2018 Football
Jersey Number 71
Dawson Ellis
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- Senoia, Ga.
- High School:
- East Coweta H.S.
Season-by-Season
2018
High School
2018
- A key piece of Mercer's offensive line as a redshirt junior
- Played primarly at right tackle, appearing in 10 games
- Helped Mercer rank fourth nationally in red zone offense (92.1 percent)
- Played a key role in Bears averaging 30.6 points per game while passing for 231.0 YPG & rushing for 146.7 YPG
- Played in seven of Mercer's 11 games
- Earned first career start at center vs. Auburn (Sept. 16) & four total starts overall
- Helped the Bears average 332.4 total offensive yards per game
- Played a role on an offensive unit that ranked fifth nationally in red zone offense (91.4 percent)
- Played in three games as a redshirt freshman
- Redshirted during first year on campus
High School
- Two-sport athlete at East Coweta High School
- Earned three varsity letters on the gridiron for head coach Steve Pardue
- Garnered three-straight all-county honors
- Tabbed as an all-area honoree by the Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Two-time county champion and state qualifier as a wrestler
- Member of school’s Academic Honor Roll
- Son of Travis & Tracy Ellis & born Nov. 19, 1996 in Atlanta, Ga.
- Has two siblings, Grace & Cosby
- Chose Mercer because of coaching staff, high academic standard
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