Running back, Maine (from Rutgers), 2018–⁠22

Elijah Barnwell

Lettered 2019 at Rutgers (school media guide)

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Piscataway, NJ

Elijah Barnwell played running back at Rutgers (2018–⁠20) and Maine (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

143rushing yards, career highvs. New Hampshire, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. New Hampshire, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rutgers10818.1040
2021Maine211135.4323
2022Maine1336304.7757
Career1648245.01057

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rutgers188.008
2022Maine14846.0013
Career15926.1013

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Rutgers2RBYr 1
2019Rutgers2RBYr 2
2020Rutgers2RBYr 3
2021Maine2RBYr 4
2022Maine2RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″210

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
2019Rutgers110.49––5.4–
2021Maine (FCS)220.40––8.719%
2022Maine (FCS)1040.1756th (n=470)0.1417.217%

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

2022 Maine 11 games, 630 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atNew MexicoL 0–⁠413707––
Sep 10vs.ColgateL 18–⁠211766016531
Sep 17atBoston CollegeL 17–⁠3881506––
Oct 1vs.VillanovaL 20–⁠459530937
Oct 8atHamptonW 31–⁠241190124––
Oct 15vs.MonmouthW 38–⁠28122716––
Oct 22atStony BrookL 27–⁠28842112322
Oct 29vs.RichmondL 21–⁠31124809––
Nov 5atRhode IslandL 22–⁠262098112––
Nov 12atUAlbanyL 21–⁠2313410714
Nov 19vs.New HampshireL 41–⁠4220143357220
2021 Maine 2 games, 113 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 25atNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠41529110––
Nov 13atMassachusettsW 35–⁠101684223––

No box score in the source for Sep 11 at James Madison; Oct 30 at Rhode Island, so those games are not listed.

2019 Rutgers 6 games, 81 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atIowaL 0–⁠302603––
Oct 5vs.MarylandL 7–⁠482402––
Oct 12atIndianaL 0–⁠351−200––
Oct 19vs.MinnesotaL 7–⁠42140040––
Nov 2atIllinoisL 10–⁠3843301118
Nov 16vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠56––––––
2018 Rutgers 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 3atWisconsinL 17–⁠31––––––

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

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