Running back, Indiana, 2016–⁠17

Morgan Ellison

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Weight
228 lb
Class (2017)
Sophomore
Hometown
Pickerington, OH

Morgan Ellison played running back at Indiana (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

186rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 20172rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Rutgers, 2017

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Indiana1437044.9645

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Indiana4RBFr.
2017Indiana4RBSo.6′1″228

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
2017Indiana1550.1350th (n=287)0.1219.418%0.12

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

2017 Indiana 11 games, 704 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠497240814
Sep 9atVirginiaW 34–⁠1712470914
Sep 23vs.Georgia SouthernW 52–⁠172518623418
Sep 30atPenn StateL 14–⁠45953018––
Oct 7vs.Charleston SouthernW 27–⁠0164809––
Oct 14vs.MichiganL 20–⁠271468131––
Oct 21atMichigan StateL 9–⁠17174707215
Nov 4vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠4561701112
Nov 11atIllinoisW 24–⁠141349110230
Nov 18vs.RutgersW 41–⁠0151492451−3
Nov 25atPurdueL 24–⁠3191607––

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

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