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Jersey Number 71
Ellis Adams
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 378
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hoover, AL
- High School:
- Hoover
Honors
• 2025: CUSA Preseason Watch List
2025 (Graduate)
• Averaging just over 32 snaps per game
• Was in on 30 snaps in win over Nevada
• Played a season-best 56 snaps at KSU in a reserve role
2024 (Graduate)
• Played in 11 games and had nine starts
• Was in on 535 snaps for the season (48.6/game)
• Saw action at guard and tackle
• Had a season-high 79 snaps against NMSU
• Started and played 54 snaps at LA Tech
• Missed the JSU game with an injury
• Played all 66 snaps in win over UTEP
2023 (r-Senior at Tennessee Tech)
• Started all four games he played
• Was injured and missed the last six games
2022 (r-Junior at Tennessee Tech)
• Started all nine games he played
• Part of an offensive line that only allowed 14 sacks all season which was the team’s fewest since 2000
2021 (r-Sophomore at Tennessee Tech)
• Played in nine games and earned eight starts
2020 (r-Freshman at Tennessee Tech)
• TTU played their COVID season during the spring
• He played in two games
2019 (Freshman at Tennessee Tech)
• Played in four games and had two starts
• First career start was against SE Missouri (10/5/19)
High School
• Adams was a big part of Hoover’s offensive success in 2018 as he was graded out at 92 percent and had 47 knockdowns without allowing a sack
• While at Hoover, Adams was part of three region championships and two state titles and also competed in wrestling
• He was named second-team all-state in Class 7A by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and was on the All-South Metro team
Personal
• Full name: Ellis Gregory Adams
• Parents: Eric and Cassandra Adams
• Born: 8/3/2000
• Major: B.S. degree in interdisciplinary studies (pursuing Master’s in Strategic Leadership)
• 2025: CUSA Preseason Watch List
2025 (Graduate)
• Averaging just over 32 snaps per game
• Was in on 30 snaps in win over Nevada
• Played a season-best 56 snaps at KSU in a reserve role
2024 (Graduate)
• Played in 11 games and had nine starts
• Was in on 535 snaps for the season (48.6/game)
• Saw action at guard and tackle
• Had a season-high 79 snaps against NMSU
• Started and played 54 snaps at LA Tech
• Missed the JSU game with an injury
• Played all 66 snaps in win over UTEP
2023 (r-Senior at Tennessee Tech)
• Started all four games he played
• Was injured and missed the last six games
2022 (r-Junior at Tennessee Tech)
• Started all nine games he played
• Part of an offensive line that only allowed 14 sacks all season which was the team’s fewest since 2000
2021 (r-Sophomore at Tennessee Tech)
• Played in nine games and earned eight starts
2020 (r-Freshman at Tennessee Tech)
• TTU played their COVID season during the spring
• He played in two games
2019 (Freshman at Tennessee Tech)
• Played in four games and had two starts
• First career start was against SE Missouri (10/5/19)
High School
• Adams was a big part of Hoover’s offensive success in 2018 as he was graded out at 92 percent and had 47 knockdowns without allowing a sack
• While at Hoover, Adams was part of three region championships and two state titles and also competed in wrestling
• He was named second-team all-state in Class 7A by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and was on the All-South Metro team
Personal
• Full name: Ellis Gregory Adams
• Parents: Eric and Cassandra Adams
• Born: 8/3/2000
• Major: B.S. degree in interdisciplinary studies (pursuing Master’s in Strategic Leadership)
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