Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Rice
Nahshon Ellerbe
RB • 5'9" • 212 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nahshon Ellerbe leans balanced backfield option traits and 26.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Player Story
Nahshon Ellerbe built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Frisco, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Nahshon Ellerbe's career was his backfield work: 552...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Nahshon Ellerbe, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rice. Nahshon Ellerbe leans balanced backfield option traits and 26.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 617
- Rushing yards
- 552
- Receiving yards
- 65
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Nahshon Ellerbe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 617
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Army
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Trinity Christian Academy · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Trinity Christian Academy · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 149 scrimmage yards · RB 390th (top 59%) · Conference USA 127th (top 48%) · National 1,189th (top 47%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 456 | 409 | 47 | 6 | 57.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 11 | 149 | 137 | 12 | 1 | 20.5 |
Related Context
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Nahshon Ellerbe played RB for Rice. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nahshon Ellerbe recorded 552 rushing yards, 65 receiving yards, and 15 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Rice paired 456 primary output with 48.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Rice
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
38
Efficiency
48.3
Usage
13.8
Consistency
42.1
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 0. UTEP: 63. Houston: 35. Florida International: 18. Pittsburgh: 4. Army: 0. UTSA: 0. Louisiana Tech: 26. UAB: 56. Southern Miss: 153. Old Dominion: 69. North Texas: 32
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTEP: 11 by 59.7. Houston: 6 by 60.8. Florida International: 9 by 13.8. Pittsburgh: 6 by 5.3. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 45.1. UAB: 7 by 83.3. Southern Miss: 22 by 72.4. Old Dominion: 19 by 37.8. North Texas: 3 by 56.9
Split Comparison
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Wins63 · Games = 1 · +27.3 vs Losses
Losses35.7 · Games = 11 · -27.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs North Texas | L 14-30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10.7 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Old Dominion | L 21-24 | 19 | 69 | 3.60 | 1 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Southern Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 34-43 | 22 | 153 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7.0 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ UAB | L 21-52 | 6 | 50 | 8.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 28-42 | 6 | 26 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ UTSA | L 7-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Army | L 12-49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Pittsburgh | L 10-42 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Florida International | L 7-13 | 8 | 7 | 0.90 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Houston | L 3-38 | 6 | 35 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sun 9/10 | @ UTEP | W 31-14 | 11 | 63 | 5.70 | 1 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sun 8/27 | vs Stanford | L 7-62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Nahshon Ellerbe story
Nahshon Ellerbe built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Frisco, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Nahshon Ellerbe's career was his backfield work: 552 rushing yards, 119 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 65 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 65 receiving yards, 15 tackles, and 616 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nahshon Ellerbe's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rice
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 9.4 | 1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 456 | 48.3 | 13.8 | 448 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 4 | 8.7 | 2.3 | -452 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 149 | 26.8 | 5.7 | 145 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Army
Week 1 · L 7-14
Loss with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118
Scrimmage Yards
92.1 takeover
118 scrimmage yards and 27 usage.
#2
vs Southern Miss
Week 11 · L 34-43 · Conference game
153
Scrimmage Yards
90.8 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
153 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.
#3
@ Old Dominion
Week 12 · L 21-24 · Conference game
69
Scrimmage Yards
58.9 takeover
Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#4
@ UAB
Week 10 · L 21-52 · Conference game
56
Scrimmage Yards
53.6 takeover
Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
56 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#5
@ UTEP
Week 2 · W 31-14 · Conference game
63
Scrimmage Yards
51.3 takeover
Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
63 scrimmage yards and 18.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Rice
456 primary output · 48.3 efficiency · 13.8 usage
57.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Rice
20.5
149 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Rice
6.8
4 primary · 8.7 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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