Kai Ellis

Kai Ellis
	Ellis with the Montreal Alouettes in 2007
Ottawa Redblacks
Position:	Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	August 7, 1980; Kent, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	Kentridge; (Kent, Washington)
College:	CCSF (2000); Washington (2001–2003)
NFL draft:	2003: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
	San Francisco 49ers (2003)*; Calgary Stampeders (2003); Ottawa Renegades (2004–2005); Montreal Alouettes (2006–2008); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2008); Edmonton Eskimos (2009–2010); San Jose SaberCats (2011);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Washington (2013); Assistant defensive line coach; Culver–Stockton (2014); Defensive line coach; West Hills Coaliga (2015–2016); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Briar Cliff (2017); Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator; Adams State (2018–2021); Defensive line coach; Adams State (2022); Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, & defensive line coach; Adams State (2023); Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, & linebackers coach; Ottawa Redblacks (2025–present); Defensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Pac-10 (2002);

Kai Ellis (born August 7, 1980) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former defensive end who played for eight seasons in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Renegades, Montreal Alouettes, and Edmonton Eskimos. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played collegiately at Washington.

On January 31, 2025, it was announced that Ellis had joined the coaching staff of the Ottawa Redblacks as the team's defensive line coach.^[1]

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