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| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: April 2, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York | |
| Career information | |
| College: Hofstra | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Detroit Lions ( 2006– 2007) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * Second-team All-A-10 (2005) | |
| Receptions | 4 |
| Receiving yards | 41 |
| Receiving touchdowns | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Devale Ellis (born April 2, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Hofstra.
Personal life[]
He is married to Khadeen Ellis and together they have three sons: Jackson (b. 2011), Kairo (b. 2016) and Kaz (b. 2017).
Devale and Khadeen have a comedy filled YouTube channel called "The Ellises" where they showcase their family vlogs and skits.
In 2019, they created a podcast called “Dead Ass” together where they share stories, opinions and give advice on love, marriage and business.
High school career[]
Devale attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he played football and basketball. In his senior year at Madison, he lit up the Public School Athletic League. He was in the top ten for catches made and in the top ten for touchdowns made by a wide receiver. He also played in the PSAL all star game. During the season, he earned the nickname Devale "Show Time" Ellis.
College career[]
He attended Hofstra University, where he was a teammate of New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston. Ellis finished his career with 176 catches for 2,207 yards (a 12.5 per-catch average) and 22 touchdowns. As a senior in 2005, he led Hofstra with 74 receptions for 943 yards and five touchdowns. He ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in receptions, third in receiving yards and ninth in all-purpose yards (103.8 yards per game). As a junior, with Colston sidelined all season with an injury, Ellis led the team ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and 11th in I-AA with 74 catches, good for 1,067 yards (a 14.4 average) and 13 touchdowns.
Professional career[]
Detroit Lions[]
He went undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, but was signed as a free agent after participating in the rookie mini-camp as a tryout player. He was signed to the Lions eight man practice squad on September 3, 2006. Although he played in the season opener against the Seattle Seahawks on the September 9th, he was waived from the active roster on September 11, and shortly afterwards re-signed with the practice squad. As of October 15, he had been upgraded to the active roster and made his first start against the Buffalo Bills. Ellis was waived by the Lions during final cuts on August 30, 2008.
Cleveland Browns[]
After spending the 2008 regular season out of football, Ellis was signed to a future contract by the Cleveland Browns on December 31, 2008. He was waived on July 26, 2009.