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7 Elijah Howard
Elijah Howard
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    176
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, TN
  • High School:
    Virginia Tech (Baylor School)
  • Position:
    RB
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Bio

2024: NEC Offensive Player of the Year ... All-NEC First Team ... 2024 Walter Payton Award Finalist ... All-New England ... Averaged 110.9 all-purpose yards per game as he played in 11 games on the year ... Rushed for 934 yards, tops on the team ... Tallied a team-best nine touchdowns, with eight on the ground ... Caught 22 passes for 247 yards, with a TD in the game at UMass ... Carried 27 times for a season-best 169 yards in the win over Merchyhurst ... That was one of five games he reached the century mark on the ground, including 101 in the FCS game at URI, a game he caught three passes for 54 yards ... Carried 25 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Duquesne ... Recorded five catches, for 68 yards, in the game at Yale, where he rushed for 108 yards on 25 carries ... 

2023: All-NEC Second Team ... Averaged 119.5 all-purpose yards per game, 19th best in FCS ... Averaged 90 yards a game on the ground, totaling 990 yards ... Had four 100+ yard games, highlighted by a 257-yard effort versus Delaware State ... Scored five touchdowns on the ground and caught one TD pass ... Had back-to-back games with rushes of 80 or more yards; 82 at Brown and 80 versus Delaware State ... Had eight kick returns for 159 yards ... 

At Virginia Tech: Played in 12 games, nine in 2022 ... Had a solo and two assisted tackles in that time

At Baylor School: Played running back for head coach Phillip Massey at Baylor … Ran for 800 yards in a shortened senior season while also recording 110 receiving yards and seven total TDs … Compiled 1,422 rushing yards and 22 TDs as a junior in 2019 … Ranked by Rivals as the No. 25 prospect in Tennessee.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes - -
Yards - -
Yards per game - -
Yards per rush - -
Touchdowns - -
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - -
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - -
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Connecticut   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis U.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Merrimack   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Sacred Heart   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Robert Morris   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Wagner   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 LIU   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Stonehill   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Duquesne   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Mercyhurst   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 22 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 11 170 990 90.0 5.8 5 82 1 1
2024-25 11 228 934 84.9 4.1 8 40 4 2
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 22 398 1924 87.5 4.8 13 82 5 3

Career Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 11 15 1.4 165 15.0 11.0 1 45
2024-25 11 22 2.0 247 22.5 11.2 1 39
2025-26 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 37 1.7 412 18.7 11.1 2 45

Career Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 22 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 8 159 19.9 0 39 - - - - -
2024-25 2 39 19.5 0 22 - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 10 198 19.8 0 39 - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 11 990 165 - 159 1314 119.5
2024-25 11 934 247 - 39 1220 110.9
2025-26 - - - - - 0 -
Total 22 1924 412 - 198 2534 115.2

Career Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 36 3.3 5 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 54 4.9 8 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 90 4.1 13 2 0 - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 11 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 1 0 1.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses - - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total - - - - - - - - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home - - - - - - - - 0
Away - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total - - - - - 0 -
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home - - - - - 0 -
Away - - - - - 0 -
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses - - - - - 0 -

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Defense