Player Dossier

2020-2022

Massachusetts

Ellis Merriweather

RB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Alpharetta, GA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Ellis Merriweather leans workhorse runner traits and 43.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

57%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

47

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

34

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

63

Useful peak profile

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Massachusetts

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Massachusetts
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

Ellis Merriweather built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a running back from Alpharetta, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Ellis Merriweather's career was his...

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Ellis Merriweather, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Ellis Merriweather leans workhorse runner traits and 43.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,045
Rushing yards
1,828
Receiving yards
217
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Ellis Merriweather quick answers

Latest team and position
Massachusetts · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,045
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 26 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Top game
New Mexico State
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2022 Scrimmage yards rank
623 scrimmage yards · RB 154th (top 23%) · FBS Independents 12th (top 8%) · National 321st (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonMassachusetts41191154046.8
2021 Regular SeasonMassachusetts121,3031,138165678.7
2022 Regular SeasonMassachusetts1062357548359.5

Related Context

Ellis Merriweather played RB for Massachusetts. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ellis Merriweather recorded 1,828 rushing yards, 217 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Massachusetts.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Massachusetts paired 1,303 primary output with 49 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 43.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

62.3

Efficiency

43.8

Usage

28.4

Consistency

65.4

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 36. Toledo: 51. Stony Brook: 76. Temple: 56. Buffalo: 21. New Mexico State: 84. UConn: 38. Arkansas State: 136. Texas A&M: 49. Army: 76

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 11 by 34.1. Toledo: 18 by 31.7. Stony Brook: 20 by 39.6. Temple: 9 by 67.3. Buffalo: 10 by 21.9. New Mexico State: 23 by 38. UConn: 13 by 29.4. Arkansas State: 31 by 44.6. Texas A&M: 17 by 31.6. Army: 6 by 100

Split Comparison

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Wins76 · Games = 1 · +15.2 vs Losses
Losses60.8 · Games = 9 · -15.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Army

Result
Sat 11/26vs ArmyL 7-445499.80012712.7
Sat 11/19@ Texas A&ML 3-2015473.100222.9
Sat 11/12@ Arkansas State100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 33-35291224.2022144.4
Fri 11/4@ UConnL 10-2712332.800152.9
Sat 10/29vs New Mexico StateL 13-2323843.7003.7
Sat 10/15vs BuffaloL 7-3410212.1012.1
Sat 9/24@ TempleL 0-288536.600136.2
Sat 9/17vs Stony BrookW 20-320763.8003.8
Sat 9/10@ ToledoL 10-5517543.2001-32.8
Sat 9/3@ TulaneL 10-4211363.3003.3

Player Story

Ellis Merriweather story

Ellis Merriweather built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a running back from Alpharetta, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Massachusetts. The clearest part of Ellis Merriweather's career was his backfield work: 1,828 rushing yards, 410 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 217 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 217 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ellis Merriweather's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Massachusetts

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMassachusetts11930.924.9
2021 Regular SeasonMassachusetts1,3034939.31,184
2022 Regular SeasonMassachusetts62343.828.4-680

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ New Mexico State

Week 13 · L 27-44 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

190

Scrimmage Yards

89.8 takeover

190 scrimmage yards and 57.4 usage.

#2

vs Maine

Week 11 · L 10-35

201

Scrimmage Yards

89.6 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

201 scrimmage yards and 61.2 usage.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 3 · L 28-42

164

Scrimmage Yards

82.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

164 scrimmage yards and 43.9 usage.

#4

@ Arkansas State

Week 11 · L 33-35

136

Scrimmage Yards

81.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

136 scrimmage yards and 41.3 usage.

#5

@ Liberty

Week 9 · L 17-62 · Conference game

147

Scrimmage Yards

78.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

147 scrimmage yards and 45.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Massachusetts

1,303 primary output · 49 efficiency · 39.3 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts

59.5

623 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 28.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Massachusetts

46.8

119 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 24.9 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games