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2014 MIT Football Roster

22 Tye Ellis

  • Position DB
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shady Side, Md.
  • High School Southern
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2014: Started all 11 games as a senior in the defensive backfield … Academic All-NEFC … NFF Hampshire Honor Society … sixth overall and second among defensive backs with a career-high 38 tackles … one interception and a pair of passes broken up … career-high 11 stops in the season opener against Pomona-Pitzer (9/6) … four stops against Salve Regina (9/27) … three solo tackles and a pass break up at Curry (10/3) … four stops against Western New England (10/25) … returned an interception 24 yards and broke up another pass at Endicott (11/1) … in on six stop at Maine Maritime (11/8) … three solo stops among four tackles against Coast Guard (11/15).

2013: Played in four games … Academic All-NEFC … in on a pair of tackles in the season opener at Pomona-Pitzer (9/7) … returned a pair of punts at Becker (9/14), including one for 28 yards … that was the longest return by an Engineer during the season.

2012: Saw the field in a career-high six games with one start … Academic All-NEFC … broke up a pass in the season opener against Becker (9/8) … five tackles at Western New England (10/13) … start game in the final game of the season at Endicott (11/3) … finished with a career best nine tackles against the Gulls.

2011: Played in five games with a pair of starts … solo stop in each of the first two games of the season at Becker (9/10) and at Mass. Maritime (9/17) … returned a kickoff 22 yards vs. Nichols (10/29).

Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in mechanical engineering … internship with Hyde Concrete in Annapolis, Maryland.

High School: A 2010 graduate of Southern High School … National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete … also participated in track and field … team captain … team MVP … National Honor Society … National Art Honor Society … Salutatorian.


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Historical Player Information

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    2011First Year

    WR
    5'10" 160 lbs
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    2012Sophomore

    DB
    5'10" 160 lbs
    22
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    2013Junior

    DB
    5'9" 165 lbs
    22
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    2014Senior

    DB
    5'9" 165 lbs
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