Receiver, Arizona, 2014–⁠18

Tony Ellison

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 9
Height
5′11″
Weight
188 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Granite Bay, CA

Tony Ellison played receiver at Arizona (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last at Oregon, 2017111receiving yards, career highvs. Southern Utah, 20182receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Arizona11313.0013
2016Arizona2199.5015
2017Arizona3759816.2560
2018Arizona2952518.1655
Career691,15516.71160

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Arizona9WRRS
2015Arizona9WRFr.
2016Arizona9WRSo.
2017Arizona9WRJr.
2018Arizona9WRSr.5′11″188

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Arizona11.49––1.5–
2016Arizona20.46––0.9–
2017Arizona590.8990th (n=507)0.5252.37%
2018Arizona360.9895th (n=497)0.5335.46%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Arizona 10 games, 29 catches, 525 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.BYUL 23–⁠28445115–
Sep 8atHoustonL 18–⁠45485046–
Sep 15vs.Southern UtahW 62–⁠314111155–
Sep 29vs.USCL 20–⁠24229016−7
Oct 6vs.CaliforniaW 24–⁠17341131–
Oct 20atUCLAL 30–⁠31242038–
Oct 27vs.OregonW 44–⁠15219011–
Nov 2vs.ColoradoW 42–⁠34249045–
Nov 17atWashington StateL 28–⁠69354137–
Nov 24vs.Arizona StateL 40–⁠41350228–
2017 Arizona 13 games, 37 catches, 598 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Northern ArizonaW 62–⁠24579143–
Sep 9vs.HoustonL 16–⁠19325013–
Sep 15atUTEPW 63–⁠16–––––
Sep 22vs.UtahL 24–⁠30678130–
Oct 7atColoradoW 45–⁠42160060–
Oct 14vs.UCLAW 47–⁠30259044–
Oct 21atCaliforniaW 45–⁠44328013–
Oct 28vs.Washington StateW 58–⁠37266041–
Nov 4atUSCL 35–⁠493360185
Nov 11vs.Oregon StateW 49–⁠28––––27
Nov 18atOregonL 28–⁠486521154
Nov 25atArizona StateL 30–⁠42213012–
Dec 27 ✦vs.PurdueL 35–⁠384102240–
2016 Arizona 3 games, 2 catches, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 5atWashington StateL 7–⁠69–––––
Nov 19atOregon StateL 17–⁠42219015–
Nov 25vs.Arizona StateW 56–⁠35–––––
2015 Arizona 1 game, 1 catch, 13 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 3atStanfordL 17–⁠55113013–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′11″
Weight181 lb
Arm length29¾″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.68 s
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press2 reps
3-cone drill6.77 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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