Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011Fresno 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.
Impact Production
3
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
A.J. Ellis built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from San Jose, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of A.J. Ellis' career was his backfield work: 289...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
A.J. Ellis, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Fresno State. A.J. Ellis leans balanced backfield option traits and 15.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 377
- Rushing yards
- 289
- Receiving yards
- 88
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
A.J. Ellis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 377
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Fresno State
- Top game
- Utah State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Andrew P. Hill · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Andrew P. Hill · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1 scrimmage yards · RB 461st (top 99%) · Western Athletic 115th (top 99%) · National 2,112th (top 99%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2010 Postseason | Fresno State | 8 | -5 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Fresno State | 8 | 374 | 281 | 93 | 5 | 51.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Related Context
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A.J. Ellis played RB for Fresno State. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Ellis recorded 289 rushing yards, 88 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Fresno State paired 369 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 28.9 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: Utah State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Postseason · Fresno State
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
46.1
Efficiency
28.9
Usage
19.8
Consistency
20.4
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: -5. Cincinnati: 9. Utah State: 175. Ole Miss: 1. San José State: 13. Louisiana Tech: 7. Idaho: 81. Illinois: 88
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 3 by 0. Cincinnati: 2 by 56.3. Utah State: 30 by 59.9. Ole Miss: 8 by 1.4. San José State: 7 by 18.2. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 7.3. Idaho: 13 by 57.2. Illinois: 22 by 31.1
Split Comparison
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Wins62.2 · Games = 6 · +64.2 vs Losses
Losses-2 · Games = 2 · -64.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
59.9 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/18 | vs Northern Illinois | L 17-40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | -1.7 |
| Sat 12/4 | vs Illinois | W 25-23 | 19 | 44 | 2.30 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 4 |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Idaho | W 23-20 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6.2 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 40-34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.8 |
| Sun 10/24 | @ San José State | W 33-18 | 6 | 10 | 1.70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Ole Miss | L 38-55 | 7 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Sun 9/19 | @ Utah State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-24 | 29 | 165 | 5.70 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Cincinnati | W 28-14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 |
Player Story
A.J. Ellis story
A.J. Ellis built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from San Jose, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of A.J. Ellis' career was his backfield work: 289 rushing yards, 80 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 88 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 88 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives A.J. Ellis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 36.5 | 3.3 | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Fresno State | 369 | 28.9 | 19.8 | 362 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Fresno State | 369 | 28.9 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 15.7 | 2.1 | -368 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah State
Week 3 · W 41-24 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
175
Scrimmage Yards
86.6 takeover
175 scrimmage yards and 50.8 usage.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 2
77
Scrimmage Yards
86.5 takeover
Game with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 14 · W 25-23
88
Scrimmage Yards
60.5 takeover
Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 46.8 usage.
#4
vs Idaho
Week 13 · W 23-20 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
54.5 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 21 usage.
#5
vs UC Davis
Week 1 · W 51-0
7
Scrimmage Yards
48.6 takeover
Win with 7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
7 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Fresno State
369 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage
51.5
#2
2010 Regular Season · Fresno State
51.5
369 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Fresno State
36.9
7 primary · 36.5 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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