Emmanuel Ellerbee


Emmanuel Ellerbee is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football at Rice and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early life

Ellerbee was born and raised in Houston, Texas and attended high school at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. He was a second-team All-District and an honorable mention All-State selection at linebacker for Strake. Ellerbee committed to play football for Rice University after being recruited by Princeton, Harvard, and Texas State.

College career

Ellerbee played four seasons for the Owls, accumulating 273 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and five fumble recoveries over the course of his career. Ellerbee was named first team All-Conference USA for his junior and senior seasons and recorded 238 tackles over that span.

College statistics

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Ellerbee was signed by Atlanta Falcons as undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018, but was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.

Los Angeles Chargers

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles Chargers on September 2, 2018. He made his NFL debut on September 30 against the San Francisco 49ers, playing on special teams. He was waived on October 20, 2018 after appearing in three games with the Chargers.

Seattle Seahawks

Ellerbee was claimed off waivers by Seattle Seahawks on October 22, 2018. He was waived on November 6, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2018. He was waived by the Seahawks two days later and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 12, 2018.
On July 27, 2019, Ellerbee was placed on injured reserve. He was waived/injured on August 1, 2020.