Last confirmed: Indiana, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 228 lb · Pickerington, OH
Morgan Ellison: RB · Indiana · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Morgan Ellison
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. A game that shows it: 186 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Georgia Southern — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
33.8% of carries overall (140/414) → 47.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (31/65) — 51.6% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (92.9%). 12 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (75.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Indiana | 143 | 704 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Career | 143 | 704 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Indiana | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49vs No. 2 Ohio State | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17@ Virginia | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-17vs Georgia Southern | 25 | 186 | 7.4 | 2 | 34 | Season-high 186 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 14-45@ No. 4 Penn State | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-0vs Charleston Southern | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27vs No. 17 Michigan | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-17@ No. 18 Michigan State | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-45vs No. 4 Wisconsin | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Illinois | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-0vs Rutgers | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 2 | 45 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Purdue | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 143 | 704 | 4.9 | 6 | 45 |
Week 12 · 2017
W 41-0
vs Rutgers
149 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 41-point win at home against Rutgers.
With R. Lagow — 236 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.6 · H. Whitehead — 39 yards per punt · 4 punts · 45 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%142 carriesFumble rate
1.4%2 of 143 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 143 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 82.0 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 42.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 71.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 55.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
53.0%
502 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
78.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
143 carries and 9 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Indiana, 704 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
