Former running back at Wisconsin. 2024: 232 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 6 catches.
5′11″ · 212 lb · Naples, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 250 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Wisconsin. 2024: 232 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 6 catches.
Chez Mellusi
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 74 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Western Michigan — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Wisconsin, 2,254 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: explosive rate (5th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 66.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 32.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 58.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 27–13
vs South Dakota
60 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
With A. Bertrams — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG · T. Van Dyke — 214 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 18.0 · -4 rush yds (6 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Western Michigan | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 74 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 27-13vs South Dakota | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-42vs Alabama | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38@ USC | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 56 | 232 | 4.2 | 3 | 21 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Vavae Malepeai’s 2021 season.
Matches Vavae on
Differs from Vavae on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
Matches Joshua on
Player DNA