Eli Sanders

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

2025 USC 6 games, 258 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 30	vs.Missouri State	W 73–⁠13	5	33	0	17	1	73
Sep 6	vs.Georgia Southern	W 59–⁠20	8	52	2	19	2	13
Sep 13	atPurdue	W 33–⁠17	10	75	0	20	1	2
Sep 20	vs.Michigan State	W 45–⁠31	13	84	0	18	2	17
Sep 27	atIllinois	L 32–⁠34	8	14	0	6	1	10
Oct 11	vs.Michigan	W 31–⁠13	–	–	–	–	1	11

2024 New Mexico 12 games, 1,064 rushing yards, 9 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 24	vs.Montana State	L 31–⁠35	17	87	0	36	–	–
Aug 31	atArizona	L 39–⁠61	16	30	0	10	2	39
Sep 14	atAuburn	L 19–⁠45	7	72	0	20	1	5
Sep 21	vs.Fresno State	L 21–⁠38	7	29	0	10	2	4
Sep 28	atNew Mexico State	W 50–⁠40	3	14	0	7	–	–
Oct 12	vs.Air Force	W 52–⁠37	5	80	2	35	–	–
Oct 19	atUtah State	W 50–⁠45	14	75	2	20	–	–
Oct 26	atColorado State	L 6–⁠17	15	70	0	17	4	42
Nov 2	vs.Wyoming	L 45–⁠49	17	205	2	75	1	6
Nov 8	atSan Diego State	W 21–⁠16	16	173	2	68	2	7
Nov 16	vs.Washington State	W 38–⁠35	13	108	1	33	–	–
Nov 30	atHawai’i	L 30–⁠38	17	121	0	24	3	31

2023 Iowa State 9 games, 477 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 2	vs.Northern Iowa	W 30–⁠9	5	13	0	6	–	–
Sep 23	vs.Oklahoma State	W 34–⁠27	15	58	1	15	2	18
Sep 30	atOklahoma	L 20–⁠50	7	41	0	13	1	0
Oct 7	vs.TCU	W 27–⁠14	16	99	1	29	–	–
Oct 14	atCincinnati	W 30–⁠10	16	52	0	13	–	–
Oct 28	atBaylor	W 30–⁠18	14	90	0	27	1	11
Nov 4	vs.Kansas	L 21–⁠28	14	57	1	10	–	–
Nov 11	atBYU	W 45–⁠13	9	57	1	15	–	–
Nov 18	vs.Texas	L 16–⁠26	6	10	0	6	1	14

2022 Iowa State 8 games, 187 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 3	vs.Southeast Missouri State	W 42–⁠10	7	24	0	7	2	14
Sep 10	atIowa	W 10–⁠7	4	10	0	5	–	–
Sep 17	vs.Ohio	W 43–⁠10	8	28	0	10	1	3
Oct 1	atKansas	L 11–⁠14	8	10	0	7	1	5
Oct 8	vs.Kansas State	L 9–⁠10	–	–	–	–	1	4
Oct 15	atTexas	L 21–⁠24	2	0	0	3	–	–
Nov 19	vs.Texas Tech	L 10–⁠14	12	24	0	9	2	25
Nov 26	atTCU	L 14–⁠62	7	91	0	43	–	–

2021 Iowa State 3 games, 29 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 11	vs.Iowa	L 17–⁠27	2	2	0	5	3	41
Sep 18	atUNLV	W 48–⁠3	3	4	0	3	–	–
Oct 2	vs.Kansas	W 59–⁠7	4	23	0	11	–	–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.