Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Indiana
Justice Ellison
RB • 5'9" • 211 lbs • Ashburn, VA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Justice Ellison leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Justice Ellison built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Indiana and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Justice Ellison's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Justice Ellison, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana. Justice Ellison leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,008
- Rushing yards
- 2,755
- Receiving yards
- 253
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
Justice Ellison quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,008
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Flint Hill School · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Flint Hill School · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 938 scrimmage yards · RB 73rd (top 11%) · Big Ten 18th (top 6%) · National 119th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 35.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 5 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 35.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 1 | 57.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 521 | 482 | 39 | 7 | 57.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 70 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 62.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 699 | 643 | 56 | 5 | 62.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 609 | 548 | 61 | 1 | 58.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 13 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 13 | 895 | 811 | 84 | 10 | 73.2 |
Related Context
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Justice Ellison played RB for Wake Forest and Indiana. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justice Ellison recorded 2,755 rushing yards, 253 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Indiana paired 938 primary output with 55.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Indiana
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
72.2
Efficiency
55.7
Usage
23.8
Consistency
69
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 43. Florida International: 87. Western Illinois: 117. UCLA: 47. Charlotte: 58. Maryland: 56. Northwestern: 68. Nebraska: 121. Washington: 125. Michigan State: 54. Michigan: 37. Ohio State: 62. Purdue: 63
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 13 by 34.8. Florida International: 11 by 75.5. Western Illinois: 9 by 100. UCLA: 10 by 49. Charlotte: 9 by 67.1. Maryland: 13 by 44.5. Northwestern: 14 by 50.6. Nebraska: 11 by 95.8. Washington: 30 by 43.9. Michigan State: 12 by 41. Michigan: 12 by 24.7. Ohio State: 17 by 38. Purdue: 11 by 59.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins75.7 · Games = 11 · +23.2 vs Losses
Losses52.5 · Games = 2 · -23.2 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
100 vs Western Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-27 | 11 | 37 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.3 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Purdue | W 66-0 | 11 | 63 | 5.70 | 1 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ohio State | L 15-38 | 17 | 62 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Michigan | W 20-15 | 9 | 17 | 1.90 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Michigan State | W 47-10 | 9 | 32 | 3.60 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Washington100 rush yards | W 31-17 | 29 | 123 | 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Nebraska100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 56-7 | 9 | 105 | 11.70 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Northwestern | W 41-24 | 14 | 68 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Maryland | W 42-28 | 12 | 51 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Charlotte | W 52-14 | 9 | 58 | 6.40 | 1 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ UCLA | W 42-13 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 1 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Fri 9/6 | vs Western Illinois100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 77-3 | 9 | 117 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Florida International | W 31-7 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7.9 |
Player Story
Justice Ellison story
Justice Ellison built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Indiana and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Justice Ellison's career was his backfield work: 2,755 rushing yards, 585 carries, 25 rushing touchdowns, and 253 receiving yards across 53 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 253 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 53 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana and Wake Forest.
The arc is straightforward: Justice Ellison 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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- 1
Wake Forest
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 114 | 36 | 10.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 114 | 36 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 578 | 50.9 | 16.4 | 464 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 578 | 50.9 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Wake Forest | 769 | 41.7 | 22.1 | 191 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 769 | 41.7 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 609 | 44.7 | 21.4 | -160 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 938 | 55.7 | 23.8 | 329 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 938 | 55.7 | 23.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Tech
Week 4 · L 16-30 · Conference game
Loss with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
145
Scrimmage Yards
86.4 takeover
145 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 8 · W 56-7 · Conference game
121
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121 scrimmage yards and 19.3 usage.
#3
vs Washington
Week 9 · W 31-17 · Conference game
125
Scrimmage Yards
81.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
125 scrimmage yards and 47.6 usage.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 5 · W 31-21 · Conference game
124
Scrimmage Yards
80.4 takeover
Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
124 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
#5
vs Western Illinois
Week 2 · W 77-3
117
Scrimmage Yards
77.7 takeover
Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
117 scrimmage yards and 13.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Indiana
938 primary output · 55.7 efficiency · 23.8 usage
73.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · Indiana
73.2
938 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 23.8 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Wake Forest
62.9
769 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 22.1 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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