| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quality control coach |
| Team | Indiana |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Playing career | |
| 2020–2023 | Wake Forest |
| 2024 | Indiana |
| Position | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2025–present | Indiana (Quality control coach) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Justice Ellison is an American formercollege footballrunning back who currently serves as the quality control coach of theIndiana Hoosiers.
Ellison attendedFlint Hill School inOakton, Virginia. He was rated as a two-starrecruit and committed to playcollege football for theWake Forest Demon Deacons.[1]
As a freshman in 2020, Ellison ran for 113 yards on 30 attempts.[2] In 2021, he rushed 107 times for 541 yards and seven touchdowns, while also totaling seven receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown.[3] In 2022, Ellison rushed for 699 yards and six touchdowns on 170 carries, while also hauling in six receptions for 62 yards.[4] In 2023, he rushed for 548 yards and a touchdown on 120 carries, while also hauling in ten receptions for 61 yards, earning third-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors.[5] After the season, Ellison entered his name into theNCAA transfer portal.[1]
Ellison transferred to play for theIndiana Hoosiers.[6] In week 8 of the 2024 season, he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries in a win overNebraska.[7] In week 9, Ellison ran for 123 yards and a touchdown in a win overWashington.[8]
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 113 | 3.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 541 | 5.1 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 10 | 170 | 699 | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | 120 | 548 | 4.6 | 1 | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 0 |
| Indiana Hoosiers | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 13 | 7 | 159 | 848 | 5.3 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 0 |
| Career | 56 | 27 | 586 | 2,749 | 4.7 | 25 | 37 | 253 | 6.8 | 1 |
On March 8, 2025, Ellison announced his retirement from playing football, and joined his alma mater,Indiana, as a quality control coach.[9]