ELLIS LANKSTERLankster, EllisHeight: 5-9 Weight: 190 Born: June 3, 1987 Whistler, AL High School: C.F. Vigor (Prichard, AL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jones County JC | |
| 2006 | Jones County JC | |
| 2007 | West Virginia | Lettered |
| 2008 | West Virginia | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | 25 | RCB | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2010 HAM CFL | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 New York Jets (NFL)2011 NYJ NFL | 26 | RCB | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 New York Jets (NFL)2012 NYJ NFL | 26 | RCB | 15 | 1 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 21 | RCB-LCB | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 31 | RCB | 2 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 49 | 1 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 1 | 0 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2009 | 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 7/7/2009 | 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL |
| Released | 9/4/2010 | 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 10/11/2010 | 2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2010 HAM CFL |
| Free Agent | 2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2010 HAM CFL | |
| Signed | 1/26/2011 | 2011 New York Jets (NFL)2011 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 9/3/2011 | 2011 New York Jets (NFL)2011 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 10/11/2011 | 2011 New York Jets (NFL)2011 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 9/2/2014 | 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 9/12/2014 | 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 9/23/2014 | 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 8/17/2015 | 2015 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2015 BUF NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2015 | 2015 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2015 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 4/15/2016 | 2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2016 HAM CFL |
| Released | 6/19/2016 | 2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2016 HAM CFL |
| Practice Roster | 6/19/2016 | 2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2016 HAM CFL |
| Released | 2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2016 HAM CFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New York Jets (NFL)2012 NYJ NFL | 582 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 30.6 | 256 | 55.3 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 412 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 2.6 | 383 | 79.8 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 30 | 6.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1025 | 0 | 356 | 669 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New York Jets (NFL)2012 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 New York Jets (NFL)2012 NYJ NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 New York Jets (NFL)2011 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2010 HAM CFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 New York Jets (NFL)2011 NYJ NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 New York Jets (NFL)2012 NYJ NFL | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 72 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2009 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New York Jets (NFL)2011 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 New York Jets (NFL)2012 NYJ NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
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