Ellis Lankster
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | — | BUF | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | NYJ | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | NYJ | 12 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | NYJ | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 30 | 8.6% | 383 | 83.7% |
| 2014 | — | NYJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 30 | 50.0% |
| Career | — | 20 | — | 35 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 31 | 4.8% | 413 | 66.8% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 | BUF | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 24 | NYJ | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 25 | NYJ | 12 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 26 | NYJ | 3 | 0* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 18 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26 | NYJ | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 30 | 8.6% | 383 | 83.7% |
| 2014 | 27 | NYJ | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 30 | 50.0% |
| Career | 17 | — | — | 31 | — | 413 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1000Snap share8.6%Def snaps30Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (West Virginia; Jones County JC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Nick FolkK4yCalvin PaceOLB4yDavid HarrisOLB4yNick BelloreLB4yBilal PowellRB4yMuhammad WilkersonDE4yJeremy KerleyWR4yKyle WilsonDB4yJeff CumberlandTE4yKenrick EllisDT4yDemario DavisOLB3yAntonio CromartieCB3ySantonio HolmesWR3yQuinton CoplesOLB3yAntonio AllenDB3yDarrin WallsCB3yAaron MaybinLB3yGarrett McIntyreOLB3yJosh BushFS3yDarrelle RevisDB2ySheldon RichardsonDT2yBart ScottILB2yBryan ThomasOLB2yDawan LandryS2y
2009 Draft Class· this player went #220
#210Vance WalkerDE#211Chris OgbonnayaRB#212Javarris WilliamsRB#213Paul FanaikaG#216Captain MunnerlynDB#217E.J. BiggersCB#218Brad JonesLB#219Curtis TaylorDB#221Eddie WilliamsRB#222Patrick McAfeeP#223Troy NolanDB#226A.Q. ShipleyC#229Manuel JohnsonWR#230Moise FokouLB#231Jamarca SanfordS#232Julian EdelmanWR
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Movementderived from season history
- 2014final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 2011team change
Joined NYJ (from BUF)
- 2009draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 7, Pick 220
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'9" / 190 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NYJ | 0 | W17Questionable· Jaw |
| 2012 | NYJ | 0 | W3Questionable· BackW17Questionable· Concussion |
| 2009 | BUF | 0 | W5Questionable· Back |
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
60%
20092014
2009 · backup · 2/16 G2011 · backup · 1/16 G
2014 · cause not documented · 13%
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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