#7

Ellis Merriweather

RB · Massachusetts · Sr. · #7

Massachusetts 2022 alumnus
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Ellis Merriweather

RB · Massachusetts · Sr · #7

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#239 national
CFB
College
Massachusetts
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Alex Miller
Massachusetts
2022
Massachusetts
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Alex Miller → Don Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Massachusetts1-11HC: Alex Miller · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Massachusetts1-11HC: Don Brown · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Massachusetts1505753.83--
2021Massachusetts2181,1385.25--
Career3681,7134.78--
SeasonTeam
2022Massachusetts8486.00--
2021Massachusetts221657.51--
Career302137.11--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022

W 20–3

vs Stony Brook

76 rush yds (20 car)

How he plays

Play style

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Workhorse

Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tony Mathis Jr.’s 2022 season.

West Virginia · 2022

#2

Anthony Tyus III

Northwestern · 2021

73%
#3

Peny Boone

Toledo · 2022

72%
#4

Jaison Patterson

Bowling Green · 2022

71%
#5

Tony Mathis Jr.

West Virginia · 2021

70%

Matches Tony on

Yards / carry
Height

Differs from Tony on

Yards / reception (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Rush TD rate (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gary Brightwell’s path through Arizona.

Gary Brightwell

92%match

Arizona · 2020

NFL Rd 6
#2

Gerrid Doaks

Cincinnati · 2020

All-AACNFL Rd 7
90%
#3

Gabe Ervin

Nebraska · 2024

89%
#4

Alexander Horvath

Purdue · 2021

89%
#5

Sam Scott

Wyoming · 2025

86%

Matches Gary on

Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tony Mathis Jr.'s junior season at West Virginia (2022).

West Virginia · 2022

#2

Tai Lavatai

Navy · 2023

76%
#3

Peny Boone

Toledo · 2022

All-MAC
73%
#4

Jase Bauer

Sam Houston · 2024

72%
#5

Kanye Udoh

Arizona State · 2025

All-AAC
71%

Matches Tony on

Yards / carry
Height

Differs from Tony on

Yards / reception (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Rush TD rate (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Ellis Merriweather

#1

Alexander Horvath

Purdue · 2021

89%
#2

Sam Scott

Wyoming · 2023

86%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
1,1382021
5752022

-49%

Sharp dropoff (-49%) — career inflection point.