Sedrick Dwayne Ellis is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Saints seventh overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California. Ellis was born in Chino, California. Ellis prepped at Chino High School. He was involved with teams that went to back to back CIF title games 2000, 2001. Ellis along with teammate Chris McFoy, who was on these Chino teams, are currently both in the NFL. While in high school Ellis played DT and FB on goaline situations. As an underclassman, Ellis learned... under first team All-American Mike Patterson Ellis finished his redshirt junior season at the University of Southern California during the 2006 season. He was first team coaches and rivals.com All-Pac-10 conference, First-team College Football News All-America team and won the Morris Trophy. Ellis had been considering making the jump to the National Football League in the 2007 NFL Draft but decided to come back for his senior season and would go pro in 2008; part of his decision to stay was tied to classmate and highly touted defensive lineman Lawrence Jackson.
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| Birthdate: | May 9, 1985 |
| Birthplace: | Chino, California |
| Age: | 26 |
| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Weight: | 307 lbs. |
| All Positions Played: | Defensive tackle |
| Education: | Chino High School |
| Also known as: | Sedrick Dwayne Ellis |