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- Position Safety
- Class Senior
- Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 200
- Hometown Lexington, MS
- Highschool Holmes County Central HS
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl Top 1000 Watchlist
2024 Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC (Third Team)
Career Notes & Records
Has appeared in 40 games for Mississippi State, while making 15 starts
2024 (Senior Season)
Has played in eight games this season with six starts … Florida (9/21): Made his season debut following an injury that forced him to miss the first three games … Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted … forced a fumble, the second of his career … at Texas (9/28): Made his first start of the season … recorded five solo tackles … Had one tackle for loss for minus one yard, his first TFL of the season … at Georgia (10/12): Recorded six tackles, four solo and two assisted … had one pass break up … Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted … had one pass break up … Arkansas (10/26): Recorded nine tackles, five solo and four assisted … Had one pass break up, third straight game with a PBU … Forced a fumble, third of the season … Set a new season high in tackles … UMass (11/2): Recorded nine tackles, four solo and five assisted … at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded three tackles, one solo and two assisted … vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded 10 tackles, four solo and six assisted … First double-digit tackle game since the Egg Bowl in 2023
2023 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 12 games with eight starts … Career-high 66 tackles, 30 solo and 36 assisted … Earned his first career sack at Arkansas (10/21) … First career double-digit tackle performance came against Ole Miss (12 tackles) … According to PFF, earned a career-best defensive grade of 72.8 … SE Louisiana (9/2): Recorded a pair of tackles … LSU (9/16): Finished with four tackles and a pass breakup … at South Carolina (9/23): Had four tackles including three solo … Alabama (9/30): Made his second career start as a Bulldog … Tallied six tackles … Western Michigan (10/7): Tied the team lead with nine tackles … Recorded his first career tackle for loss as well … at Arkansas (10/21): Had a strip sack to go with seven tackles … Earned a pass rush grade of 91.6 per PFF … Allowed just one reception … at Auburn (10/28): Made six tackles including a tackle for loss … Fourth straight game with at least six tackles … Kentucky (11/4): Led the team with nine tackles … Also had a pass breakup … at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched four tackles … Southern Miss (11/18): Had a trio of tackles … Ole Miss (11/23): Set a career-high with 12 tackles … Also had a sack for a loss of nine yards.
2022 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 11 games … Finished with 15 tackles … Memphis (9/3): Tallied five tackles (three solo) in State’s season-opening win over Memphis … at Arizona (9/10): Had a pair of solo tackles … Bowling Green (9/24): Logged three tackles … at Alabama (10/22): Made one stop … Auburn (11/5): Had one tackle.
2021 (Freshman Season)
Saw action in eight games while making one start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl against Texas Tech (12/28): … Totaled 12 tackles on the season (8 solo) … Had one QB hurry against Texas Tech (12/28) in the 2021 Liberty Bowl.
High School
Prepped at Holmes County Central High School under head coach Marcus Rogers … Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top-25 prospect in Mississippi by ESPN (No. 10), Rivals (No. 17) and 247Sports (No. 25) … Rated a top 50 nationally recruit at his position according to Rivals (No. 49) … Made the move to defense for the final five games of his junior year, after playing quarterback and wide receiver prior … As a senior, made 76 tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … Added one forced fumble … Offensively, caught 30 passes for 387 yards and three touchdowns … Carried 10 times for 75 yards and one score … As a junior, caught 48 passes for 858 yards and 15 touchdowns … Totaled 40 tackles … Added seven interceptions and six pass breakups … Invited to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Committed to MSU on April 30, 2020.
Personal
Born Corey Kencharles Ellington on Oct. 5, 2002 … Son of Jennifer Hampton and Charles Moore … Has seven siblings: Christian, Matthew, Charles, Brittney, Jekoria, Moesha and Verneta … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @ellington_corey
Instagram – c.ellington10
Career-Highs Entering 2024
Tackles: 12, vs. Ole Miss (11/23/2023)
Tackles for loss: 1.0, 4x, Last vs. Ole Miss (11/23/2023)
Sacks: 1.0, 2x, Last vs. Ole Miss (11/23/2023)
QB Hurries: 1, vs. Texas Tech (12/28/2021)
Pass Breakups: 1, 2x, Last vs. Kentucky (11/4/2023)
Forced Fumbles: 1, at Arkansas (10/21/2023)
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