Player Dossier

2009-2011

Fresno State

A.J. Ellis

RB • 5'11" • San Jose, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

A.J. Ellis leans balanced backfield option traits and 15.7 efficiency.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

15.7

Consistency

50

Season Value

17

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Fresno State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

A.J. Ellis, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason · Fresno State. A.J. Ellis leans balanced backfield option traits and 15.7 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Fresno State paired 369 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 15.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

Game with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2011 Regular Season · Fresno State

Games

2

Scrimmage Yards / G

0.5

Efficiency

15.7

Usage

2.1

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 7. Colorado: 77

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games42 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Colorado

Best efficiency game

72.9 vs Colorado

Result
Sat 9/8@ Colorado1177717
Fri 8/31@ New Mexico State471.8001.8

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Fresno State

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2009201020102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonFresno State736.53.3
2010 PostseasonFresno State36928.919.8362
2010 Regular SeasonFresno State36928.919.80
2011 Regular SeasonFresno State115.72.1-368

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado

Game with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

77

Primary metric

77 scrimmage yards and — usage.

#2

Utah State

175

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

175 scrimmage yards and 50.8 usage.

#3

Unknown

7

Primary metric

Game with 7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

7 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.

#4

Nevada

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

3 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.

#5

Illinois

88

Primary metric

Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

88 scrimmage yards and 46.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2010 Postseason · Fresno State

369 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage

41.5

#2

2010 Regular Season · Fresno State

41.5

369 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Fresno State

35.4

7 primary · 36.5 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2008 · Rating 0.7667

Andrew P. Hill · San Jose, CA

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

377

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

A.J. Ellis quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
289