Running back, Delaware (from Tulsa), 2024–26
Viron Ellison Jr.
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Lewisville, TX
Viron Ellison Jr. plays running back for Delaware, after Tulsa (2024). Last time out, at Middle Tennessee: 2 catches, 14 yards.
2026 so far
90 rushing yards, 2 TD
Last game: 2 catches, 14 yards at Middle Tennessee, L 30–33
Next game: vs. Missouri State, Oct 20
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
97rushing yards, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highat Jacksonville State, 20257catches, career highat Wake Forest, 2025Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tulsa | 75 | 0.44 | 98th (n=434) | 0.16 | 33.0 | 11% | 0.27 |
| 2025 | Delaware | 139 | 0.06 | 39th (n=576) | 0.10 | 8.9 | 15% | 0.10 |
| 2026 | Delaware | 29 | 0.53 | – | – | 15.3 | 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.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Delaware | 50% | 3.10 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 11% |
| 2026 | Delaware | 39% | 3.10 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 17% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Delaware 6 games, 90 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–7 | 3 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at | L 26–35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 22–14 | 6 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 3–42 | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 14–30 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 30–33 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
2025 Delaware 13 games, 462 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 35–17 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 7–31 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 44–41 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 38–16 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 24–27 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 25–38 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 31–28 | 11 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 30–59 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 25–24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 23–26 | 19 | 97 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 14–52 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 61–31 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | W 20–13 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
2024 Tulsa 9 games, 353 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 62–28 | 5 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 10–45 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 23–20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 20–52 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 46–45 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 21–59 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 31–38 | 3 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 30–63 | 15 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 16–63 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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