Usage / Role
82%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Georgia State
Dan Ellington
QB • 6'3" • 205 lbs • Olive Branch, MS, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Dan Ellington is a balanced quarterback profile with 26.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Georgia State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Furman
Player Story
Dan Ellington built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Olive Branch, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Dan Ellington's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Dan Ellington, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Georgia State. Dan Ellington is a balanced quarterback profile with 26.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,869
- Passing yards
- 4,566
- Rushing yards
- 1,303
- Touchdowns
- 45
Quick Answers
Dan Ellington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,869
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Georgia State
- Top game
- Furman
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brandon · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Brandon · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 3,115 total offense · QB 44th (top 12%) · Sun Belt 5th (top 5%) · National 44th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia State | 11 | 2,754 | 2,119 | 635 | 17 | 81.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia State | 13 | 226 | 156 | 70 | 2 | 73.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia State | 13 | 2,889 | 2,291 | 598 | 26 | 73.7 |
Related Context
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Dan Ellington played QB for Georgia State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dan Ellington recorded 4,566 passing yards, 1,303 rushing yards, and 45 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Georgia State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Georgia State paired 2,754 primary output with 63.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Furman
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Georgia State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
239.6
Efficiency
62.1
Usage
26.9
Consistency
72.8
Best Game by takeover score
Furman
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 226. Tennessee: 200. Furman: 448. Western Michigan: 170. Texas State: 272. Arkansas State: 451. Coastal Carolina: 250. Army: 271. Troy: 221. UL Monroe: 133. App State: 81. South Alabama: 220. Georgia Southern: 172
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 40 by 58.7. Tennessee: 38 by 59.4. Furman: 52 by 79.3. Western Michigan: 29 by 59.1. Texas State: 58 by 56.5. Arkansas State: 60 by 71.2. Coastal Carolina: 43 by 64.9. Army: 38 by 69.9. Troy: 36 by 62. UL Monroe: 19 by 71.3. App State: 29 by 35.5. South Alabama: 31 by 64.3. Georgia Southern: 42 by 55.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins294.4 · Games = 7 · +118.8 vs Losses
Losses175.7 · Games = 6 · -118.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Furman
Best efficiency game
79.3 vs Furman
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs WyomingDual-threat | L 17-38 | 13 | 26 | 156 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 58.7 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Georgia Southern | L 10-38 | 18 | 27 | 182 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 15 | -10 | -0.70 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs South Alabama | W 28-15 | 21 | 27 | 208 | 77.8 | 2 | 1 | 64.3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs App State | L 27-56 | 12 | 27 | 88 | 44.4 | 1 | 2 | 35.5 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ UL MonroeDual-threat | L 31-45 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 | 9 | 91 | 10.10 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Troy3+ TD | W 52-33 | 18 | 25 | 189 | 72.0 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 32 | 2.90 | 2 | 19 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Army3+ TD | W 28-21 | 20 | 28 | 232 | 71.4 | 3 | 0 | 69.9 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Coastal CarolinaDual-threat | W 31-21 | 16 | 24 | 122 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 64.9 | 19 | 128 | 6.70 | 0 | 57 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Arkansas State300-yard game · Dual-threat | W 52-38 | 29 | 41 | 382 | 70.7 | 1 | 0 | 71.2 | 19 | 69 | 3.60 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Texas State3+ TD · Dual-threat | L 34-37 | 24 | 39 | 219 | 61.5 | 3 | 1 | 56.5 | 19 | 53 | 2.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Western Michigan | L 10-57 | 11 | 20 | 126 | 55.0 | 1 | 1 | 59.1 | 9 | 44 | 4.90 | 0 | 64 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Furman300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 48-42 | 29 | 37 | 362 | 78.4 | 5 | 0 | 79.3 | 15 | 86 | 5.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Tennessee3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 38-30 | 11 | 24 | 139 | 45.8 | 2 | 0 | 59.4 | 14 | 61 | 4.40 | 1 | 22 |
Player Story
Dan Ellington story
Dan Ellington built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Olive Branch, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Dan Ellington's career was his passing role: 4,566 passing yards, 34 touchdown passes, 647 attempts, and 1,303 rushing yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Georgia State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,303 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia State.
The arc is straightforward: Dan Ellington moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Georgia State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia State | 2,754 | 63.4 | 39 | 2,754 |
| 2019 Postseason | Georgia State | 3,115 | 62.1 | 26.9 | 361 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia State | 3,115 | 62.1 | 26.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Furman
Week 2 · W 48-42
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
448
Total Offense
88.1 takeover
448 total offense with 79.3 efficiency.
#2
@ Troy
Week 6 · L 20-37 · Conference game
331
Total Offense
87.5 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
331 total offense with 62.4 efficiency.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 4 · L 15-34
320
Total Offense
86.7 takeover
Loss with 320 yards of offense and 63.3 efficiency.
320 total offense with 63.3 efficiency.
#4
@ Arkansas State
Week 8 · L 35-51 · Conference game
302
Total Offense
83.7 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
302 total offense with 66.7 efficiency.
#5
vs Kennesaw State
Week 1 · W 24-20
264
Total Offense
82.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
264 total offense with 67.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Georgia State
2,754 primary output · 63.4 efficiency · 39 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Georgia State
73.7
3,115 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 26.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Georgia State
73.7
3,115 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 26.9 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
7
3+ TD games
15
Above avg efficiency
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