Former Georgia State quarterback Dan Ellington enters his fourth season on the GSU staff and his second as the tight ends coach after two years with the running backs.
In his first two seasons on the staff, Ellington coached three All-Sun Belt Conference running backs who each gained over 750 yards.
In 2021, his All-Sun Belt backs Tucker Gregg and Jamyest Williams combined for more than 1,800 yards rushing as the Panthers ranked No. 8 in FBS in rushing with 226.4 yards per game, the second best figure in program history. Gregg (953 yards) and Williams (859) produced GSU’s second and third-highest season totals, and Williams set a school record with 6.7 yards per carry.
In 2020, Ellington was part of an offensive staff that led Georgia State to a school-record scoring average of 33.3 points, along with nearly 200 rushing yards per game.
As a player and then coach, Ellington helped Georgia State to three straight winning seasons from 2019-21, including a school-record eight victories in 2021, and three straight bowl games.
After completing his standout playing career as the Panthers’ starting quarterback in 2018-19, he was named to the coaching staff in May 2020.
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A two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection as a dual-threat quarterback, Ellington achieved numerous records and milestones. He finished with the highest career completion percentage in GSU history (62.0 percent) while ranking second with 34 touchdowns passes. He ranks third in every other career passing category, including 4,566 yards passing on 401 completions with just 13 interceptions. He also finished fourth on the GSU career rushing list with 1,293 yards and 11 touchdowns.
As a senior in 2019, he passed for 2,447 yards and 22 touchdowns and rushed for 668 yards and six scores to lead the GSU to seven victories and a bowl berth. He authored one of the signature moments in Georgia State sports history when he led the Panthers to their season-opening 38-30 victory at Tennessee.
Beyond the statistics, Ellington was a tremendous leader who displayed remarkable selflessness and grit in playing the final four games of his senior season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
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A native of Olive Branch, Miss., Ellington starred at Center Hill High School and then was an NJCAA All-American at Itawamba (Miss.) Community College before coming to Georgia State.
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He earned his degree in education from Georgia State in 2020.
