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Welcome aboard Mr. Elllis!

Who was the first verbal last year? Can't recall if it was Jarrian Roberts or Nick Schrapps?

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Welcome aboard Mr. Elllis!

Who was the first verbal last year? Can't recall if it was Jarrian Roberts or Nick Schrapps?

I believe it was neither. My money goes on Roderick Lancaster.

*Correction... it was Rex Rollins.

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http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20120606-notebook-paris-linebacker-orally-commits-to-unt.ece

Ellis only played OLB for half a season but still made all-district. This article gives a little more insight into the switch. He has the height and speed but needs another 30 pounds to play the position in college. Hopefully, he's an answer because Orr is a senior this next season.

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http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20120606-notebook-paris-linebacker-orally-commits-to-unt.ece

Ellis only played OLB for half a season but still made all-district. This article gives a little more insight into the switch. He has the height and speed but needs another 30 pounds to play the position in college. Hopefully, he's an answer because Orr is a senior this next season.

I don't think he is being recruited to replace Orr. Akunne will man the middle after Orr, after that it will be up for grabs, but I don't see Ellis in the mix there, he will be in the mix on the outside though.

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Being he did not play one down at LB in this clip, not sure how he will do because he is not close to de size.

I had always wanted an excuse to see Allen's new stadium and decided to attend Paris' playoff game there against Kaufman. (Mid November) Ellis was a non-factor on the defensive line. A few fans I talked to had never seen him play linebacker. His listed 200 pounds was generous.

I really like how recruiting has picked up lately but Ellis was one of our first commitments. In my opinion, he will have to gain alot of weight over the next 2 years just to be worthy of a D1 scholarship. Whether or not he can play the positon is another issue/concern.

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http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20120606-notebook-paris-linebacker-orally-commits-to-unt.ece

Ellis only played OLB for half a season but still made all-district. This article gives a little more insight into the switch. He has the height and speed but needs another 30 pounds to play the position in college. Hopefully, he's an answer because Orr is a senior this next season.

Paris had three lbs make all district first team, none named Ellis. He made all district as a de. I hope this guy propers but he is the definition of a reach, a 3a de with speed that they want to make a lb.

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"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.'"

I hope Coach Bowman is right. He's coached a lot a great athletes at Daingerfield and now at Paris.

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I had always wanted an excuse to see Allen's new stadium and decided to attend Paris' playoff game there against Kaufman. (Mid November) Ellis was a non-factor on the defensive line. A few fans I talked to had never seen him play linebacker. His listed 200 pounds was generous.

I really like how recruiting has picked up lately but Ellis was one of our first commitments. In my opinion, he will have to gain alot of weight over the next 2 years just to be worthy of a D1 scholarship. Whether or not he can play the positon is another issue/concern.

I agree he does not look 200lbs. When I made varsity as a sophomore at North Mesquite they listed me as 6'1 190, and I was really 5'11 and weighed about 178. I believe his coaches pulled the same crap. He looks good but I agree he needs to gain a good twenty pounds.

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I had always wanted an excuse to see Allen's new stadium and decided to attend Paris' playoff game there against Kaufman. (Mid November) Ellis was a non-factor on the defensive line. A few fans I talked to had never seen him play linebacker. His listed 200 pounds was generous.

I really like how recruiting has picked up lately but Ellis was one of our first commitments. In my opinion, he will have to gain alot of weight over the next 2 years just to be worthy of a D1 scholarship. Whether or not he can play the positon is another issue/concern.

But, but, he's a three star recruit.

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Paris had three lbs make all district first team, none named Ellis. He made all district as a de. I hope this guy propers but he is the definition of a reach, a 3a de with speed that they want to make a lb.

Then you need to take that up with Mr. Vito. The Record-Chronicle article is copied on my post but to reiterate the gist and the exact quote from Brett's article:

Ellis talks about how at DE he wasn't very big...just tall. He also mentioned how linebacker gave him the freedom to move around and make plays; implying that he could use his speed to advantage. Vito's next paragraph:

"Ellis made so many of them [plays] when he had that freedom. He earned first-team All District 15-3A honors as a linebacker despite playing the position for only the final half of the regular season. Bowman moved Ellis to linebacker when Paris lost its starting outside linebacker to injury."

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Then you need to take that up with Mr. Vito. The Record-Chronicle article is copied on my post but to reiterate the gist and the exact quote from Brett's article:

Ellis talks about how at DE he wasn't very big...just tall. He also mentioned how linebacker gave him the freedom to move around and make plays; implying that he could use his speed to advantage. Vito's next paragraph:

"Ellis made so many of them [plays] when he had that freedom. He earned first-team All District 15-3A honors as a linebacker despite playing the position for only the final half of the regular season. Bowman moved Ellis to linebacker when Paris lost its starting outside linebacker to injury."

http://theparisnews.com/sports/article_14a66df8-3f16-11e2-8bd8-0019bb2963f4.html

Who knows, but don't you think it is strange that his 2012 highlight film, unless I missed it, did did not show one play from the linebacker position.

Much ado about nothing, I see why NT recruited him early, good height and excellent speed for a lb. However, the fact that he is from a small school, did not play lb much if at all, and was not awarded a superlative designation are all factors that point to a player that was recruited based a lot more on potential than high school performance. Again I hope he does well and hopefully he will be able to contribute early at least on special teams.

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