Player Career

Josh Ellison Career Story

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

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. 1

    Oklahoma

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Memphis

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202020202120212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonOklahoma4.511.92.4
2020 Regular SeasonOklahoma4.511.92.40
2021 PostseasonOklahoma312.12.7-1.5
2021 Regular SeasonOklahoma312.12.70
2022 PostseasonOklahoma4.511.45.41.5
2022 Regular SeasonOklahoma4.511.45.40
2023 PostseasonMemphis717.75.62.5
2023 Regular SeasonMemphis717.75.60

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Oklahoma to MemphisP4 to G5/FCS21.2Jan 6, 2023

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

1

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