Jersey #: 30 (2021-24), 39 (2020)
Major: Grad (2024), Finance (2021-23)
Weight: 235 (2024), 239 (2022-23), 232 (2021), 225 (2020)

2024 Media Guide: Cody is an experienced, veteran linebacker who is in his fifth season with the program … he is the most experienced linebacker on the team and will be looked at as a leader of his unit in 2024 … he has played in 44 games and started 15 times with 10 starts during the 2021 season and five in 2023 … enters 2024 with 147 career tackles and 11 tackles-for-loss … ranked fourth on the team in tackles in 2023 with 57 … his 57 tackles, 24 solo stops and 33 assists were all career high totals … recorded a career-high 12 tackles in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl vs. Missouri … had nine assisted tackles against Rutgers and eight total tackles vs. Purdue.

2023 Media Guide: Cody an experienced, veteran linebacker who is in his fourth year with the program and has two seasons of eligibility … has played in 31 games and started 10 times with all of those starts coming during the 2021 season.

2022: Ranked seventh on the team in 2022 in tackles with 32 after ranking fourth in 2021 with 54 total tackles … also contributed a career-high 5.5 tackles-for-loss in 2022 for minus-21 yards.

2021: Ranked fourth on the team with 54 total tackles in 2021 … posted a career-high eight tackles vs. Nebraska and had seven vs. Minnesota, Maryland and Michigan … recorded is first career interception against Akron … did not play in the Rose Bowl vs. Utah because of injury, and also sat out the 2022 spring season while recovering.

2020: Played in six games as a true freshman in 2020, finding a role on special teams while also providing depth at linebacker … had tackles against Rutgers (11/7), Michigan State (12/5) and Alabama (1/11).

2020 Media Guide: The No. 9-rated outside linebacker nationally and No. 3 player in the state of New Jersey … a composite four-star prospect by 247Sports.com.

High School: Played for St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, N.J. for head coach Rich Hansen … the fourth top-five prospect from New Jersey to sign with Ohio State in a two-year period (Tyler Friday, Ronnie Hickman and Luke Wypler are the others) … made nine tackles and had a 70-yard punt return for touchdown in St. Peter’s 21-14 win over Don Bosco Prep in the Non-Public Group IV state championship game … during his junior season in 2018, had 89 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and 4.5
sacks … also had an interception – which he returned for a touchdown – to go along with four passes defended, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … earned linebacker MVP honors at The Opening New Jersey Regional.

Personal: Is the son of Amy Ellis.