Atiyyah Ellison

Atiyyah Ellison

Infobox NFLactive
name=Atiyyah Ellison


currentteam=San Francisco 49ers
currentnumber=78
currentpositionplain=Defensive tackle
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|9|29
birthplace=St. Louis, Missouri
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=318
debutyear=
debutteam=
college=Missouri
draftyear=2005
draftround=3
draftpick=89
pastteams=
* Carolina Panthers (2005)
* Houston Texans (2006)*
* Baltimore Ravens (2006-2007)
* San Francisco 49ers (2007-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Practice Squad
highlights=
* Third-team All-Big 12 (2003)
* First-team All-Big 12 (2004)
nfl=ELL665605

Atiyyah Ramadan Ellison [ah-TEE-ah] (born September 29, 1981 in city-state|St. Louis|Missouri) is an American football defensive tackle who is a practice squad player for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.

Ellison has also been a member of the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens.

Early years

As a senior at Parkway South High School in Saint Louis, Ellison had three sacks and 47 tackles. He was ranked one of the top defensive lineman in the Midwest, won All-State honors, and was an All-Metro choice.Ellison also was a standout basketball player and received all-conference honors his senior year. He owns his high school shot put record and competed at the state track meet his junior and senior years.

Parkway South High School retired Ellison's jersey in 2006.

College career

Before attending Missouri, he played his freshman year at Coffeyville Community College, where he started 9 of 10 games.

Ellison attended the University of Missouri, where he started 31 of 36 games for the Tigers at defensive tackle and defensive end. He made the All-Big 12 Conference team his junior and senior years.

External links

* [http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ellison_atiyyah00.html Missouri Tigers bio]
* [http://www.49ers.com/team/roster_detail.php?PRKey=154 San Francisco 49ers bio]


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