{{Short description|American football coach and former player}} {{for|the Missouri Supreme Court justice|George Robb Ellison}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Justice Ellison | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Quality control coach | current_team = Indiana | current_conference = Big Ten | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | player_years1 = 2020–2023 | player_team1 = Wake Forest | player_years2 = 2024 | player_team2 = Indiana | player_positions = Running back | coach_years1 = 2025–present | coach_team1 = Indiana (QC) | awards = * Third-team All-ACC (2022) }} '''Justice Ellison''' is an American former college football running back who currently serves as the quality control coach of the Indiana Hoosiers.
== Early life == Ellison attended Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia. He was rated as a two-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.<ref name="set">{{cite web |last1=Zembal |first1=Jacey |title=Wake Forest RB Justice Ellison set to transfer |url=https://portal.rivals.com/news/wake-forest-rb-justice-ellison-set-to-transfer |website=Rivals.com |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>
==College career== ===Wake Forest=== As a freshman in 2020, Ellison ran for 113 yards on 30 attempts.{{cn|date=January 2025}} In 2021, he rushed 107 times for 541 yards and seven touchdowns, while also totaling seven receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Ellison 2021 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/justice-ellison-1/gamelog/2021/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref> In 2022, Ellison rushed for 699 yards and six touchdowns on 170 carries, while also hauling in six receptions for 62 yards.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tow |first1=Seth |title=IU lands RB Justice Ellison out of transfer portal |url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-lands-rb-justice-ellison-out-of-transfer-portal/ |website=The Daily Hoosier |date=11 December 2023 |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Glenesk |first1=Matthew |title=Wake Forest RB Justice Ellison commits to IU football out of transfer portal |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/12/10/indiana-football-lands-wake-forest-rb-transfer-justice-ellison-iu-hoosiers/71875123007/ |website=IndyStar |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref> After the season, Ellison entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.<ref name=set/>
===Indiana=== Ellison transferred to play for the Indiana Hoosiers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niziolek |first1=Michael |title=Indiana football RB Justice Ellison is 'embracing every single moment' in his new home |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2024/07/30/indiana-football-justice-ellision-2024-season-curt-cignetti-running-backs-transfers-wake-forest/74598264007/ |website=The Herald-Times |date=30 July 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref> In week 8 of the 2024 season, he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries in a win over Nebraska.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Osterman |first1=Zach |title=When IU's high-flying offense stalled, it turned to player they call 'Juice' — and got some |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/11/01/indiana-football-rb-justice-ellison-gives-iu-hoosiers-juice-curt-cignetti-wake-forest-transfer/75942615007/ |website=IndyStar |date=1 November 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref> In week 9, Ellison ran for 123 yards and a touchdown in a win over Washington.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garrett |first1=Jhett |title=COLUMN: Justice Ellison's leadership powers Indiana football to resilient win over Washington |url=https://www.idsnews.com/article/2024/10/indiana-football-ellison-curt-cignetti-win-washington-big-ten-iu-bloomington |website=Indiana Daily Student |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref>
===College statistics=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving |- ! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! TD |- ! 2020 !! Wake Forest | 8 || 0 || 30 || 113 || 3.8 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 0 |- ! 2021 !! Wake Forest | 11 || 0 || 107 || 541 || 5.1 || 7 || 7 || 37 || 5.3 || '''1''' |- ! 2022 !! Wake Forest | '''13''' || '''10''' || '''170''' || 699 || 4.1 || 6 || 6 || 62 || '''10.3''' || 0 |- ! 2023 !! Wake Forest | 11 || '''10''' || 120 || 548 || 4.6 || 1 || 10 || 61 || 6.1 || 0 |- ! 2024 !! Indiana | '''13''' || 7 || 159 || '''848''' || '''5.3''' || '''10''' || '''13''' || '''90''' || 6.9 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"|[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/justice-ellison-1.html Career] ! 56 !! 27 !! 586 !! 2,749 !! 4.7 !! 25 !! 37 !! 253 !! 6.8 !! 1 |}
==Coaching career== On March 8, 2025, Ellison announced his retirement from playing football, and joined his alma mater, Indiana, as a quality control coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Truax |first=Barkley |date=2025-03-08 |title=Justice Ellison reportedly makes major change in playing career |url=https://www.on3.com/college/indiana-hoosiers/news/report-indiana-rb-justice-ellison-retired-from-playing-will-coach-on-curt-cignetti-staff/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=On3 }}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://godeacs.com/sports/football/roster/justice-ellison/6762 Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio] *[https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/roster/justice-ellison/18682 Indiana Hoosiers bio]
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