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2011 UAB Blazers 10 Bryan Ellis
transferred to Peach County his senior season after playing previously at a private school -- Tiftarea Academy in Chula, Ga. Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1988 at Macon Ga. ... son of Sandi Shields and Ricky Ellis ... graduated in May, 2011, now in graduate school working on master’s degree in public administration.
Bryan Ellis
6-2 | 200 Quarterback Senior Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2007 after outstanding Georgia prep career ... missed 2008 season due to rehab of shoulder injury ... saw light action during 2009 spring practice and then saw first collegiate game action during 2009 campaign... dealt with injuries for much of his time at UAB until last season … took over starting quarterback duties for the Blazers in fourth game of the 2010 season and is firmly entrenched as top UAB signal-caller entering this fall … already ranks No. 5 all-time at UAB in career passing yards (2,954) and is No. 3 in career TD passes (25) … a May, 2011 graduate of UAB. 2010: Assumed starting quarterback role in fourth game of season (vs. Tennessee) after coming off bench to spark Blazers to come-frombehind, 34-33 victory over visiting Troy on Sept. 18 … passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns in two-and-a-half quarters in the win over the Trojans, including a game-winning ‘Hail Mary’, 44-yard touchdown pass to WR Jackie Williams with no time remaining … finished season with action in 11 games and nine starts … concluded season with outstanding numbers: 2,940 passing yards, 25 touchdown passes, 231-of-411 passing for 56 percent … finished with four games of more than 300 passing yards … his 418-yard passing performance vs. East Carolina is fifth-highest single-game performance in UAB history … also had five TD passes against the Pirates, second-best in UAB history … his 25 touchdown passes during the season were just one shy of school record (26) held by Darrell Hackney (2004) … averaged 267 yards per game to rank No. 4 in C-USA and 18th nationally … in addition to 418-yard game vs. ECU, Ellis also threw for 350-plus vs. Troy (360), Tennessee (373) and Memphis (361) … passed for three or more touchdowns in six contests (Troy, UTEP, Southern Miss, East Carolina, Memphis and Rice) … passed for 11 TDs in final three games of the season … his 2,940 passing yards are fourthbest in UAB history … had season-long 72-yard completion for touchdown to Patrick Hearn in win over Memphis … already owns four of top 13 single-game passing performances (in yardage) in UAB history … his 411 passing attempts are
Ellis’ Career Statistics Passing G Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int LG Avg/G
Eff
2009 1 4 1 14 .250 0 0 14 14.0 54.4 2010
11 411 231 2940 .562 25 12 72 267.3 130.5
Totals 12 415 232 2954 .559 25 12 72 246.2 129.8
2010 Game-By-Game Statistics Opponent
Att. Comp. Yds. Pct.
TD Int LG
Florida Atlantic DNP
most in Blazer history … did not play in season opener against Florida Atlantic and saw limited action in second game vs. SMU … named honorable mention All-Conference USA. 2009: Saw action as holder in four games and quarterback in one ... hit 1-of-4 passes for 14 yards in road game at Texas A&M. 2008: Did not see action for the Blazers. 2007: Did not see any action and was redshirted. High School: Attended Peach County High as a senior ... regarded among the top prep quarterbacks in the state of Georgia in 2006 ... was tabbed the Atlanta Journal-Constitution AAA State Offensive Player-of-the-Year ... also received first-team AAA All-State honors by Journal-Constitution ... passed for more than 3,600 yards and also tossed 31 touchdown passes his senior season as he led the Trojans to a 14-1 record and the Class AAA state championship ... Peach County defeated Shaw, 28-7, at the Georgia Dome in state AAA final ... was tabbed All-Middle Georgia by Milledgeville Union-Recorder ... was selected to play in the GACA All-Star Game in December and threw for 151 yards and a touchdown, hitting 12-of-21 passes, and earning game MVP honors in the contest ... coached by Rance Gillespie ... 64
2 0 1 1 U A B F oot bal l
SMU
11
6
44 .545
0
0 32
Troy
37
23
360 .622
3
2 44
Tennessee
55
29
373 .527
1
1 52
UCF
30
14
149 .467
1
2 23
UTEP
28
20
272 .714
3
0 48
Mississippi State 45
23
236 .511
1
0 42
Southern Miss
34
22
241 .647
3
3 33
Marshall
45
21
238 .467
2
1 43
East Carolina
49
31
418 .633
5
1 58
Memphis
38
21
361 .553
3
2 72
Rice
39 21 248 .538 3 0 32
24 Greg Franklin 5-11 | 180 Running Back Sophomore Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
Played as a true freshman in 2010 and is expected to play larger role this season … listed as No. 2 running back coming out of spring practice. 2010: Appeared in nine games in first season in a Blazer uniform … rushed 11 times for 53 yards … ran for a season-high 36 yards on seven carries in victory over UTEP … had a long run of 12 yards against UTEP … also ran three times for 10 yards vs. UCF … caught five passes for 48 yards … recorded three receptions for 37 yards with long of 14 against Tennessee … had five kick returns for 67 yards. High School: Attended Marietta High School in metro-Atlanta … a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com, who played for head coach James Richards at Marietta High School ... as a senior, he gained over 1,500 yards and 18