Quarterback, SE Louisiana, 2021–⁠24

Eli Sawyer

Number
No. 19
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2024)
Freshman
Hometown
Vestavia Hills, AL

Eli Sawyer played quarterback at SE Louisiana (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

331passing yards, career highvs. Houston Christian, 20233touchdown passes, career highat Nicholls, 2022

Team titles: Southland champions, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022SE Louisiana12119462.41,6058.3111
2023SE Louisiana10817960.31,4017.865
2024SE Louisiana21133862.41,8405.4128
Career44071161.94,8466.82914

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022SE Louisiana19−52−2.709
2023SE Louisiana21−99−4.7013
2024SE Louisiana39−69−1.819
Career79−220−2.8113

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022SE Louisiana19QBYr 2
2023SE Louisiana19QBYr 3
2024SE Louisiana19QBFr. (Yr 4)6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022SE Louisiana (FCS)980.52––51.128%
2023SE Louisiana (FCS)1860.4170th (n=255)0.3275.330%
2024SE Louisiana (FCS)3220.2840th (n=238)0.3090.438%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 SE Louisiana 12 games, 1,840 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29atTulaneL 0–⁠5214199901−10
Sep 7atSouthern MissL 10–⁠35213915301−20
Sep 14vs.Eastern WashingtonW 28–⁠2412217220−6
Sep 21vs.South Dakota StateL 0–⁠41131100−7
Sep 28atTarleton StateL 33–⁠361727155012
Oct 5vs.East Texas A&MW 21–⁠9173119411−31
Oct 12atHouston ChristianW 37–⁠71826144202
Oct 19vs.Stephen F. AustinW 24–⁠23243523410−4
Oct 26vs.Incarnate WordL 31–⁠34254220722−1
Nov 2atLamarW 30–⁠27233820811−9
Nov 9vs.Northwestern StateW 41–⁠018262062113
Nov 21atNichollsW 19–⁠162131157102
2023 SE Louisiana 10 games, 1,401 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atMississippi StateL 7–⁠4811198500−8
Sep 9atSouth AlabamaL 17–⁠357128300−7
Sep 16atEastern WashingtonL 29–⁠40235710–
Sep 23vs.Houston ChristianL 19–⁠34254133120−24
Sep 30vs.Tarleton StateL 13–⁠14182919902−10
Oct 7atIncarnate WordL 26–⁠332740271212
Oct 14vs.LamarL 24–⁠3091621012−13
Oct 19atNorthwestern StateW 37–⁠2061012800−6
Nov 11atEast Texas A&MW 52–⁠14263000−11
Nov 16vs.NichollsL 16–⁠2113700−22
2022 SE Louisiana 10 games, 1,605 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atFlorida AtlanticL 9–⁠42122011610−3
Sep 17vs.Central ConnecticutW 70–⁠64668101
Sep 24vs.Incarnate WordW 41–⁠35152425620−39
Oct 1vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠14142123410−6
Oct 8vs.East Texas A&ML 28–⁠312139253002
Oct 22atJacksonville StateW 31–⁠14121812400−25
Oct 29atMcNeeseW 28–⁠2703001–
Nov 5atLamarW 47–⁠31810144201
Nov 12vs.Northwestern StateW 23–⁠71629182109
Nov 17atNichollsW 40–⁠171924228308

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

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