Atiyyah Ellison

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Atiyyah Ellison

San Francisco 49ers — No. 78
[[Defensive tackle / Defensive end]]
Date of birth: September 29, 1981 (1981-09-29) (age 26)
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 318 lb (144 kg)
National Football League debut
2005 for the Carolina Panthers
Career history
College: Missouri
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89
Teams: Carolina Panthers (2005) Houston Texans (2006) Baltimore Ravens (2006) San Francisco 49ers (2007-present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Atiyyah Ramadan Ellison (born September 29, 1981 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a defensive tackle who plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.

Ellison was selected in the 3rd round (89th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. Ellison attended the University of Missouri, where he started 31 of 36 games for the Tigers at defensive tackle and defensive end. He made the All-Big 12 Conference team his junior and senior years. Before attending Missouri, he played his freshman year at Coffeyville Community College, where he started 9 of 10 games.

[edit] High school career

As a senior at Parkway South High School in Saint Louis, Ellison had 3 sacks and 47 tackles. He was ranked one of the top defensive lineman in the Midwest, won All-State honors, and was an All-Metro choice. Ellison also was a stand out out basketball player and received all confrence honors his senior year. He owns his high school shot put record and competed at the state track meet his Junior and Senior years. Parkway South High School retired Ellison's jersey in 2006. Atiyyah was married on Feb 18, 2005 to Jessica White from Boonville Missouri. They now reside in San Jose CA with their two beautiful children Tyson born August 23th 2005 and Braylon born August 20 2007.