
Running back, Clemson, 2008–12
Andre Ellington
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Moncks Corner, SC
- Born
- Feb 3, 1989, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina
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Andre Ellington played running back at Clemson (2008–12). The Arizona Cardinals took Ellington in round 6, No. 187 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
228rushing yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20123rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Miami, 201087receiving yards, career highat Florida State, 2012Team titles: ACC champions, 2011
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Clemson 13 games, 1,081 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 26–19 | 25 | 228 | 0 | 68 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 52–27 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 41–7 | 15 | 59 | 2 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | L 37–49 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 87 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 45–31 | 25 | 132 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 47–31 | 24 | 82 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 47 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 38–17 | 19 | 96 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 42–13 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 56–20 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 45–10 | 13 | 55 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 62–48 | 22 | 124 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 47 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 17–27 | 15 | 72 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 25–24 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
2011 Clemson 13 games, 1,178 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 43–19 | 18 | 89 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 35–27 | 22 | 165 | 1 | 74 | 2 | 12 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 38–24 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–30 | 23 | 71 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 23–3 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 36–14 | 22 | 117 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 56–45 | 24 | 212 | 2 | 55 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 59–38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 31–28 | 25 | 98 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 42 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 13–37 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 13–34 | 13 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 38–10 | 20 | 125 | 1 | 32 | 2 | −5 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. | L 33–70 | 10 | 116 | 1 | 68 | – | – |
2010 Clemson 9 games, 686 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 35–10 | 12 | 122 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 58–21 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 24–27 | 22 | 140 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 48 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 21–30 | 17 | 107 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 39 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 16–21 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 14 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 31–7 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 27–13 | 20 | 166 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 10–16 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 7–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
2009 Clemson 14 games, 491 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 37–14 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 27–30 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 25–7 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 10–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 21–24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 38–3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 32 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 40–37 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 49–3 | 6 | 88 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 40–24 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 43–23 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 34–21 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 17–34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 34–39 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 21–13 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–16).
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¼″ |
| Weight | 199 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 62 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arizona Cardinals | 15 | 118 | 652 | 3 | 39 | 371 |
| 2014 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 201 | 660 | 3 | 46 | 395 |
| 2015 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 45 | 289 | 3 | 15 | 148 |
| 2016 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 34 | 96 | 0 | 12 | 85 |
| 2017 | Houston Texans | 11 | 20 | 55 | 1 | 39 | 369 |
| NFL career | 62 | 418 | 1,752 | 10 | 151 | 1,368 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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