Running back, Rice, 2016–19
Nahshon Ellerbe
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Frisco, TX
Nahshon Ellerbe played running back at Rice (2016–19).
Career highs
153rushing yards, career highvs. Southern Miss, 20174rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Southern Miss, 2017Rushing
Returns
Defense
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rice | 5 | 0.09 | – | – | 0.4 | – | – |
| 2017 | Rice | 94 | 0.10 | 43rd (n=287) | 0.12 | 9.3 | 17% | 0.11 |
| 2018 | Rice | 4 | -0.54 | – | – | -2.2 | – | – |
| 2019 | Rice | 30 | 0.06 | – | – | 1.9 | 7% | – |
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
2019 Rice 11 games, 137 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Army | L 7–14 | 9 | 103 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Wake Forest | L 21–41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. Texas | L 13–48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Baylor | L 13–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 20–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at UAB | L 20–35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at UTSA | L 27–31 | – | – | – | 2 | 44 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. Southern Miss | L 6–20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at Middle Tennessee | W 31–28 | 1 | −4 | 0 | 3 | 88 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. North Texas | W 20–14 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 46 | – |
| Nov 30 | at UTEP | W 30–16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2018 Rice 3 games, 4 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | atWake Forest | L 24–56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs.UAB | L 0–42 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at LSU | L 10–42 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2017 Rice 12 games, 409 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Stanford | L 7–62 | – | – | – | 3 | 57 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | atUTEP | W 31–14 | 11 | 63 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Houston | L 3–38 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 79 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Florida International | L 7–13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Pittsburgh | L 10–42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs.Army | L 12–49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | atUTSA | L 7–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 28 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Louisiana Tech | L 28–42 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Nov 4 | atUAB | L 21–52 | 6 | 50 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.Southern Miss | L 34–43 | 22 | 153 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at Old Dominion | L 21–24 | 19 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs.North Texas | L 14–30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
2016 Rice 8 games, 15 returns, 200 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | atSouthern Miss | L 28–44 | – | – | – | 2 | 57 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.UTSA | L 13–14 | – | – | – | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 65–44 | – | – | – | 1 | 34 | – |
| Oct 29 | atLouisiana Tech | L 16–61 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. Florida Atlantic | L 25–42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 12 | at Charlotte | W 22–21 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs.UTEP | W 44–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | atStanford | L 17–41 | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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