FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas defensive coordinator Robb Smith had one complaint about linebacker Brooks Ellis going into this season.
"The only thing wrong with Brooks Ellis is we don't have two of him," Smith said during fall camp. "He's a guy that goes out and plays the right way."
Brooks Ellis at a glance to run with feature
Brooks Ellis at a glance
SCHOOL Arkansas
CLASS Junior
POSITION Middle linebacker
HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6-2, 242 pounds
HIGH SCHOOL Fayetteville
AGE 20 (born Jan. 15, 1995)
NOTEWORTHY Has played in 29 games at Arkansas with 21 starts … took over a starter the final four games of his true freshman season in 2013 … leads the Razorbacks with 49 tackles this season through six games … had a career-high 15 tackles at Alabama last week … elected a team captain this season … has 154 career tackles, including 12 for losses totaling 24 yards … had two interceptions last season … played middle linebacker his first two seasons, moved to weakside linebacker last spring and started there first two games this season, then moved back to the middle … helped Fayetteville win Class 7A state championships his junior and senior seasons.