Usage Score
6
Player Dossier
2020-2023Memphis
Josh Ellison
DL • 6'3" • 300 lbs • College Station, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Ellison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.8
Consistency
15.2
Season Value
14.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Oklahoma • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Scouting Read
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Josh Ellison, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma. Josh Ellison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Josh Ellison played DL for Oklahoma and Memphis. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Ellison recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 3.5 primary output with 10.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 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 Oklahoma, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Memphis
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
6
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Active game
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Navy: 2. Missouri: 0.5. Boise State: 2. Tulane: 0. UAB: 0. South Florida: 0. Charlotte: 0. SMU: 0.5. Temple: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Navy: 7 by 49.2. Missouri: 1 by 9.2. Boise State: 2 by 28.3. Tulane: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 1 by 4.2. South Florida: 3 by 12.5. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 3 by 17.5. Temple: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Iowa State | W 36-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Temple | W 45-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs SMU | L 34-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Charlotte | W 44-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs South Florida | W 59-50 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ UAB | W 45-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/13 | vs Tulane | L 21-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Boise StateSplash game | W 35-32 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Missouri | L 27-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/14 | vs Navy | W 28-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Arkansas State | W 37-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma | 2.5 | 9.7 | 1.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 2.5 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oklahoma | 3 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 3 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Oklahoma | 3.5 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 3.5 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 6 | 16.8 | 6 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 6 | 16.8 | 6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Navy
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.
#2
Nebraska
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#3
Boise State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#4
Florida State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#5
Kansas
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
3.5 primary output · 10.1 efficiency · 5.5 usage
15.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma
15.7
3.5 primary · 10.1 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Memphis
14.5
6 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8918
Conroe · Conroe, TX
- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
72
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.