Josh Ellison

Senior defensive lineman for Memphis. 2023: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

DL · Memphis · Sr. · #4

6′3″ · 300 lb · College Station, TX

CFB Index 55 · #130 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceMemphis 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 322 nationally · Signed with A&M Consolidated

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Memphis. 2023: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to A&M Consolidated in 2019.
Transferred from Oklahoma to Memphis in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Memphis, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Recruited4-star out of A&M Consolidated

20208 games

Signed with Oklahoma3-star out of Blinn College

202311 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#322 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Ryan Silverfield

Memphis

Played his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Oklahoma9-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Oklahoma11-2HC: Bob Stoops · Balanced

2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

55Rotational starter #130 of 302?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#752 / 2842 · 71st pct

4.0

Solo tackles#1051 / 2842 · 62nd pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1301 / 2842 · 53rd pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.4	0.7	0.2	0.0
Road6g	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

55 · #130 of 302 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #130 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Memphis	30	20	4.0	1.0	1	--	--
2022	Oklahoma	11	4	3.0	0.5	--	--	--
2021	Oklahoma	16	4	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Oklahoma	15	7	1.0	0.5	1	--	--
Career		72	35	10.0	3.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 36–26

at Iowa State

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

With S. Henigan — 364 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.4 · 27 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · S. Smith — 22 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 37-3@ Arkansas State	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 28-24vs Navy	7	6	1.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 4	L 27-34@ Missouri	1	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 35-32vs Boise State	2	2	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 21-31vs Tulane	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 45-21@ UAB	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 59-50vs South Florida	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 44-38@ Charlotte	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 34-38vs SMU	3	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 45-21@ Temple	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Bowl	W 36-26@ Iowa State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		30	20	4.0	1.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology