Shaun Ellis - #92 - DE - Tennessee - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

■ Longest-tenured Jets player, along with Chad Pennington, entering his ninth season with club.

■ Sack of Tom Brady 12/16 at NE increased his career total to 53.5 sacks, enabling him to surpass Mo Lewis and tie John Abraham for fourth place all-time in franchise history.

■ Tied for team lead in 2007 with five sacks and led defense with 12 QB hurries.

■ Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for first time in career after recording two sacks, FF and FR vs. PIT 11/18.

■ Selected by teammates as a defensive captain for '07 season.

■ Named to Pro Bowl in 2003 after finishing the season with 12.5 sacks, 109 tackles and one FF.

■ Has also started all six postseason contests he has appeared in with the Jets and recorded 28 tackles and a FF.

SEASON BY SEASON

2007 (JETS) Sacked Tom Brady in Game 14 at NE. ... Started at OLB for first time in his career in Game 13 vs. CLE. ... Had eighth career two-sack game, and forced and recovered a fumble on one sack, returning it 6 yards, in Game 10 vs. PIT, earning AFC and team defensive player of the week honors. ... Recorded season-high nine tackles and five solos in Game 9 vs. WAS. ... Made 100th career start in Game 6 vs. PHI. ... Notched first sack of season in Game 3 vs. MIA, giving him 49.5 for his career to move him past Verlon Biggs and into sixth place on franchise's all-time list.

2006 (JETS) Named Jets’ defensive player of the week after tallying season-high seven tackles in Week 17 win vs. OAK. … Named Jets’ defensive player of the week after collecting five tackles and sacking Brady in Week 10 at NE. 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 in all, for first time in his career due to injury…Recorded seven tackles, a QB pressure forcing a throwaway, and a sack in Week 6 loss at BUF.

2004 (JETS) Finished Jets’ 20-17 OT victory in AFC Wild Card Game at SD with eight tackles and one QB pressure. ... Recorded six of his 11 sacks in December, including three sacks in Jets’ regular-season finale, 32-29 OT loss at STL. … Inactive for first time in his career for Week 10 OT loss vs. BAL, ending streak of 70 consecutive regular-season games he had appeared in from start of career.

2003 (JETS) Earned Pro Bowl spot when he finished third in AFC with career-high 12.5 sacks, as well as 109 tackles. ... Became 12th player in Jets history to record 10-plus sacks in season when he dropped QB Peyton Manning for 8-yard loss in Week 11 at IND. … Recorded 10 tackles and extended his club record for consecutive games with a sack to nine when he tackled QB David Carr for 7-yard loss in Week 7 win at HOU. … Extended streak of consecutive games with a sack to eight (dating to Week 14 at CHI in 2002) with two sacks in Week 6 win over BUF.

2002 (JETS) Active in Week 13 at OAK, leading all Jets DL with six tackles, including first-quarter 7-yard sack of Rich Gannon and adding a PD.

2001 (JETS) Had six tackles and forced a fumble to set up a TD in Week 5 vs. MIA. Credited with 1.5 sacks and two QB pressures on the day.

2000 (JETS) Led all Jets DL in sacks (8.5), which placed him behind only Hugh Douglas (10 sacks in 1995)

for most sacks by Jets rookie. … Recorded first and only interception of career in Week 12 at MIA. … Registered first NFL sack in season opener at GB when he stripped Brett Favre.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

■ Selected by Jets in first round (12th overall) of 2000 NFL Draft as first of four first-round draft picks the Jets had that year. John Abraham (13th), Chad Pennington (18th) and Anthony Becht (27th) were also selected.

BEFORE THE NFL

■ Finished collegiate career with 105 tackles, 12.5 sacks, three FF, a FR and an INT, which he returned 90 yards for a TD.

■ Selected All-SEC first team as senior at Tennessee, where he started every game at LE, recorded 42 tackles, team-high 8.5 sacks (for minus-82 yards) and 11 stops behind line of scrimmage (for minus-25 yards). Also, had a PD and two FR.

■ Ranked among 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 senior campaign and helped lead his school to 12-2 record and state semifinals.

■ Also earned all-state honors in basketball at Westside.

OFF THE FIELD

■ Nicknamed “Big Katt.”

■ Wife, Cecile, daughter, Keshona, and son, Jordan.

■ Has teamed up with Muscular Dystrophy Association “Muscle Team" the past seven seasons, working closely with MDA during his tenure in NY and hosting children afflicted with the illness at Jets’ training camps and regular-season games.