Grant Ellinger

PREP & PERSONAL
• Played for coach Mike Ulreich at Naperville Central
• Helped team to an 8-3 record that included advancing to the second round of 8A state playoffs
• His 2022 team went 6-4 and reached opening round of state playoffs
• Team captain as a senior
• First-team DuPage Valley Conference and league offensive lineman of the year
• 2023 Naperville Sun all-area team pick
• 2023 Daily Herald DuPage County all-area team selection
• Named to 2023 Rivals Red Grange all-county team
• As a junior was first-team all-conference and member of Naperville Sun and Daily Herald DuPage County all-area teams
• Recipient of the Naperville Central High School Neil Stiefbold Award for outstanding desire and ability in athletics and scholarship
• Named to DuPage Valley Conference Academic All-Conference Team
• Three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports and On3
• Parents are Julie and Craig
• Has an older sister Grace
• Cousin, Paul Stawarz was Rimington Award candidate at Texas Tech where he played for Red Raiders from 2015 to 2018
• Born in Winfield, Ill.
• Enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences