Andre Ellington

“''It’s just a lot of expectations of me. I kinda thrive off that pressure and try to go out there and better myself as a player''.”

-Andre Ellington

Andre Ellington is a Pro Football Running Back on the Arizona Cardinals. Andre was drafted by the Cards in 2013 and has played his entire 2 year career on the team.

Football Career
Andre Ellington was born and raised Moncks Corner, SC. It was there at Berkley high that his running back career took off. As a senior, he accumulated 2,519 all-purpose yards including 1,822 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns. During this time the running back/track and field runner received offers from Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Finally he decided to attend Clemson. In the 2011 ACC Championship Game, he ran for 125 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries, as the Tigers beat the Virginia Tech Hokies, 38–10. Unfortunately, the Tigers would lose the Orange Bowl to West Virginia, 70-33. Ellington rushed for 116 yards from 10 carries, including a 68-yard run for the game's opening touchdown. In 2013 Andre was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals. Although he was intended to be a back up to Rashad Mendenhall due to his small size, he would prove that he deserved to be an every down back when Mendenhall was injured for four weeks. In 2014 Mendenhall was cut and Andre replaced him as starter. He would have a successful season before being injured place on IR for the remainder of the season.