Running back, Hampton, 2020–⁠24

Elijah Burris

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Gastonia, NC

Elijah Burris played running back at Hampton (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

173rushing yards, career highat Maine, 20234rushing touchdowns, career highat Maine, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Hampton12453.8019
2022Hampton733124.3221
2023Hampton967788.1693
2024Hampton1224894.0428
Career3031,6245.41293

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Hampton5142.807
2023Hampton4348.5014
2024Hampton1111810.7133
Career201668.3133

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Hampton5RBYr 1
2022Hampton5RBYr 2
2023Hampton5RBYr 3
2024Hampton5RBSo. (Yr 4)5′10″205

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
2021Hampton (FCS)130.30––4.0–
2022Hampton (FCS)39-0.01––-0.39%
2023Hampton (FCS)210.94––19.919%
2024Hampton (FCS)1270.0827th (n=434)0.1610.423%

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 Hampton 8 games, 489 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Morgan StateL 28–⁠301543110461
Sep 7vs.Virginia UnionW 33–⁠2135145227––
Sep 14atNorfolk StateW 37–⁠72377012437
Sep 21vs.HowardW 27–⁠20167802316
Sep 28atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠49114611116
Oct 5vs.Rhode IslandL 44–⁠46135201218
Oct 19atNorth Carolina A&TW 59–⁠17747028––
Nov 2vs.VillanovaL 14–⁠202101––
2023 Hampton 7 games, 778 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.GramblingW 35–⁠311566013––
Sep 9vs.Norfolk StateL 23–⁠3112137022––
Sep 16vs.HowardW 35–⁠346111193––
Sep 30atRichmondW 31–⁠1416115037227
Oct 7vs.CampbellL 27–⁠301511314513
Oct 28vs.North Carolina A&TW 26–⁠241863015––
Nov 4atMaineW 42–⁠351417348014
2022 Hampton 11 games, 312 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.HowardW 31–⁠2892301337
Sep 10vs.TuskegeeW 42–⁠1014104121––
Sep 17atNorfolk StateW 17–⁠76404––
Sep 24atDelawareL 3–⁠357230913
Oct 8vs.MaineL 24–⁠313104––
Oct 15atUAlbanyW 38–⁠37537020––
Oct 22vs.RichmondL 10–⁠414503––
Oct 29atVillanovaL 10–⁠242603––
Nov 5vs.William & MaryL 14–⁠20851118––
Nov 12vs.ElonL 24–⁠389230914
Nov 19atTowsonL 7–⁠27635010––
2021 Hampton 1 game, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11atOld DominionL 7–⁠471245019––

No box score in the source for Nov 6 vs. Gardner-Webb, so that game is not listed.

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

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