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Dannell Ellerbe signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/8/09.

Career

• Has 101 tackles (72 solo), 1 sack, 1 INT, 5 PD and 1 FR
• Posted a career-high 8 tackles in his first-career NFL start vs. Chi. (12/20/09)
• Recorded his first-career INT vs. Oak. (1/3/10)
• Was the only rookie free agent to make the Ravens’ opening-day 53-man roster in 2009

2011: (9/3, 2/1) Saw action in nine games, including three starts (missed six games with a thigh injury and one with a concussion) and finished the season with 17 tackles (13 solo)

• Started (Ray Lewis - foot) and led the team with 7 tackles (tied with Jameel McClain), including 5 solo, in the 24-10 victory in game 12 at Cle. (12/4)
• Started his first game of the season (Ray Lewis - foot) and had 3 tackles for a defense that forced 3 turnovers in the 31-24 victory in game 10 vs. Cin. (11/20)
• Totaled 6 tackles for a team that forced 7 turnovers in two playoff games

2010: (11/1, 2/0) Recorded 29 tackles (22 solo), 1 PD and 1 sack (-13 yards)...Also had 6 special teams stops

• Recorded 6 tackles and his first-career sack (-13 yards) for a defense that held the Saints to 27 yards rushing (fifth-fewest allowed in franchise history) in the 30-24 victory in game 14 vs. NO (12/19)
• Saw action in both playoff games, netting 7 tackles and 1 FF for a defense that forced 7 turnovers...Also finished tied for third on the team with 2 special teams stops

2009: (13/3, 2/2) Was the only rookie free agent to make the opening-day 53-man roster in 2009...Finished seventh on the team with 55 tackles (37 solo), 4 PD, 1 INT and a FR...Also netted 8 special teams tackles

• Started and recorded 5 tackles (3 solo), 2 PD, his first-career INT (which led to a Ravens’ TD) and his first-career FR on a defense that held the Raiders to 51 rushing yards (2.6 avg.) in the 21-13 victory in game 16 at Oak. (1/3/10)
• Started his first-career game and tied a career high with 8 tackles (6 solo) for a defense that tied a franchise record, forcing 6 turnovers and holding QB Jay Cutler to a Ravens’ franchise-record-low 7.9 QB rating in the 31-7 victory in game 14 vs. Chi. (12/20)
• Played in his first-career NFL game, netting 6 tackles on a defense that held the Patriots to 2.8 yards per rush and 40% on third-down conversions in game 4 at NE (10/4)
• Finished third on the team with 16 tackles (15 solo) in the postseason for a defense that allowed just 106 rushing yards and 2.5 ypr

College: Totaled 148 tackles (95 solo), 8.5 sacks (-57 yards), 3 INTs, 2 FRs and 1 FF in his four-year career at Georgia...Accepted invitation to play in 2009 East-West Shrine Game after appearing in 10 games (nine starts), posting 33 tackles and an INT as a senior in 2008...Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts, as a junior in 2007...Earned second-team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press, SEC coaches and Rivals.com, while finishing as the team’s leading tackler with 93 tackles (63 solo), 12.5 TFL, 2 FFs, 1 FR and 1 INT in 2007...Appeared in 10 games and recorded 7 tackles, including 4 solo, and 2 QB hits as a sophomore in 2006...Part of an SEC Championship team (10-3) as a redshirt freshman in 2005...Saw action in 10 games, producing 15 tackles (11 solo), 2 sacks (-18 yards) and an INT that year...Graduated from Georgia in Dec. 2008 with a degree in housing.

High School, Personal: Earned All-State honors by The Associated Press and was an All-Mid-Atlantic Team and All-Mid Southeastern pick by SuperPrep out of Richmond County (NC) HS...Named the Defensive MVP of the 2003 Shrine Bowl (NC-SC All-Star Game) in which he had 9 tackles, 3 PD and an INT...Was ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 7 OLB in America and also in the Atlantic East Amazing 80, the North Carolina Top 25, and TheInsiders.com Atlantic 100...Posted 165 tackles and 9 sacks as a senior...Also participated in track and field, earning a high jump of 6’6” as a junior.

Community: Supported teammates’ charitable initiatives, including Jameel McClain’s Thanksgiving distribution, the Ben Grubbs Thanksgiving distribution at the Park Heights Boys & Girls Club and the Lardarius Webb Charity Bowling Classic...Takes part in Ravens team activities, including the Countdown to Kickoff BBQ, A Purple Evening and the Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party...In Dec. 2009, Ellerbe joined teammates to distribute packages for the Salvation Army Holiday Gift Distribution.