[2] Ellis played college football for the UAB Blazers and redshirted his true freshman season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
As a redshirt sophomore, Ellis appeared in four games as a field goal holder and one as a quarterback in 2009, where he completed one-of-four passes for 14 yards against Texas A&M.
[4] Ellis was named UAB's starting quarterback entering his redshirt senior season.
He missed most of the season due to injury completed 67-of-127 pass attempts for 743 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions.
[5] Ellis was hired as graduate assistant at UAB following his senior year to start his coaching career.