With less than two weeks to go until we get to see some actual live Penn State football again, we honor a key member of the linebacking corps, Ellis Brooks. A former 4-star recruit out of Virginia, Ellis found playing time in each of PSU’s games as a redshirt freshman in 2018, either as a subbing in as the Mike linebacker for Jan Johnson, or as a member of the special teams.
After tallying 30 total tackles (including 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack), as well as an interception against Illinois last year, expect those numbers to go up in 2019 as Ellis sees more playing time as part of a sturdier linebacker rotation.