Ellis Merriweather
Ellis Merriweather
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Alex Miller → Don Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 150 | 575 | 3.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 218 | 1,138 | 5.2 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 368 | 1,713 | 4.7 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 22 | 165 | 7.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 213 | 7.1 | 1 | -- |
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.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tony Mathis Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Tony on
Differs from Tony on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gary Brightwell’s path through Arizona.
Gary Brightwell
Gerrid Doaks
Matches Gary on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tony Mathis Jr.'s junior season at West Virginia (2022).
Matches Tony on
Differs from Tony on
Player DNA
Players who play like Ellis Merriweather
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2022-49%
Sharp dropoff (-49%) — career inflection point.