Hofstra University Athletics

Devale Ellis Wide Receiver - #2 5-11, 170, Junior Brooklyn, NY/James Madison H.S.

Third season on the Hofstra roster...Slated to start at an outside receiver spot...2003: Played in all 12 games...Caught 19 passes for 111 yards and one touchdown...Averaged 5.8 yards per reception...Caught three passes for 20 yards and a touchdown at Marshall...Had six receptions for 35 yards against Delaware...Had one reception for 28 yards against Maine...Rushed two times for 20 yards...Had a 13-yard rush against James Madison...Returned one kickoff for 14 yards...2002: Played in all 12 games...Caught nine passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns...Averaged 9.6 yards per reception...Caught three passes for 43 yards, including a 33-yard score at Villanova...Had two catches for 15 yards and a touchdown at Maine...Caught three passes versus Rhode Island and two balls against Montana...High School: Played football and basketball and ran on the track team at James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York...Named to All-Brooklyn, All-New York City, the Big 44 team and the New York Elite team as a senior...Led the Golden Knights and the PSAL in receiving yards average in 2001...Tallied 26 catches for 831 yards and 10 touchdowns...Returned 12 kickoffs for 278 yards as a senior...Also rushed five times for 68 yards and two touchdowns...Solid student who was a member of the Math Academy and the AP Math Honor Roll...Personal: Born April 2, 1984...Has one brother and one sister...Enjoys art and basketball in his free time...Favorite athletes are Jerry Rice and Allen Iverson...Chose Hofstra over New Hampshire, Pittsburgh, Dartmouth, Stony Brook and Albany...Broadcast journalism major.