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Name: Draylen Ellis (Transfer from Austin Peay)
College: Tennessee State
Number: 1
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2025
40 Low: 4.78 40 Time: 4.87 40 High: 4.96
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Data Scout Notes: X-Lower Tier QBs/Transfer/is QB1 on Team in 24/Thin Pocket Passer 2022: NAC...P1stC...Transfer from Austin Peay...2021: 2ndC
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Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State, Player News
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Draylen Ellis threw for three touchdowns and Tennessee State used a three-touchdown opening quarter to cruise to a 41-21 win over Mississippi Valley State in a season opener on Saturday. It was Tennessee State's first opening-day win since Aug. 31, 2019 when it beat Mississippi Valley State 26-20. Ellis threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jalal Dean on the game's opening drive. On the Tigers' third possession, Ellis threw a 1-yard score to Jordan Gant to end a six-play, 77-yard drive. The scoring opportun ity was set up when Ellis connected with Dean for 72 yards.Later, Tennessee State's Micah Gray returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown with 1:54 left in the first quarter for a 21-0 advantage. Following James Lowery's 20-yard field goal, Ellis threw a 31-yard touchdown to Karate Brenson with 1:06 before halftime for a 31-0 lead. The Delta Devils scored when Jaydyn Sisk threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kerrick Ross at the end of a 13-play, 81-yard drive with 13:45 left. On the Tigers' followin g drive, Jalen Rouse ran it in from 20 yards out following a 55-yard reception from Ells to Brenson. - AP College Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025  QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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Draylen Ellis threw three touchdown passes, two in a 24-point second quarter, to lead Tennessee State to a 37-17 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday. After Kaleb Mosley kicked 46- and 42-yard field goals and Deveon Bryant turned a fumble recovery into a two-play, 5-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run, Ellis took over. Ellis found Karate Brenson for a 12-yard score and Devon Starling for a 49-yard touchdown for a 27-0 lead for the Tigers (3-4, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) with 31 seconds to go in the half. Jonah O'Brien got the Panthers (2-5, 1-1) back in the game with a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter but Mosley connected with another 42-yard kick and then Ellis found John Roberts IV for a 52-yard score. Ellis was 27 of 36 for 309 yards. Two Eastern Illinois quarterbacks combined to go 10 of 29 and three interceptions. - Tennessee State/AP College Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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Draylen Ellis threw a pair of touchdown passes and raced 50 yards for a touchdown just before intermission as Tennessee State scored the first 30 points in a 30-13 win over Tennessee Tech in their Ohio Valley Conference opener Saturday. The Tigers droppe d their first four games of the season and now have won back-to-back contests, including last week's 41-17 win over Bethune-Cookman. The Tigers drove 70 yards in 14 plays with their first possession to set up Kaleb Mosley's 27-yard field goal. Ellis hit Benjamin Johnson II from 30-yards out on their next possession before capping the half with a 50-yard run with :38 left.Deveon Bryant found Jytireus Smith with a short pass for a touchdown to put Tennessee State up 23-0 early in the third quarter, and Ellis hit JJ Holloman with a 21-yard strike to make it 30-0. Jeremiah Oatsvall threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes for Tennessee Tech (1-5, 0-3). Ellis completed half of his 28 pass attempts, hitting nine different receivers for Tennesse e State (2-4, 1-0). Jalen Rouse carried 20 times for 126 yards rushing. Oatsvall was 18-of-30 passing for 177 yards and two touchdowns with an interception and ran 13 times for 61 yards. - Tennessee State/AP College Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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2022 PRESEASON ALL-OHIO VALLEY FOOTBALL (COACHES): QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State,...Entering his first season at TSU after transferring over former OVC foe Austin Peay, quarterback Draylen Ellis - the 2020-21 OVC Co-Freshman of the Year with Devon St arling - followed his impressive freshman campaign with a solid sophomore outing. He was ranked among the FCS leaders and led the OVC in passing touchdowns (19), passing yards (2,625), yards per completion (13.7), and total offense (268.5 ypg). Ellis bec ame only the third Governors quarterback to record 2,500-plus passing yards in a season. He also set program records for passing yards per game (262.5) and total offense per game (268.5). - Tennessee State Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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2021 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM (COACHES): QB - Draylen Ellis, Austin Peay,...The 2020-21 OVC Co-Freshman of the Year followed his impressive freshman campaign with a solid sophomore outing. He was ranked among the FCS leaders and led the OVC in passing touchdowns (19), passing yards (2,625), yards per completion (13.7), and total offense (268.5 ypg). Ellis became only the third Governors quarterback to record 2,500-plus passing yards in a season. He also set program records for passing yards pe r game (262.5) and total offense per game (268.5). - Austin Peay Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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Draylen Ellis passed for 345 yards and four touchdowns - all four of them to freshman Drae McCray - and Austin Peay breezed to a 48-20 victory over Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Ellis and McCray connected for a 73-yard score just 24 seconds into the second quarter and then hooked up for a 22-yard TD with 5 seconds left before halftime as the Governors (6-5, 4-2 Ohio Valley Conference) took a 24-13 lead into intermission. Ellis hit McCray for a 36-yard TD - the only score of the third quarter - and found h im again for a 47-yard TD just 51 seconds into the final quarter for a 38-13 lead. Ellis completed 16 of 27 passes for Austin Peay. McCray finished with seven catches for 237 yards. Ahmaad Tanner ran for 93 yards and two scores on 13 carries. Davis Shanl ey was 22-of-36 passing for 231 yards with a TD and two interceptions for the Golden Eagles (3-8, 1-5). Freshman Ashton Maples had nine receptions for 108 yards and a score. - AP College Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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Draylen Ellis passed for two touchdowns, ran for another and Austin Peay blanked Tennessee State 36-7 on Saturday. The Governors (5-5, 3-2 Ohio Valley Conference), who made six interceptions in a 42-26 win over Eastern Illinois last week and came into th is game with an FCS-best 15 picks, had two more against the Tigers (5-5, 3-3). Austin Peay was denied its first shutout since September 2018 when Chayil Garnett threw a 6-yard score to Zaire Thornton with six seconds left. However, the victory did avenge a 24-22 loss on Oct. 2 to the Tigers. The first game didn't count in the conference standings. Ellis threw TD passes of 51 yards to Baniko Harley and 50 yards to Eugene Minter. The Governors' first points came from the special teams when Drae McCray blo cked and returned a punt 20 yards for a first-quarter score. - AP College Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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Johnathon Edwards had three of Austin Peay's school-record-tying six interceptions and the Governors beat Eastern Illinois 42-26 on Saturday. Edwards interceptions all came in the first half, two leading to touchdowns and a 28-20 edge at halftime. Drayle n Ellis threw touchdown passes 43, 33 and 59 yards, the latter coming in the third quarter for a 14-point lead that the Governors (4-5, 2-2 Ohio Valley Conference) extended to 41-20 on Brian Snead's 10-yard TD run - two plays after a pick by Perry Aaron. Ellis finished 11 of 22 for 278 yards and three touchdowns. Drae McCray had 137 yards receiving and two scores and Eugene Minter 132 yards with one TD. Snead had two TD runs. Edwards has six interceptions this season along with two fumble recoveri es. Shamari Simmons had the other two Austin Peay interceptions Saturday. The six picks tied a school record last reached against Kentucky Wesleyan in 2001, also the last time a Governors player had three picks. The individual record is four. Austin Peay has 15 interceptions this season. The Governors weren't immune to turnovers with an interception and two lost fumbles against the Panthers (1-9, 1-4), who lost their fifth straight game. Isaiah Hill had 140 yards receiving and a TD for the Panthers. Zac h Weir threw for 296 yards along with four interceptions. - AP College Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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SEPT 20 OVC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Draylen Ellis, QB, 6-0, 175, So., Olive Branch, Miss., Austin Peay,...Ellis completed 21-of-36 passes for a career-high 350 yards and three touchdowns as Austin Peay topped Morehead State 59-35. He also rushed for 30 yards on seven carries and did not take a sack. Ellis also completed passes to eight different receivers before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter. Overall APSU finished the game with 381 passing yards, the fourth-highest total in schoo l history. Ellis ranks seventh nationally in passing touchdowns (8), ninth in total passing yards (898), 11th in total offense (304.7 yards/game) and 12th in passing yards/game (299.3). Others Nominated: Otto Kuhns, Eastern Illinois; Shamenski Rucker, So utheast Missouri; Geremy Hickbottom, Tennessee State. - OVC Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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Draylen Ellis passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns and Austin Peay rolled to a 59-35 victory over Morehead State in nonconference play on Saturday. Ellis put the Governors (2-1) on top for good midway through the first quarter - connecting with Euge ne Minter for a 17-yard score and adding a two-point conversion pass for an 8-0 lead. Morehead State (1-2) pulled within two points with 1:36 left in the first on Issiah Aguero's 1-yard run. Jack McDonald's 30-yard pick-6 stretched Austin Peay's lead to 15-6 just 1:31 into the second quarter. Ellis added a 26-yard scoring strike to Minter and Ahmaad Tanner scored on a 26-yard run to put the Governors up 28-6 at halftime.Ellis' final TD pass was a 34-yarder to Baniko Harley in the third quarter. E llis completed 21 of 36 passes. Tanner added a 1-yard scoring run in the final quarter and finished with 83 yards on 17 carries. Backup QB Neyland Jean got in on the scoring with a 31-yard TD toss to Trey Goodman with 5:40 left to play. Jevon Jackson end ed the scoring for Austin Peay on a 1-yard TD run with 2:06 remaining. Mark Pappas completed 21 of 51 passes for 230 yards with one TD - a 6-yarder to BJ Byrd in the third quarter - and two interceptions for the Eagles. Chance Harris added a 2-yard TD ru n in the final period. Backup QB Grady Cramer completed 6 of 9 passes for 127 yards and two scores in the final period - a 34-yarder to Kyle Daly and a 47-yarder to Daly on the final play of the game. - Austin Peay/AP College Football
(DS#72 QB) rSr/2025 QB Draylen Ellis, Tennessee State
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