E.L. Estes

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
DB
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Prev School:
Paulding Co.
Hometown:
Dallas, Ga.

Adds veteran experience to the Flames' defensive backfield … enters the season slated to start at one of the cornerback positions … very athletic player … possesses strong football intelligence … has the potential to be a playmaker …impressed the coaching staff during spring workouts.

2005 (Jr.): Saw playing time in six games, including a start against Towson (10/15) … finished 11^th on the squad with 32 tackles … tallied 13 solo stops and 19 assisted tackles on the year, while adding a pass breakup, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble … three assisted stops and a fumble recovery against 16^th-ranked William & Mary (9/24) … six tackles against VMI (10/1), including five assisted stops and a pass breakup against the conference foe … recorded a season-high 10 tackles against Chattanooga (10/8), including four solo tackles, six assisted stops and a forced fumble … five solo tackles against Towson (10/15) … eight tackles, including three solo stops and five assisted tackles against 14^th-ranked Coastal Carolina (10/22).

2004 (So.): Only saw action in one game, recording an assisted tackle against West Virginia Tech in the season-opener (9/4) … sat out the remainder of the season due to the effects of a concussion suffered late in the season-opener.

2003 (Fr.): Saw playing time in nine games as a true freshman … finished the year with 13 total tackles, five solo stops and eight assisted tackles … also added an interception against Norfolk State (11/8) … recorded his first collegiate solo tackle against Kentucky Wesleyan (9/20) … two tackles, including a solo and an assisted tackle against East Tennessee State (10/18) … finished with a season-high four tackles against Norfolk State … tallied three tackles, including a season-best two solo tackles against Hofstra (11/22).

Prep: Graduated from Paulding County High School … helped his team win the Region 6 championship and finish the year with a 12-2 record in 2001 … first-team 4A Region 6 … first-team All-State AP Football … first-team Atlanta Journal Constitution 4A All-State … nominated for the Georgia/Tennessee All-Star game … four-year starter … offensive and special teams captain … rushed for over 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior… 72 tackles, five interceptions and eight blocked field goal and extra point attempts as a senior … Personal: Son of Kenneth and Sandra Estes … birthday is on September 6 … majoring in exercise science at Liberty.