The Green Bay Packers signed RB Ellis Merriweather to the practice squad on Aug. 28, 2024.
Spent the final nine weeks of the regular season and both postseason contests on the Packers' practice squad in 2023…Was signed to Green Bay's practice squad on Nov. 6, 2023…Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on May 15, 2023, and was released by the Saints on Aug. 31…Played five seasons of college football, including three at Massachusetts (2020-22) and two at Garden City (Kan.) Community College (2018-19)…In his three seasons at UMass, was a three-time team captain and appeared in 26 games with 23 starts, rushing for 1,828 yards and eight touchdowns on 410 carries (4.5 avg.) while posting 31 receptions for 217 yards (7.0 avg.) and a TD…In 2022, started all 10 games he appeared in, carrying the ball 150 times for a team-high 575 yards (3.8 avg.) and three TDs while adding eight receptions for 48 yards (6.0 avg.)…Helped the Minutemen to their first win of the season vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 17) with a team-high 76 yards on 20 carries (3.8 avg.)…Had his best game of the season at Arkansas State (Nov. 12), leading the team with a season-high 122 yards on 29 carries (4.2 avg.) and adding two rushing TDs (1, 4 yards) while also posting two catches for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)…Played in all 12 games with 10 starts in 2021, finishing the season with 1,138 rushing yards and five TDs on 218 carries (5.2 avg.) along with 22 receptions for 165 yards (7.5 avg.) and a TD…Became the program's first 1,000-yard rusher in the FBS era and earned second-team All-Independent honors from Phil Steele's College Football…Finished with a single-season school-record seven games of 100-plus rushing yards…Racked up 144 yards on the ground on 23 carries (6.3 avg.) and hauled in two catches for 20 yards (10.0 avg.) vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 18)…Posted two rushing TDs (9 yards, 1 yard) in the team's first win of the season vs. UConn (Oct. 9) as he led the team with 171 yards on 39 carries (4.4 avg.)…Posted a team-high 65 yards on four receptions (16.3 avg.) and a career-long catch of 33 yards at Florida State (Oct. 23)…Rushed for a career-high 177 yards on 27 carries (6.6 avg.) and added three catches for 24 yards (8.0 avg.) vs. Maine (Nov. 13)…Added another multi-TD game at New Mexico State (Nov. 27), rushing for 168 yards on 23 carries (7.3 avg.) with a 20-yard TD run in the second quarter and a career-long 79-yard TD run in the fourth quarter…Played in all four games with three starts in his first season at UMass in 2020, carrying the ball 42 times for 115 yards (2.7 avg.) along with a 4-yard reception…Led the team with a season-high 48 yards on 11 carries (4.4 avg.) at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 20)…Transferred to UMass after two seasons at Garden City Community College (2018-19)…Played in 11 games in 2019, rushing for 513 yards and six TDs on 90 carries (5.7 avg.) and added five receptions for 71 yards (14.2 avg.)…Also returned five kickoffs for 36 yards (7.2 avg.) in his final season at Garden City…Rushed for a season-high 120 yards and two TDs on 12 carries (10.0 avg.) in a 61-0 win vs. Ellsworth CC (Sept. 7)…Posted 92 yards and a TD on 10 carries (9.2 avg.) vs. Coffeyville CC (Oct. 26)…In his first season at Garden City CC in 2018, played in seven games and finished the season with 397 yards and four TDs on 97 carries (4.1 avg.) while adding three receptions for 7 yards (2.3 avg.)…Carried the ball four times for 25 yards (6.3 avg.) in his collegiate debut vs. Dodge City CC (Sept. 1)…Posted a season-high 94 yards on 11 carries (8.5 avg.) and scored his first career touchdown, a 3-yard TD run in the fourth quarter vs. Highland CC (Oct. 20)…Earned his degree in communications with a minor in sociology...Part of the leadership teams for Peak Performance, an organization for student-athletes that focuses on mental-health awareness, and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at Massachusetts…Attended Alpharetta (Ga.) High School for his junior and senior years, where he starred as a wide receiver, running back and quarterback, and set the single-game school record for all-purpose yards (244)…As a senior, rushed for 556 yards and six TDs and added 10 catches for 77 yards (7.7 avg.)…Also played basketball for four years…Given name Ellis Matthew Merriweather; born in Atlanta, Ga.
