32:
491:
on
January 5, 2011. He was waived on September 2. He was re-signed to the active roster on October 11. His playing time greatly increased in 2012, including significant assignments covering fast receivers, following an injury to
970:
877:
702:
1073:
824:
1167:
1187:
930:
1217:
978:
1066:
881:
1013:
1182:
908:
793:
706:
766:
620:
1059:
1212:
1207:
851:
828:
1046:
504:
Lankster signed with the Bills on August 17, 2015. The signing marked his return to the team that drafted him. He joined his previous head coach
1177:
1197:
1041:
373:
124:
389:
748:
1172:
934:
589:
1121:
1222:
1202:
1192:
445:
twice within a span of 64 seconds. Both turnovers led to touchdowns for
Buffalo, ultimately helping them win the game 27–20.
1017:
904:
219:
801:
628:
475:
on
October 11, 2010. He did not play for Hamilton during his time with the club, rather he learned the intricacies of
405:
770:
456:
said of
Lankster, "we think he's gotten better every week for us." He finished the 2009 season with five tackles.
496:. He was released on September 1, 2014. He was re-signed on September 12. He was released on September 23, 2014.
209:
472:
409:
459:
Buffalo released
Lankster on the deadline for final roster adjustments in the 2010 preseason, September 4.
1162:
729:
272:
992:
529:
1157:
203:
468:
377:
249:
159:
676:
337:
564:
476:
354:
113:
109:
545:
413:
369:
283:
1051:
191:
184:
177:
173:
163:
153:
77:
1087:
597:
493:
449:
434:
365:
134:
31:
1151:
1082:
956:
525:
488:
442:
438:
430:
385:
381:
361:
316:
197:
169:
149:
651:
1116:
1101:
453:
1131:
1111:
1126:
357:
50:
1106:
541:
505:
393:
215:
933:. Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. September 23, 2014. Archived from
448:
Lankster got some playing time in the 2009 season as a cornerback in
305:
294:
516:
On April 15, 2016, Lankster once again signed with the Tiger-Cats.
452:
situations, due to injuries to other defensive backs. Head coach
852:"Jets' Ellis Lankster draws tough assignment on Pats' Wes Welker"
993:"Four more signings for Tiger-Cats | AM900 CHML | Hamilton News"
1055:
769:. Pro Football Weekly. January 5, 2011. Archived from
652:"Bills notebook: Defensive injuries continue to mount"
437:. On August 15, 2009, in a preseason game against the
1016:. atlantahavoc.com. December 19, 2017. Archived from
823:
Jets Media
Relations Department (October 11, 2011).
404:
Lankster played his freshman and sophomore years at
315:
304:
293:
282:
271:
262:
240:
141:
130:
120:
105:
100:
92:
84:
61:
56:
46:
41:
1014:"Havoc sign former NFL Veteran DB Ellis Lancaster"
1168:Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
931:"Jets release Ellis Lankster, sign Brandon Smith"
703:"Tough Decisions Made as Bills set 53-man Roster"
441:, Lankster intercepted Bears' backup quarterback
749:"New Ticat defensive backs learning as they go"
540:On February 23, 2024, Lankster signed with the
1067:
232:* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
16:American gridiron football player (born 1986)
8:
508:. He was released by the team on August 31.
24:
1188:West Virginia Mountaineers football players
957:"The Official Website of the Buffalo Bills"
878:"A.J. Edds Returns, Ellis Lankster Departs"
487:Lankster signed a future contract with the
137: / round: 7 / pick: 220
1074:
1060:
1052:
850:Martin, Kimberley A. (November 19, 2012).
30:
23:
1218:Players of Canadian football from Alabama
905:"New York Jets re-sign CB Ellis Lankster"
794:"Jets trim roster to 53; make two trades"
911:from the original on September 13, 2014
556:
408:. He finished his collegiate career at
36:Lankster in 2015 with the Buffalo Bills
825:"CB Lankster Returns, LB Jones Waived"
767:"NFL transactions for January 5, 2011"
268:
1183:Jones County Bobcats football players
7:
619:Bronstein, Jonah (August 16, 2009).
903:Mazzeo, Mike (September 12, 2014).
792:Mehta, Manish (September 3, 2011).
650:Gaughan, Mark (November 21, 2009).
621:"BILLS: Ellis Lankster Rookie Card"
596:. September 8, 2009. Archived from
876:Lange, Randy (September 1, 2014).
747:Edwards, Drew (October 14, 2010).
728:Edwards, Drew (October 12, 2010).
705:. Buffalobills.com. Archived from
512:Hamilton Tiger-Cats (second stint)
390:Richmond/West Virginia Roughriders
14:
1213:Canadian football defensive backs
1208:West Virginia Roughriders players
463:Hamilton Tiger-Cats (first stint)
88:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
971:"Fred Jackson released by Bills"
590:"Bobcat Football Bobcats In NFL"
353:(born June 3, 1986) is a former
880:. New York Jets. Archived from
827:. New York Jets. Archived from
730:"Ticats can get win and get in"
376:. He was also a member of the
241:Career highlights and awards
1:
1178:American football cornerbacks
677:"Ellis Lankster Profile ESPN"
392:. He currently plays for the
500:Buffalo Bills (second stint)
433:in the seventh round of the
429:Lankster was drafted by the
364:in the seventh round of the
1198:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
594:Jones County Junior College
467:Lankster was signed by the
425:Buffalo Bills (first stint)
406:Jones County Junior College
1239:
569:Pro-Football-Reference.com
1097:
524:Lankster signed with the
360:. He was selected by the
344:
334:
330:
267:
258:
245:
236:
228:
210:West Virginia Roughriders
146:
29:
1173:Vigor High School alumni
565:"2009 NFL Draft Listing"
473:Canadian Football League
412:. He also played in the
410:West Virginia University
96:210 lb (95 kg)
21:American football player
42:No. 25, 26, 21, 31, 47
1223:Atlanta Havoc players
1203:New York Jets players
1193:Buffalo Bills players
981:on September 2, 2015.
530:American Arena League
263:Career NFL statistics
190:Hamilton Tiger-Cats (
1020:on December 30, 2017
975:www.buffalobills.com
884:on September 3, 2014
709:on September 8, 2010
631:on September 7, 2012
204:Richmond Roughriders
57:Personal information
831:on October 13, 2011
804:on November 3, 2012
798:New York Daily News
469:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
420:Professional career
378:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
160:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
26:
937:on October 6, 2014
753:Hamilton Spectator
734:Hamilton Spectator
532:in December 2017.
101:Career information
1145:
1144:
1047:West Virginia bio
1042:New York Jets bio
907:. ESPN New York.
477:Canadian football
355:American football
348:
347:
326:
325:
306:Fumble recoveries
114:Prichard, Alabama
1230:
1090:
1085:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1053:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1010:
1004:
1003:
1001:
999:
989:
983:
982:
977:. Archived from
967:
961:
960:
953:
947:
946:
944:
942:
927:
921:
920:
918:
916:
900:
894:
893:
891:
889:
873:
867:
866:
864:
862:
847:
841:
840:
838:
836:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
800:. Archived from
789:
783:
782:
780:
778:
773:on March 9, 2012
763:
757:
756:
744:
738:
737:
725:
719:
718:
716:
714:
698:
692:
691:
689:
687:
673:
667:
666:
664:
662:
656:The Buffalo News
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
627:. Archived from
616:
610:
609:
607:
605:
600:on July 22, 2010
586:
580:
579:
577:
575:
561:
546:The Arena League
414:2009 Senior Bowl
370:college football
335:Player stats at
269:
248:Second-team All-
231:
142:Career history
75:
71:
69:
34:
27:
1238:
1237:
1233:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1227:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1080:
1038:
1033:
1023:
1021:
1012:
1011:
1007:
997:
995:
991:
990:
986:
969:
968:
964:
955:
954:
950:
940:
938:
929:
928:
924:
914:
912:
902:
901:
897:
887:
885:
875:
874:
870:
860:
858:
849:
848:
844:
834:
832:
822:
821:
817:
807:
805:
791:
790:
786:
776:
774:
765:
764:
760:
746:
745:
741:
727:
726:
722:
712:
710:
700:
699:
695:
685:
683:
675:
674:
670:
660:
658:
649:
648:
644:
634:
632:
625:Niagara Gazette
618:
617:
613:
603:
601:
588:
587:
583:
573:
571:
563:
562:
558:
554:
538:
522:
514:
502:
485:
465:
427:
422:
402:
229:
183:Buffalo Bills (
78:Mobile, Alabama
76:
73:
67:
65:
37:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1236:
1234:
1226:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1150:
1149:
1143:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1137:Ellis Lankster
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1089:2009 NFL draft
1081:
1079:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1056:
1050:
1049:
1044:
1037:
1036:External links
1034:
1032:
1031:
1005:
984:
962:
948:
922:
895:
868:
842:
815:
784:
758:
739:
720:
693:
668:
642:
611:
581:
555:
553:
550:
537:
534:
521:
518:
513:
510:
501:
498:
494:Isaiah Trufant
484:
481:
464:
461:
450:nickel defense
435:2009 NFL draft
426:
423:
421:
418:
401:
400:College career
398:
366:2009 NFL draft
351:Ellis Lankster
346:
345:
342:
341:
332:
331:
328:
327:
324:
323:
320:
313:
312:
309:
302:
301:
298:
295:Forced fumbles
291:
290:
287:
280:
279:
276:
265:
264:
260:
259:
256:
255:
254:
253:
243:
242:
238:
237:
234:
233:
226:
225:
224:
223:
213:
207:
201:
195:
188:
181:
167:
157:
144:
143:
139:
138:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
63:
59:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
39:
38:
35:
25:Ellis Lankster
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1235:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1163:Living people
1161:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1084:Buffalo Bills
1077:
1072:
1070:
1065:
1063:
1058:
1057:
1054:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1019:
1015:
1009:
1006:
994:
988:
985:
980:
976:
972:
966:
963:
958:
952:
949:
941:September 26,
936:
932:
926:
923:
915:September 13,
910:
906:
899:
896:
883:
879:
872:
869:
857:
853:
846:
843:
830:
826:
819:
816:
803:
799:
795:
788:
785:
772:
768:
762:
759:
754:
750:
743:
740:
735:
731:
724:
721:
708:
704:
701:Jones, Tony.
697:
694:
682:
678:
672:
669:
657:
653:
646:
643:
630:
626:
622:
615:
612:
599:
595:
591:
585:
582:
570:
566:
560:
557:
551:
549:
547:
543:
535:
533:
531:
527:
526:Atlanta Havoc
520:Atlanta Havoc
519:
517:
511:
509:
507:
499:
497:
495:
490:
489:New York Jets
483:New York Jets
482:
480:
478:
474:
470:
462:
460:
457:
455:
451:
446:
444:
443:Brett Basanez
440:
439:Chicago Bears
436:
432:
431:Buffalo Bills
424:
419:
417:
415:
411:
407:
399:
397:
395:
391:
387:
386:Atlanta Havoc
383:
382:New York Jets
379:
375:
374:West Virginia
371:
367:
363:
362:Buffalo Bills
359:
356:
352:
343:
340:
339:
333:
329:
321:
318:
317:Interceptions
314:
310:
307:
303:
299:
296:
292:
288:
285:
281:
277:
274:
273:Total tackles
270:
266:
261:
257:
251:
247:
246:
244:
239:
235:
227:
221:
217:
214:
211:
208:
205:
202:
199:
198:Atlanta Havoc
196:
193:
189:
186:
182:
179:
175:
171:
170:New York Jets
168:
165:
161:
158:
155:
151:
150:Buffalo Bills
148:
147:
145:
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:
125:West Virginia
123:
119:
115:
111:
108:
104:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
74:(age 38)
64:
60:
55:
52:
49:
45:
40:
33:
28:
19:
1136:
1122:Shawn Nelson
1117:Andy Levitre
1102:Aaron Maybin
1024:December 30,
1022:. Retrieved
1018:the original
1008:
996:. Retrieved
987:
979:the original
974:
965:
951:
939:. Retrieved
935:the original
925:
913:. Retrieved
898:
888:September 1,
886:. Retrieved
882:the original
871:
861:November 23,
859:. Retrieved
855:
845:
833:. Retrieved
829:the original
818:
808:September 3,
806:. Retrieved
802:the original
797:
787:
775:. Retrieved
771:the original
761:
752:
742:
733:
723:
713:September 5,
711:. Retrieved
707:the original
696:
684:. Retrieved
680:
671:
659:. Retrieved
655:
645:
635:September 5,
633:. Retrieved
629:the original
624:
614:
604:September 5,
602:. Retrieved
598:the original
593:
584:
572:. Retrieved
568:
559:
539:
523:
515:
503:
486:
466:
458:
454:Perry Fewell
447:
428:
403:
368:. He played
350:
349:
336:
106:High school:
72:June 3, 1986
18:
1158:1986 births
1132:Cary Harris
1112:Jairus Byrd
835:October 12,
1152:Categories
1127:Nic Harris
1092:selections
777:January 8,
686:January 6,
661:January 3,
552:References
358:cornerback
131:NFL draft:
68:1986-06-03
51:Cornerback
1107:Eric Wood
998:April 19,
222:–present)
47:Position:
909:Archived
681:espn.com
542:Iowa Woo
536:Iowa Woo
506:Rex Ryan
394:Iowa Woo
250:Big East
216:Iowa Woo
121:College:
856:Newsday
574:May 13,
528:of the
471:of the
93:Weight:
85:Height:
252:(2008)
230:
212:(2019)
206:(2018)
200:(2018)
80:, U.S.
284:Sacks
110:Vigor
62:Born:
1026:2017
1000:2016
943:2014
917:2014
890:2014
863:2012
837:2011
810:2011
779:2011
715:2010
688:2010
663:2010
637:2009
606:2009
576:2023
388:and
220:2024
192:2016
185:2015
178:2014
174:2011
164:2010
154:2009
135:2009
544:of
372:at
338:PFR
289:1.0
1154::
973:.
854:.
796:.
751:.
732:.
679:.
654:.
623:.
592:.
567:.
548:.
479:.
416:.
396:.
384:,
380:,
278:72
187:)*
70:)
1075:e
1068:t
1061:v
1028:.
1002:.
959:.
945:.
919:.
892:.
865:.
839:.
812:.
781:.
755:.
736:.
717:.
690:.
665:.
639:.
608:.
578:.
322:2
319::
311:2
308::
300:2
297::
286::
275::
218:(
194:)
180:)
176:–
172:(
166:)
162:(
156:)
152:(
116:)
112:(
66:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
