2007 Football Roster
Ellis, Marshall

Jersey Number 71
Marshall Ellis
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Edenton, N.C.
- High School:
- Lawrence Academy
Bio
Notes: Listed second on the preseason depth chart at right tackle.
2009: Started all five games he played in • Injuries kept him out of the other five contests • Played on an offensive line that helped the ‘Cats rush for an average of 146.1 yards a contest, which ranked fourth in the PFL • Named to PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2008: Played in seven contests • Saw time on the line for an offense that ranked second in the PFL in passing and fourth in total offense.
2007: Saw action in one game, the season finale against Valparaiso.
Prep Years: Four-year letterwinner in football under coach Alan Spencer at Lawrence Academy • Earned first-team all-league honors on offense as a senior and all-league on defense as a junior • Also won three letters in basketball, earning second-team all-league accolades as a senior • Three-year letterwinner in golf and played baseball as a freshman • Scholastic Male Athlete of the Year • Best Lineman Award • Three-time Virginia Pilot Scholastic Achievement recognition • Class valedictorian • Chairman of Honor Council.
Personal: Born Jan. 26, 1989, in Edenton, N.C. • The son of Hood and Anne • Has three older siblings, Holt Kolb and Hannah and Britton Ellis • Cousins Ellis Boyle and Tom Boyle played football at Davidson.
2009: Started all five games he played in • Injuries kept him out of the other five contests • Played on an offensive line that helped the ‘Cats rush for an average of 146.1 yards a contest, which ranked fourth in the PFL • Named to PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2008: Played in seven contests • Saw time on the line for an offense that ranked second in the PFL in passing and fourth in total offense.
2007: Saw action in one game, the season finale against Valparaiso.
Prep Years: Four-year letterwinner in football under coach Alan Spencer at Lawrence Academy • Earned first-team all-league honors on offense as a senior and all-league on defense as a junior • Also won three letters in basketball, earning second-team all-league accolades as a senior • Three-year letterwinner in golf and played baseball as a freshman • Scholastic Male Athlete of the Year • Best Lineman Award • Three-time Virginia Pilot Scholastic Achievement recognition • Class valedictorian • Chairman of Honor Council.
Personal: Born Jan. 26, 1989, in Edenton, N.C. • The son of Hood and Anne • Has three older siblings, Holt Kolb and Hannah and Britton Ellis • Cousins Ellis Boyle and Tom Boyle played football at Davidson.
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