Education
Bruce Ellington attended the same high school as his cousin, Andre Ellington, too.
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Bruce Ellington attended the same high school as his cousin, Andre Ellington, too.
He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the 49ers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Ellington also played basketball at South Carolina. High School In high school Ellington played both basketball and American football at Moncks Corner (South Carolina) Berkeley located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.
In 2009, Ellington played Quarterback and led the Stags to the Division II-American Association of Advertising Agencies state championship in 2009 as a quarterback for coach Jerry Brown.
In the 2009 state championship game, Ellington rushed for 4 touchdowns. Ellington was a finalist for South Carolina"s "Mr.
Football" as well. Ellington was also a McDonald"s All-America nominee following senior season.
As a basketball recruit, Ellington was rating as a 4 star recruit by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (93 overall rating) and a 4 star recruit by Rivals (24th Procter and Gamble and 96th player overall). As a football recruit, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network rated Ellington as a 4 star recruit as well and listed him as an athlete.
Ellington played both basketball and American football at the University of South Carolina. After playing only basketball in 2010, he joined the football team in 2011 and played both sports throughout his college career.
As a football player he had 106 career receptions for 1,586 yards and 16 touchdowns.
As a basketball player he averaged 11.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal per game. Ellington announced on January 3, 2014 that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft. Although Ellington would forgo his senior season, he was still able to graduate with a degree in sociology during the 3 and 1/2 years that he was at the University of South Carolina as a Gamecock.
2014 NFL Draft
Ellington was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
San Francisco 49ers
On May 27, 2014, he signed his four-year rookie contract with the 49ers. He caught his first career touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert against the Denver Broncos.
On December 20, 2014, Ellington had two touchdowns against the San Diego Chargers. An 8-yard touchdown pass from Colin Kaepernick and a touchdown run of 1 yard, giving him three touchdowns in his rookie season.