Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Clemson
Andre Ellington
RB • 5'10" • Moncks Corner, SC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Andre Ellington leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
98
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Andre Ellington built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Moncks Corner, SC wearing No. 23, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Andre Ellington's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 187
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Andre Ellington, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Clemson. Andre Ellington leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,941
- Rushing yards
- 3,436
- Receiving yards
- 505
- Touchdowns
- 36
Quick Answers
Andre Ellington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,941
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Berkeley · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Berkeley · 6 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 6 · Pick 19 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,313 scrimmage yards · RB 33rd (top 7%) · ACC 3rd (top 2%) · National 48th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 526 | 471 | 55 | 4 | 48.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 795 | 686 | 109 | 12 | 58.9 |
| 2011 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 1,171 | 1,062 | 109 | 10 | 76 |
| 2012 Postseason | Clemson | 13 | 85 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 72.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 1,228 | 1,031 | 197 | 9 | 72.5 |
Related Context
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Andre Ellington played RB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Andre Ellington recorded 3,436 rushing yards, 505 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Clemson paired 1,287 primary output with 51 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Clemson
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
99
Efficiency
51
Usage
31.5
Consistency
65.1
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 116. Troy: 96. Wofford: 177. Auburn: 47. Florida State: 78. Virginia Tech: 60. Boston College: 123. Maryland: 212. North Carolina: 7. Wake Forest: 140. NC State: 40. South Carolina: 71. Virginia Tech: 120
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 10 by 98.3. Troy: 21 by 50. Wofford: 24 by 77.6. Auburn: 15 by 33.6. Florida State: 25 by 32.3. Virginia Tech: 18 by 29.5. Boston College: 23 by 55.5. Maryland: 24 by 86.8. North Carolina: 8 by 8.1. Wake Forest: 28 by 45.3. NC State: 12 by 33.3. South Carolina: 15 by 51.5. Virginia Tech: 22 by 61.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins106 · Games = 10 · +30.3 vs Losses
Losses75.7 · Games = 3 · -30.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
98.3 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/5 | vs West Virginia100 rush yards | L 33-70 | 10 | 116 | 11.60 | 1 | — | — | 11.6 |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Virginia Tech100 rush yards | W 38-10 | 20 | 125 | 6.30 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 5.5 |
| Sun 11/27 | @ South Carolina | L 13-34 | 13 | 66 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ NC State | L 13-37 | 9 | 28 | 3.10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wake Forest2+ TD | W 31-28 | 25 | 98 | 3.90 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 5 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs North Carolina | W 59-38 | 7 | 5 | 0.70 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Maryland100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-45 | 24 | 212 | 8.80 | 2 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Boston College100 rush yards | W 36-14 | 22 | 117 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Virginia Tech | W 23-3 | 16 | 40 | 2.50 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida State | W 35-30 | 23 | 71 | 3.10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Auburn | W 38-24 | 14 | 46 | 3.30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Wofford100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-27 | 22 | 165 | 7.50 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7.4 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Troy | W 43-19 | 18 | 89 | 4.90 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4.6 |
Player Story
Andre Ellington story
Andre Ellington built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Moncks Corner, SC wearing No. 23, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Andre Ellington's career was his backfield work: 3,436 rushing yards, 621 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 505 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 505 receiving yards and 645 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Andre Ellington's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009200920102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Clemson | 546 | 63.6 | 11 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Clemson | 546 | 63.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Clemson | 795 | 50.7 | 28.7 | 249 |
| 2011 Postseason | Clemson | 1,287 | 51 | 31.5 | 492 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Clemson | 1,287 | 51 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Clemson | 1,313 | 55.9 | 25.6 | 26 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 1,313 | 55.9 | 25.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 56-45 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
212
Scrimmage Yards
95.6 takeover
212 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 1 · W 26-19
228
Scrimmage Yards
94 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
228 scrimmage yards and 32.9 usage.
#3
vs Georgia Tech
Week 8 · W 27-13 · Conference game
178
Scrimmage Yards
92.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.
#4
@ Auburn
Week 3 · L 24-27
188
Scrimmage Yards
90 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
188 scrimmage yards and 38.8 usage.
#5
vs Wofford
Week 2 · W 35-27
177
Scrimmage Yards
87 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
177 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Clemson
1,287 primary output · 51 efficiency · 31.5 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Clemson
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1,287 primary · 51 efficiency · 31.5 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Clemson
72.5
1,313 primary · 55.9 efficiency · 25.6 usage
Milestones
12
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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