NFL Draftee: TE/FB Rhett Ellison
Round Selected: 4th
Team: Minnesota Vikings
NFL Network 2012 NFL Draft Video
Trojans on the Vikings: LT Matt Kalil, DE Everson Griffen and OL Butch Lewis
Ellison Facts...
Round Selected: 4th
Team: Minnesota Vikings
NFL Network 2012 NFL Draft Video
Trojans on the Vikings: LT Matt Kalil, DE Everson Griffen and OL Butch Lewis
Ellison Facts...
- He is projected as a fullback at the professional level, but played mostly tight end at USC until switching to the backfield in the spring of 2011.
- His father Riki Ellison was drafted in the 5th round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the 49ers. He won two Super Bowls in San Francisco.
- Renowned for his work ethic, Rhett Ellison had the Trojan Way Leadership award named in his honor at the annual USC football banquet.
- Ellison joins Matt Kalil as the second Trojan taken by the Vikings in the 2012 NFL Draft.
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