Ellis, one of the top two tackles in the draft and a player many mock drafts say will end up with the Bengals with the ninth overall pick, enthusiastically concurs with the "tank" assessment.
He carries 309 pounds on a frame that is just a shade taller than 6 feet.
"A lot of people like taller tackles, but I think my height is just great," Ellis said at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. "You get these big 6-5 (offensive) linemen, and I can get up underneath them and uproot them out of what they're trying to do. Great (foot) work, great hands and the leverage I think works to my advantage a lot."...
Also, INTERIOR DECIMATOR - New Orleans Times-Picayune
USC DT Ellis on Ravens' draft radar - Baltimore Sun
USC tackle prominent on wish list for defense - Columbus Dispatch
Ellis feels he already belongs - Inland Empire Press Enterprise
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