▁High ▁School ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁Ell ison ▁had ▁three ▁s acks ▁and ▁ 4 7 ▁tack les . ▁He ▁was ▁ranked ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁def ensive ▁lin eman ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁won ▁All - State ▁hon ors , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁All - Met ro ▁choice . ▁Ell ison ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁stand out ▁basketball ▁player ▁and ▁received ▁all - con ference ▁hon ors ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁He ▁own s ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁shot ▁put ▁record ▁and ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁track ▁meet ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years . ▁ ▁Park way ▁South ▁High ▁School ▁retired ▁Ell ison ' s ▁j er sey ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁C off ey ville ▁Community ▁College ▁Ell ison ▁attended ▁C off ey ville ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁C off ey ville , ▁Kansas ▁for ▁two ▁seasons , ▁where ▁he ▁red sh irt ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁As ▁a ▁fresh man ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Ell ison ▁started ▁ 9 ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁games , ▁recording ▁ 5 7 ▁tack les ▁and ▁five ▁s acks . ▁Ind u cted ▁into ▁the ▁C off ey ville ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁After ▁community ▁college , ▁Ell ison ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁( 9 ▁starts ),