Ellis Merriweather
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | April 7, 1999 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Alpharetta (GA) |
| College: | Garden City CC (2018–2019) UMass (2020–2022) |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Ellis Merriweather (born April 7, 1999) is an American professional football running back. He played college football at Massachusetts.
Early life and high school
[edit]Merriweather's hometown is Alpharetta, Georgia and attended Alpharetta High School. In Merriweather's high school career he rushed for 556 yards and six touchdowns, while bringing in ten recptions for 77 yards.[1] Merriweather would decide to commit to play college football at Garden City Community College.[2]
College career
[edit]Garden City
[edit]In Merriweather's career at Garden City he rushed for 910 yards and ten touchdowns in 18 games over two years.[3]
UMass
[edit]After two season with Garden City, Merriweather would decide to transfer to continue his career at UMass.[4][5] Merriweather finished the 2020 season with 115 rushing yards and one reception for four yards.[6] In week six, Merriweather had a career performance rushing 39 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped UMass get their first win on the season beating UConn 27-13.[7][8] In UMass's season finale, Merriweather had another stellar game, running the ball 23 times for 168 yards and two touchdowns, but the Minuteman would fall to New Mexico State.[9] Merriweather finished his breakout 2021 season with 218 carries for 1,138 yards and five touchdowns, along with hauling in 22 receptions for 165 yards and a touchdown.[10] In week eleven of the 2022 season, Merriweather had a great performance rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns, but UMass would lose to Arkansas State.[11][12] Merriweather finished the 2022 season with 150 carries for 575 yards and three touchdowns, while notching eight receptions for 48 yards.[13]
Merriweather finished his UMass career with 410 carries for 1,828 yards and eight touchdowns, while talling 31 receptions for 217 yards and a touchdown.[14]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.68 s | 1.62 s | 2.72 s | 4.31 s | 7.17 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
19 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[15] | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
[edit]After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Merriweather signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[16][17] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad, but released the next day.[18][19][20]
Green Bay Packers
[edit]On November 6, 2023, Merriweather was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[21] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024.[22] He was released on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[23][24] On December 24, 2024, the Packers placed Merriweather on practice squad; injured.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ellis Merriweather Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ellis Merriweather". Garden City CC Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ellis Merriweather Stats". The Football Database. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Massachusetts Minutemen Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "ELLIS MERRIWEATHER 2020 ALL PURPOSE BACK". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ellis Merriweather 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Merriweather Carries UMass to First Win, 27-13 Over UConn". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Merriweather carries UMass to 1st win, 27-13 over UConn". ESPN. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ellis Merriweather cracks 1,000 yards, UMass football ends season with loss at New Mexico State". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ellis Merriweather 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ McCarthy, Colin (November 12, 2022). "UMass football comes up inches short against Arkansas State". Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Murray, Arkansas State runs past UMass, posts a 35-33 win". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ellis Merriweather 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ellis Merriweather". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Ellis Merriweather College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Aliberti, Joey. "Ellis Merriweather signs with the New Orleans Saints". Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Grabowski, Kyle. "UMass football running back Ellis Merriweather signs with New Orleans Saints". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign RB Ellis Merriweather to practice squad". Packers.com. November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign 14 free agents". Packers.com. January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. December 24, 2024.