Running back, Wisconsin (from Clemson), 2019–⁠24

Chez Mellusi

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Naples, FL

Chez Mellusi played running back at Clemson (2019–⁠20) and Wisconsin (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

157rushing yards, career highvs. Buffalo, 20232rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. South Dakota, 2024

Team titles: ACC champions, 2019 and 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Clemson442766.3357
2020Clemson271515.6338
2021Wisconsin1738154.7560
2022Wisconsin1124734.2251
2023Wisconsin513076.0489
2024Wisconsin562324.1321
Career4632,2544.92089

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Clemson5387.6123
2021Wisconsin7669.4035
2022Wisconsin22512.5123
2023Wisconsin3124.0011
2024Wisconsin6172.8010
Career231586.9235

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Clemson1RBYr 1
2020Clemson1RBYr 2
2021Wisconsin1RBYr 3
2022Wisconsin1RBYr 4
2023Wisconsin1RBYr 5
2024Wisconsin1RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″212

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Clemson440.34––15.25%0.21
2020Clemson320.33––10.75%–
2021Wisconsin1620.0316th (n=277)0.165.026%0.17
2022Wisconsin1120.0421st (n=470)0.144.620%0.08
2023Wisconsin540.19––10.319%0.17
2024Wisconsin610.1547th (n=434)0.169.323%0.08

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Wisconsin 4 games, 232 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 28–⁠14197411113
Sep 7vs.South DakotaW 27–⁠1316602912
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 10–⁠421166021412
Sep 28atUSCL 21–⁠38103207––
2023 Wisconsin 4 games, 307 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠1713157289––
Sep 9atWashington StateL 22–⁠311250117––
Sep 16vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠14156119213
Sep 22atPurdueW 38–⁠1711390131−1
2022 Wisconsin 9 games, 473 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Illinois StateW 38–⁠0104801512
Sep 10vs.Washington StateL 14–⁠17154409––
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 66–⁠71071116––
Sep 24atOhio StateL 21–⁠5241306––
Oct 1vs.IllinoisL 10–⁠3471605––
Oct 8atNorthwesternW 42–⁠7103108123
Nov 19atNebraskaW 15–⁠142198011––
Nov 26vs.MinnesotaL 16–⁠231975014––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠171677151––
2021 Wisconsin 9 games, 815 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠163112111928
Sep 11vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠720144160––
Sep 25vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠411854010239
Oct 2vs.MichiganL 17–⁠386130418
Oct 9atIllinoisW 24–⁠02114512310
Oct 16vs.ArmyW 20–⁠141666012––
Oct 23atPurdueW 30–⁠1327149135111
Oct 30vs.IowaW 27–⁠7194805––
Nov 6atRutgersW 52–⁠31575114––
2020 Clemson 9 games, 151 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19vs.The CitadelW 49–⁠0425081−1
Oct 3vs.VirginiaW 41–⁠2331018––
Oct 10vs.MiamiW 42–⁠1721309––
Oct 17atGeorgia TechW 73–⁠7521113––
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 47–⁠213403––
Nov 7atNotre DameL 40–⁠471505––
Nov 28vs.PittsburghW 52–⁠1752711428
Dec 5atVirginia TechW 45–⁠10344038––
Dec 19vs.Notre DameW 34–⁠101202231
2019 Clemson 11 games, 276 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Georgia TechW 52–⁠14636012––
Sep 14atSyracuseW 41–⁠6157157––
Sep 21vs.CharlotteW 52–⁠1063008––
Oct 12vs.Florida StateW 45–⁠14522012––
Oct 19atLouisvilleW 45–⁠10535116––
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 59–⁠741708––
Nov 2vs.WoffordW 59–⁠14857011––
Nov 9atNC StateW 55–⁠102507––
Nov 16vs.Wake ForestW 52–⁠32504––
Nov 30atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠32504––
Dec 7vs.VirginiaW 62–⁠173714––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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