Morgan Ellison

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Photo by: John Sims/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: John Sims/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
225
Height:
6-1
Position:
RB
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio
High School:
Pickerington Central

2017 Honors: Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Georgia Southern and Rutgers) ... IU’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year ... honorable mention BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman.

2017 (Freshman): Led the team with 704 yards, 143 attempts (4.9 average), six touchdowns and 64.0 yards per game ... TDs and average per rush share second, yardage is fourth, and carries and yards per game rank fifth on Indiana’s true freshman single-season lists ... caught nine passes for 60 yards ... started eight times and played in 11 games ... ranked third among Big Ten true freshman running backs in scores (T-9 nationally) and yardage (10th nationally) ... posted two 100-yard games ... lost just 21 yards on the 143 carries ... in his first career start in the Georgia Southern win, he turned in the fourth-highest true freshman rushing total in program history with career-highs in yardage (186), attempts (25) and touchdowns (2) ... averaged 7.4 per rush ... collected 149 yards on 15 rushes (9.9) with two TDs and a career-long rush of 45 yards in the Rutgers victory ... carried the ball 14 times for 68 yards (4.9) with one score against No. 17 Michigan ... IU offensive player of the week (Georgia Southern).

Prep/Personal: Running back for head coach Jay Sharrett at Pickerington Central High School ... 2016 first team Associated Press All-Ohio ... earned first team all-district and all-conference honors ... Pickerington’s offensive most valuable player rushed for 1,841 yards and 29 touchdowns his senior year ... team went 13-2 and made it to the state semifinals ... broke his left leg as a sophomore and his right leg as a junior ... ranked the No. 37 running back nationally and the No. 4 running back in the Midwest by Scout ... rated the No. 30 prospect in Ohio by Rivals ... lettered in football, rugby and track and field ... high honor roll student ... parents are Sandra and Mitchell Ellison ... born on March 12, 1998, Morgan Mitchell Ellison is a media advertising major.