Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Idaho | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-38vs Cincinnati | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-31@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 3 | 12 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
#10
David Ellis
Senior running back for Indiana. 2021: 12 rushing yards, 1 catch.
6′1″ · 204 lb · Clinton Township, MI
Indiana 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 860 nationally · Signed with Indiana
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Indiana. 2021: 12 rushing yards, 1 catch.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Indiana in 2019.
David Ellis
This is his third year in the same backfield at Indiana. The receipt: 8 rush yds, 1 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 4, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Indiana, 126 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
201913 games
- Signed with Indiana3-star out of Chippewa Valley
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Indiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coach2019–2021
Indiana
Played his entire career under Tom Allen.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Tom Allen — 16-17 over that span.
2019Indiana8-5HC: Tom Allen · Balanced
2020Indiana6-2HC: Tom Allen · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Indiana2-10HC: Tom Allen · Pass-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021
W 33–31
8 rush yds (1 car)
Edged out Western Kentucky on the road in a shootout.
With M. Penix Jr. — 373 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.3 · -17 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · S. Carr — 109 rush yds (25 car) · 2 TD
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology