Player Career

David Ellis Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

David Ellis story

David Ellis built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Clinton Township, MI wearing No. 10, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of David Ellis' career was his receiving role: 28 catches, 301 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 126 rushing yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 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 126 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 629 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana.

The arc is straightforward: David Ellis 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

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

  1. 1

    Indiana

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonIndiana22670.43.1
2019 Regular SeasonIndiana22670.43.10
2020 PostseasonIndiana19146.710.4-35
2020 Regular SeasonIndiana19146.710.40
2021 Regular SeasonIndiana1034.72.2-181

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Penn State

Week 12 · L 27-34 · Conference game

Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

85

Scrimmage Yards

77.4 takeover

85 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.

#2

@ Ohio State

Week 12 · L 35-42 · Conference game

81

Scrimmage Yards

65.5 takeover

Loss with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.

#3

@ Western Kentucky

Week 4 · W 33-31

8

Scrimmage Yards

62.4 takeover

Win with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

8 scrimmage yards and 1.4 usage.

#4

vs Michigan

Week 13 · L 14-39 · Conference game

36

Scrimmage Yards

52.7 takeover

Loss with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

36 scrimmage yards and 5.5 usage.

#5

@ Wisconsin

Week 14 · W 14-6 · Conference game

37

Scrimmage Yards

46.9 takeover

Win with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

37 scrimmage yards and 15.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Indiana

191 primary output · 46.7 efficiency · 10.4 usage

56

#2

2020 Regular Season · Indiana

56

191 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 10.4 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Indiana

51.4

226 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 3.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games