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, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Wake Forest291113.8117
2021Wake Forest1075415.1763
2022Wake Forest1707074.2645
2023Wake Forest1205484.6151
2024Indiana1598485.31047
Career5852,7554.72563

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Wake Forest133.003
2021Wake Forest7375.3113
2022Wake Forest66210.3022
2023Wake Forest10616.1018
2024Indiana13906.9019
Career372536.8122

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Wake Forest6RBYr 1
2021Wake Forest6RBYr 2
2022Wake Forest6RBYr 3
2023Wake Forest6RBYr 4
2024Indiana6RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Wake Forest30-0.08––-2.58%–
2021Wake Forest1120.1648th (n=277)0.1617.713%0.23
2022Wake Forest1790.0421st (n=470)0.147.318%0.09
2023Wake Forest1270.0415th (n=450)0.175.118%0.12
2024Indiana1720.2064th (n=434)0.1635.220%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠71068014119
Sep 6vs.Western IllinoisW 77–⁠39117247––
Sep 14atUCLAW 42–⁠131047111––
Sep 21vs.CharlotteW 52–⁠14958117––
Sep 28vs.MarylandW 42–⁠28125111915
Oct 5vs.NorthwesternW 41–⁠241468117––
Oct 19vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠79105243216
Oct 26vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠172912311212
Nov 2atMichigan StateW 47–⁠1093209322
Nov 9vs.MichiganW 20–⁠1591704320
Nov 23atOhio StateL 15–⁠381762011––
Nov 30vs.PurdueW 66–⁠01163115––
Dec 20 ✦atNotre DameL 17–⁠27113701526
2023 Wake Forest 11 games, 548 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ElonW 37–⁠1710270825
Sep 16atOld DominionW 27–⁠24168601625
Sep 23vs.Georgia TechL 16–⁠301813702918
Oct 7atClemsonL 12–⁠171303––
Oct 14atVirginia TechL 13–⁠301135012320
Oct 21vs.PittsburghW 21–⁠17206001515
Oct 28vs.Florida StateL 16–⁠411077051––
Nov 2atDukeL 21–⁠24722010––
Nov 11vs.NC StateL 6–⁠261000118
Nov 18atNotre DameL 7–⁠451563017––
Nov 25atSyracuseL 31–⁠35113817––
2022 Wake Forest 13 games, 707 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.VMIW 44–⁠101380045––
Sep 10atVanderbiltW 45–⁠251129011––
Sep 17vs.LibertyW 37–⁠3674151−1
Sep 24vs.ClemsonL 45–⁠512173011122
Oct 1atFlorida StateW 31–⁠2118114135110
Oct 8vs.ArmyW 45–⁠101196118––
Oct 22vs.Boston CollegeW 43–⁠15936018––
Oct 29atLouisvilleL 21–⁠4882217––
Nov 5atNC StateL 21–⁠3010−105118
Nov 12vs.North CarolinaL 34–⁠361681020––
Nov 19vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠35156701717
Nov 26atDukeL 31–⁠34104217––
Dec 23 ✦vs.MissouriW 27–⁠17216411416
2021 Wake Forest 11 games, 541 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Old DominionW 42–⁠10948010113
Sep 18vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠14134118––
Sep 24atVirginiaW 37–⁠171386163––
Oct 2vs.LouisvilleW 37–⁠341567115319
Oct 9atSyracuseW 40–⁠3751304––
Oct 23atArmyW 70–⁠5656614613
Oct 30vs.DukeW 45–⁠741908––
Nov 6atNorth CarolinaL 55–⁠581381035––
Nov 13vs.NC StateW 45–⁠4217562914
Dec 4vs.PittsburghL 21–⁠454503––
Dec 31 ✦vs.RutgersW 38–⁠109591271−2
2020 Wake Forest 5 games, 111 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠374304––
Oct 2vs.CampbellW 66–⁠14527116––
Oct 31atSyracuseW 38–⁠1451204––
Dec 12atLouisvilleL 21–⁠45950017––
Dec 30 ✦vs.WisconsinL 28–⁠426190813

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

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