Josh Ellison: DL · Memphis · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josh Ellison
Wins the gap play after play. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Navy — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| 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 27-34vs 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 |
Week 5 · 2023
W 35-32
vs Boise State
2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 1 hurry
Edged out Boise State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry30 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 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
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
53.3%
481 pass / 421 run
Plays / game
69.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
496 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #130 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Oklahoma and Memphis, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables and Ryan Silverfield.
