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

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 17MRMK
  2. 2@VAN
  3. 30CCU
  4. 7@UVA
  5. 15LIB
  6. 19@MTSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

97rushing yards, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highat Jacksonville State, 20257catches, career highat Wake Forest, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Tulsa623535.7132
2025Delaware1174623.9420
2026Delaware23903.9212
Career2029054.5732

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Tulsa14906.4123
2025Delaware211919.1243
2026Delaware4307.5010
Career393118.0343

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Tulsa21RBFr.
2025Delaware21RBSo.
2026Delaware21RBJr.6′0″212

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
2024Tulsa750.4498th (n=434)0.1633.011%0.27
2025Delaware1390.0639th (n=576)0.108.915%0.10
2026Delaware290.53––15.37%–

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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Delaware50%3.100.700.3011%
2026Delaware39%3.100.900.1017%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MerrimackW 42–⁠73171–––
Sep 12atVanderbiltL 26–⁠35521180
Sep 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 22–⁠146300–––
Sep 26atVirginiaL 3–⁠42370–––
Oct 2vs.LibertyL 14–⁠302150180
Oct 13atMiddle TennesseeL 30–⁠3341902140
2025 Delaware 13 games, 462 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Delaware StateW 35–⁠175210100
Sep 6atColoradoL 7–⁠3161701280
Sep 13vs.UConnW 44–⁠41115601120
Sep 20atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠16115802151
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 24–⁠274110210
Oct 15atJacksonville StateL 25–⁠388153180
Oct 22vs.Middle TennesseeW 31–⁠2811300–––
Nov 1atLibertyL 30–⁠5962402190
Nov 8vs.Louisiana TechW 25–⁠244160–––
Nov 15vs.Sam HoustonL 23–⁠26199712430
Nov 22atWake ForestL 14–⁠5293407601
Nov 29vs.UTEPW 61–⁠3113450110
Dec 17 ✦vs.LouisianaW 20–⁠1310380140
2024 Tulsa 9 games, 353 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Northwestern StateW 62–⁠285260–––
Sep 14vs.Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠4533602330
Sep 21atLouisiana TechW 23–⁠20150140
Sep 28atNorth TexasL 20–⁠527460260
Oct 26vs.UTSAW 46–⁠457190141
Nov 2atUABL 21–⁠5912730240
Nov 14vs.East CarolinaL 31–⁠383150–––
Nov 23atSouth FloridaL 30–⁠63157311100
Nov 30vs.Florida AtlanticL 16–⁠6396005290

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

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