“It’s not too far from home and I liked the coaches,” Ellis said. “I am really comfortable around them. North Texas also has the major that I am interested in. I want to major in aviation and be a pilot.”
By the time Ellis arrives at UNT, Bowman said, he will have grown into a more conventionally sized linebacker without losing the speed that allowed him to post a time of 21.7 seconds in the 200. That potential is the reason Ellis has received more attention from college coaches recently.
“He has the potential to, in a year or two, weigh 220 to 230 and play outside linebacker,” Bowman said. “He’s a kid who all of the sudden this spring began to garner a whole lot of attention.”
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