Todd Ellis (American football)

American football player (born 1967)

American football player

Todd Ellis

Personal information

Born:

(1967-05-16) May 16, 1967 (age 57)

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Career information

High school:

Walter H. Page
(Greensboro, North Carolina)

College:

South Carolina

Position:

Quarterback

NFL draft:

1990 / round: 9 / pick: 247

Career history

Denver Broncos (1990)*
Sacramento Surge (1991)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Todd Ellis (born May 16, 1967) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL draft, but never appeared in an NFL game. He played one season for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football. Ellis played college football at South Carolina. He has since returned to the Columbia area, where he maintains a law practice. Ellis is best known for serving as the play-by-play man for radio broadcasts of USC football games, from which he has gained the nickname “The Voice of the Gamecocks”. He also hosts both "The Shane Beamer Show" and "Carolina Calls With Shane Beamer", on TV and radio respectively.

References

Todd Ellis Stats - Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
"1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
":: Welcome to Todd Ellis Law - Attorney Profile ::". www.toddellislaw.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010.
"South Carolina Official Athletic Site - On Campus". www.gamecocksonline.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks starting quarterbacks
Bill Rogers (1926) Bo Hagan (1949) John Boyle (1949) Ed Pasky (1950) Dick Balka (1951) Johnny Gramling (1952–1953) Mackie Prickett (1954–1956) Alex Hawkins (1957) Bobby Bunch (1958) Steve Satterfield (1959) Dave Sowell (1960) Jim Costen (1961) Dan Reeves (1962–1964) Mike Fair (1965–1967) Tommy Suggs (1968–1970) Glenn Morris (1971) Bill Troup (1972) Dobby Grossman (1972) Jeff Grantz (1973–1975) Ronnie Bass (1976–1977) Garry Harper (1978–1980) Gordon Beckham (1981–1982) Allen Mitchell (1983) Mike Hold (1984–1985) Todd Ellis (1986–1989) Bobby Fuller (1990–1991) Steve Taneyhill (1992–1995) Anthony Wright (1995–1998) Vic Penn (1997) Phil Petty (1998–2001) Mikal Goodman (1999) Corey Jenkins (1998–2002) Dondrial Pinkins (2002–2004) Syvelle Newton (2004, 2006) Blake Mitchell (2005–2007) Antonio Heffner (2005) Chris Smelley (2007–2008) Stephen Garcia (2008–2011) Connor Shaw (2011–2013) Dylan Thompson (2012–2014) Connor Mitch (2014–2015) Perry Orth (2015–2016) Lorenzo Nunez (2015) Brandon McIlwain (2016) Jake Bentley (2016–2019) Michael Scarnecchia (2018) Ryan Hilinski (2019) Collin Hill (2020) Luke Doty (2020–2021) Zeb Noland (2021) Jason Brown (2021) Dakereon Joyner (2021) Spencer Rattler (2022–2023) LaNorris Sellers (2024) Robby Ashford (2024)

South Carolina Gamecocks starting quarterbacks

Bill Rogers (1926)
Bo Hagan (1949)
John Boyle (1949)
Ed Pasky (1950)
Dick Balka (1951)
Johnny Gramling (1952–1953)
Mackie Prickett (1954–1956)
Alex Hawkins (1957)
Bobby Bunch (1958)
Steve Satterfield (1959)
Dave Sowell (1960)
Jim Costen (1961)
Dan Reeves (1962–1964)
Mike Fair (1965–1967)
Tommy Suggs (1968–1970)
Glenn Morris (1971)
Bill Troup (1972)
Dobby Grossman (1972)
Jeff Grantz (1973–1975)
Ronnie Bass (1976–1977)
Garry Harper (1978–1980)
Gordon Beckham (1981–1982)
Allen Mitchell (1983)
Mike Hold (1984–1985)
Todd Ellis (1986–1989)
Bobby Fuller (1990–1991)
Steve Taneyhill (1992–1995)
Anthony Wright (1995–1998)
Vic Penn (1997)
Phil Petty (1998–2001)
Mikal Goodman (1999)
Corey Jenkins (1998–2002)
Dondrial Pinkins (2002–2004)
Syvelle Newton (2004, 2006)
Blake Mitchell (2005–2007)
Antonio Heffner (2005)
Chris Smelley (2007–2008)
Stephen Garcia (2008–2011)
Connor Shaw (2011–2013)
Dylan Thompson (2012–2014)
Connor Mitch (2014–2015)
Perry Orth (2015–2016)
Lorenzo Nunez (2015)
Brandon McIlwain (2016)
Jake Bentley (2016–2019)
Michael Scarnecchia (2018)
Ryan Hilinski (2019)
Collin Hill (2020)
Luke Doty (2020–2021)
Zeb Noland (2021)
Jason Brown (2021)
Dakereon Joyner (2021)
Spencer Rattler (2022–2023)
LaNorris Sellers (2024)
Robby Ashford (2024)

v t e Denver Broncos 1990 NFL draft selections
Alton Montgomery Jeroy Robinson Jeff Davidson Le-Lo Lang Ronnie Haliburton Shannon Sharpe Brad Leggett Todd Ellis Jim Szymanski Anthony Thompson

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