Eli Ennis

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Ohatchee, Ala.
High School:
Ohatchee HS
Last College:
UAB / Nicholls

2026 Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List
2026 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Second Team
2026 FCS Football Central Preseason All-America Second Team
2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team (LB)
2024 Buck Buchanan National Defensive Player of the Year Finalist
2024 Stats Perform FCS All-America Second Team
2024 Associated Press (AP) FCS All-America Honorable
2024 All-Southland First Team
2024 All-Louisiana Second Team
2024 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/2)
2022 Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award Finalist
2022 Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American Team
2022 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American Team
2022 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-American First Team
2022 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
2022 Stats Perform FCS National Freshman Player of the Week (11/14)
2022 Stats Perform FCS National Freshman Player of the Week honorable mention (10/24)
2x 2022 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/24, 11/14)

2026 (SFA): Named a single-digit honoree and team captain as voted on by his Lumberjack peers during the offseason and dons the #4 this fall as a result...

2025 (UAB): Played in four games and made one start... totaled 11 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and 1.5 sacks... season-best four tackles at No. 15 Tennessee on Sept. 20...

2024 (NICHOLLS): Led the team with 111 total tackles...7.5 TFL and two sacks...five QB Hurries, three PBU, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries...recorded 10+ tackles in six games...career-high in tackles (14) against UIW and Houston Christian...13 tackles against LSU on September 7

2023 (NICHOLLS): Finished sixth on the team with 44 tackles...Had 5.0 tackles for loss with 1.0 sack...Posted a high of eight tackles in River Bell Classic win at Southeastern...Registered 2.5 TFL with his lone sack at Texas A&M-Commerce, finishing with six tackles...Also had six stops in season debut against Sacramento State...

2022 (NICHOLLS): A Jerry Rice Award Finalist, was a two-time Southland Defensive Player of the Week in his rookie campaign...Finished with 45 tackles (26 solo) and was fourth overall in the SLC in tackles for loss with 10, despite playing in only nine games...Recorded 2.5 sacks...Forced one fumble and had four passes defended...Led the league in conference games with 9.0 TFLs, helped by two games where he had 2.0...Named player of the week for the first time following the Colonels' win over McNeese where he had 11 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble...After recording the game-winning safety and totaling eight tackles against Texas A&M-Commerce, garnered his second league honor and was named FedEx Ground FCS National Freshman of the Week...also had two TFLs with six stops in River Bell Classic... named Southland Freshman of the Year...

PREP: Garnered Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State First Team at running back in his senior campaign at Ohatchee HS... named Class 1-3A All-County as an athlete as a senior and junior... earned All-Region Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, and was All-Region Offensive Player of the Year as a junior... played in the Alabama North-South All-Star game, helping North to a win after recording five tackles with one for loss... posted a record-breaking senior season, rushing for 2,287 yards and 39 touchdowns... totaled 39 TDs after scoring on one punt return, one kickoff return, and returning a fumble for a touchdown...added 83 tackles, five interceptions, and nine TFLs on the defensive side... led the Indians to a playoff victory against Geraldine, rushing for 307 yards and five touchdowns... team posted a 45-7 record in his high school career... also ran track where he was part of the 4x200 relay state champions, positing a state record time of 1:34:08...

PERSONAL: Son of Jennifer and Gene Ennis...