 at SF)…Notched eighth sack of the season with 1:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, taking down QB Shaun Hill. (11/2 at BUF)…Continued his sack streak, sharing a sack with C.J. Mosley of Trent Edwards with 11:47 remaining in the fourth quarter. (10/26 vs. KC)…Recorded one-and-a half sacks of Tyler Thigpen for 10 yards in losses…Notched at least one sack in six of seven games. (10/19 at OAK)… Sacked QB Jamarcus Russell for a seven-yard loss. (10/12 vs. CIN)…Recorded a sack of Ryan Fitzpatrick for a four yard loss with :06 remaining in the fourth quarter… Named Jets Defensive Player of the Game. (9/28 vs. ARI)… Registered a sack of Kurt Warner for a loss of 23 yards, with a forced fumble. (9/14 vs. NE)…Sacked Matt Cassel for no gain. (9/7 at MIA)…Notched a sack of former teammate Chad Pennington for a four-yard loss in his first game vs. Pennington after eight seasons as a teammate.

◊ 2007 (JETS) Recorded 60 tackles, five sacks, a fumble recovered and a fumble forced as an anchor on the defense…Started all 16 games, including one game as an outside linebacker vs. CLE (12/19)…Selected as a defensive captain by his teammates. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/16 at NE)…Recorded a six-yard sack of Tom Brady, the 53.5th of his career, which passed Mo Lewis and tied John Abraham for fourth place in franchise history. (11/18 vs. PIT)…Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for first time of his career and was also named Jets Defensive Player of the Week for recording three tackles (one solo) and two sacks of Ben Roethlisberger in the overtime victory…On one of the sacks, he forced and recovered a fumble and returned it six yards…This was his eighth career game with at least two sacks. (11/4 vs. WAS)…Recorded a season-high nine tackles with a season-high five solos.

◊ 2006 (JETS) Started all 16 games and recorded 58 tackles, five sacks, three pass breakups and a forced fumble. POSTSEASON: Recorded seven tackles in the AFC Wild Card game (1/7 at NE). SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/31 vs. OAK)…Named Jets’ Defensive Player of the Week after tallying a season-high seven tackles. (11/12 at NE)… Named Jets’ Defensive Player of the Week after collecting five tackles and sacking Tom Brady…On the sack, he forced a Brady fumble to seal the win on the last play of the game.

◊ 2005 (JETS) Missed consecutive games (three) for the first time in his career, as he started 13 contests, garnering career lows in tackles (48) and sacks (2.5) while slowed by injury. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (10/16 at BUF)…Recorded seven tackles (four solo), one pressure and a sack of eight yards on Kelly Holcomb.

◊ 2004 (JETS) Started 15 games and both postseason contests…Recorded 64 regular season tackles and 11 sacks, with 6.5 of those sacks in the month of December. POSTSEASON: (1/15 at PIT)…Recorded two tackles. (1/8 at SD)…Finished the Jets’ 20-17 OT Wild Card victory with eight tackles and one pressure. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (1/2 at STL)…Registered three sacks of Marc Bulger for a loss of 18 yards in the Jets’ regular-season finale, a 32-29 OT loss. (12/15 vs. SEA)… Recorded two sacks of Matt Hasselbeck…Forced a fumble on one of those sacks, which was recovered by Seattle guard Steve Hutchinson, who was then stripped by Eric Barton…Barton recovered to set up a fourth quarter touchdown. (11/14 vs.BAL)…Inactive for the first time in his career, ending a streak of 70 consecutive regular season games he had appeared in from the start of his career.

◊ 2003 (JETS) Earned a Pro Bowl spot when he finished third in the AFC with a career-high 12.5 sacks, becoming the 12th player in franchise history to record 10-or-more sacks in a season...Also posted 109 tackles (64 solo) on the year. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/28 at MIA)...Split two sacks of Jay Fiedler with Josh Evans and Jason Ferguson while leading the line with seven tackles. (11/16 at IND)… Crossed into double-digit sacks when he dropped Peyton Manning for an eight-yard loss. (11/2 vs. NYG)…When he and Dewayne Robertson split a sack of Kerry Collins, it marked his 11th straight game with a sack, a club record. (10/19 at HOU)…Recorded 10 tackles (four solo), and tackled David Carr for a seven-yard sack. (10/12 vs. BUF)… Earned a defensive game ball with his two sacks of Drew Bledsoe in a victory. (9/21 at NE)...Put up a career-high tying 12 tackles and a sack of Tom Brady. (9/14 vs. MIA)…Registered 12 tackles and a sack of Jay Fiedler. (9/4 at WAS)…Posted 10 tackles and two sacks of Patrick Ramsey in the opener.

◊ 2002 (JETS) Started all 16 games, recording 49 tackles, four sacks, six pass breakups, and a forced fumble…Closed the regular season with sacks in three consecutive games. POSTSEASON: Had a total of eight tackles in the two playoff games. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/29 vs. GB)…Registered a seven-yard sack of Brett Favre in the division-clinching victory. (12/22 at NE)…Posted a sack of Tom Brady and added four tackles and two pressures in the victory. (12/15 at CHI)…Tipped a pass and sacked Chris Chandler. (12/2 at OAK)…Led the defensive line with six tackles, including a first-quarter seven-yard sack of Rich Gannon. (11/3 at SD) … Named Jets Co-Defensive Player of the Game with Josh Evans, recording a forced fumble, two tackles and a pass deflection.

◊ 2001 (JETS) Played in all 16 games and started 15, registering 59 tackles, two forced fumbles and was second on the team in sacks with five…Started the opener at defensive tackle before moving to defensive end in the second game. POSTSEASON: (1/12 at OAK)…Started his first postseason game and recorded three tackles. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/9 at PIT)…Sacked Kordell Stewart for a three-yard loss while recording a season-high eight tackles. (12/2 vs. NE)…Recorded a sack of Tom Brady for a seven-yard loss. (11/18 at MIA)…Logged three tackles and two hits on the quarterback as the Jets shut out MIA on the road for the first time since 1970. (10/14 vs. MIA)…Did not start but registered six tackles and forced a fumble which set up a touchdown…Credited with sacking Jay Fiedler 1.5 times. (9/23 at NE)…Started at defensive end for the first time this season, and forced a fumble in the victory. (9/9 vs. IND)…Made his only start of the year at defensive tackle.

◊ 2000 (JETS) Despite starting only two games as a rookie, he led all Jets defensive linemen in sacks (8.5), which placed him behind only 1995 rookie Hugh Douglas (10) for most sacks by a Jets rookie...Also recorded 53 tackles, three pass breakups and his only career interception. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (11/19 at MIA)...Picked off Damon Huard’s pass in the fourth quarter to preserve a 13-3 lead and set up the clinching touchdown in a 20-3 victory. (9/3 at GB)...Made an impact in his NFL debut at Lambeau Field when he strip sacked Brett Favre and recovered an Ahman Green fumble.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ Finished his collegiate career at Tennessee with 105 tackles, 12.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

◊ Lone collegiate interception, vs. Auburn in 1998, he returned 90 yards for a touchdown.

◊ Was selected All-SEC first-team as a senior, where he started every game at left end, recorded 42 tackles, a teamhigh 8.5 sacks (minus 82 yards) and 11 stops behind the line of scrimmage (minus 25 yards)...Also had a pass breakup and two fumble recoveries.

◊ Ranked among the nation’s top 100 prospects by Scholastic Coach Magazine, adding All-State honors twice and All- Region accolades three times at Westside (SC) HS.

◊ Recorded 174 tackles and 35 sacks during his senior campaign, and helped lead his school to a 12-2 record and the state semifinals.

◊ Also earned All-State honors in basketball at Westside.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ Nicknamed “Big Katt.”

◊ Wife, Cecile, daughter, Keshona and two sons, Jordan and Skyler.

◊ Teamed up with The Muscular Dystrophy Association “Muscle Team” the past seven seasons…Ellis has worked closely with the MDA during his tenure in NY, and has hosted children afflicted with the illness at the Jets’ training camps and regular-season games.

◊ Embodied the NFL’s commitment to community service by supporting programs benefiting the children and youth of New York City at the 13th Annual Gridiron Gala in 2006.