Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 17.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Josh Ellison built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from College Station, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Memphis and Oklahoma. The clearest part of Josh Ellison's career was his...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Josh Ellison, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma. Josh Ellison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Josh Ellison quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · DL
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Conroe · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Conroe · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DL 174th (top 18%) · American Athletic 146th (top 24%) · National 1,339th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oklahoma | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Oklahoma | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 8 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 11 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
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 4.5 primary output with 11.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.7 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: Boise State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2023 Postseason · Memphis
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.7
Usage
5.6
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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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: 3. Tulane: 0. UAB: 0. South Florida: 0. Charlotte: 0. SMU: 0.5. Temple: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 38.3. 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.
Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boise State
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 NavySplash game | W 28-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Arkansas State | W 37-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Ellison story
Josh Ellison built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from College Station, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Memphis and Oklahoma. The clearest part of Josh Ellison's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Ellison's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma | 4.5 | 11.9 | 2.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 4.5 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oklahoma | 3 | 12.1 | 2.7 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 3 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Oklahoma | 4.5 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 4.5 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 7 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 7 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boise State
Week 5 · W 35-32
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Navy
Week 3 · W 28-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 1 · L 32-35 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 3 · W 23-16
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas
Week 10 · W 62-9 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
4.5 primary output · 11.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
45.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma
45.2
4.5 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Memphis
43.4
7 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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