Make it five seasons in Happy Valley for Keaton Ellis, who announced Friday that he is returning to Penn State for one more season with the Nittany Lions.
Ellis has been a stalwart in Penn State’s secondary since his true freshman season in 2019. Over the last four years, he’s started at least one game every season: one in 2019 at cornerback, five in 2020 at cornerback, one in 2021 at safety, and 13 in 2022 at safety. His best season came this past year when he put up 24 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 7 passes defended.