Running back, Indiana (from Wake Forest), 2020–24
Justice Ellison
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 211 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ashburn, VA
Justice Ellison played running back at Wake Forest (2020–23) and Indiana (2024).
Career highs
137rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Nebraska, 2024Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 29 | 111 | 3.8 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 107 | 541 | 5.1 | 7 | 63 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 170 | 707 | 4.2 | 6 | 45 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 120 | 548 | 4.6 | 1 | 51 |
| 2024 | Indiana | 159 | 848 | 5.3 | 10 | 47 |
| Career | 585 | 2,755 | 4.7 | 25 | 63 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | Indiana | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 37 | 253 | 6.8 | 1 | 22 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 6 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 6 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 6 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 6 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Indiana | 6 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 211 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 30 | -0.08 | – | – | -2.5 | 8% | – |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 112 | 0.16 | 48th (n=277) | 0.16 | 17.7 | 13% | 0.23 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 179 | 0.04 | 21st (n=470) | 0.14 | 7.3 | 18% | 0.09 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 127 | 0.04 | 15th (n=450) | 0.17 | 5.1 | 18% | 0.12 |
| 2024 | Indiana | 172 | 0.20 | 64th (n=434) | 0.16 | 35.2 | 20% | 0.21 |
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 Indiana 13 games, 848 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 31–7 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 77–3 | 9 | 117 | 2 | 47 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 42–13 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 52–14 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 42–28 | 12 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 41–24 | 14 | 68 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 56–7 | 9 | 105 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 31–17 | 29 | 123 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 47–10 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 20–15 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 15–38 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 66–0 | 11 | 63 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at | L 17–27 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
2023 Wake Forest 11 games, 548 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 37–17 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–24 | 16 | 86 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 16–30 | 18 | 137 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 12–17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 13–30 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 21–17 | 20 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 16–41 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 51 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 21–24 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 6–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 7–45 | 15 | 63 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 31–35 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
2022 Wake Forest 13 games, 707 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 44–10 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 45 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 45–25 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 37–36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 45–51 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 31–21 | 18 | 114 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 45–10 | 11 | 96 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 43–15 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 21–48 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 21–30 | 10 | −1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 34–36 | 16 | 81 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 45–35 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 31–34 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 27–17 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
2021 Wake Forest 11 games, 541 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–10 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 35–14 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 37–17 | 13 | 86 | 1 | 63 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 37–34 | 15 | 67 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 40–37 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 70–56 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 45–7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 55–58 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 35 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 45–42 | 17 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 21–45 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 38–10 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 27 | 1 | −2 |
2020 Wake Forest 5 games, 111 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 13–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 66–14 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at | W 38–14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Dec 12 | at | L 21–45 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 28–42 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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