University of Massachusets Athletics

2023-24 Football Signees

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Lake Ellis

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Orlando, Fla.
  • High School:
    First Academy
  • Prev School:
    Bryant

2024 Graduate Student

  • Saw action in twelve games for the Minutemen
  • Accumulated 29 tackles (16 solo, 13 assisted), three tackles for loss, and five pass break ups

Before Massachusetts


• Spent four years at Bryant, tallying 130 tackles (98 solo, 32 assisted), 1.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions and 19 pass breakups 
• Posted a career-high seven tackles twice in 2023 and once in 2021 
• Had a career-best one TFL at Robert Morris in 2022 
• Tallied three interceptions during the 2023 season 
• Named NEC Defensive Player of the Week in 2021 
• Attended The First Academy (Orlando, Florida) 
• Was a regional finalist as a senior 
• Helped the team to back-to-back district championships 
• Named to the First Team All-State  
• Landed on the First Team All-Area list 
• District Player of the Year honoree as a senior 
• Chosen as one of the Orlando Sentinel’s Top 60 seniors in 2019 
• Participated in the Blue/Grey All-American Game 
• FACA North/South All-Star Game participant 
• Selected to the First Team All-Area at defensive back and First Team All-District at defensive back and wide receiver as a junior 
• Four-year member of the track and field team and three-year member of the basketball team 
• Was a District Champion in triple jump and State Champion in 4x100 relay 

UMass FB | Joe Harasymiak Post Game Press Conference vs Bryant | 09.06.25
Saturday, September 06
2025 Massachusetts Football - Week 2 (Bryant) Monday Press Conference
Monday, September 01
UMass FB | Jacquon Gibson Postgame Press Conference vs. Temple | 08.30.25
Saturday, August 30
UMass FB | Rocko Griffin Postgame Press Conference vs. Temple | 08.30.25
Saturday, August 30