Elijah Gilliam

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 Fresno State 11 games, 234 rushing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 23	atKansas	L 7–⁠31	2	3	1	1	3	0
Aug 30	vs.Georgia Southern	W 42–⁠14	3	33	0	1	0	0
Sep 6	atOregon State	W 36–⁠27	3	12	0	–	–	–
Sep 13	vs.Southern	W 56–⁠7	9	53	1	2	24	0
Oct 10	atColorado State	L 21–⁠49	1	9	0	1	6	0
Oct 25	vs.San Diego State	L 0–⁠23	–	–	–	1	14	0
Nov 1	atBoise State	W 30–⁠7	3	5	1	–	–	–
Nov 15	vs.Wyoming	W 24–⁠3	3	8	0	1	6	0
Nov 22	vs.Utah State	L 17–⁠28	1	0	0	–	–	–
Nov 29	atSan José State	W 41–⁠14	9	92	2	–	–	–
Dec 27 ✦	vs.Miami (OH)	W 18–⁠3	9	19	0	–	–	–

2024 Fresno State 13 games, 466 rushing yards, 8 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 31	atMichigan	L 10–⁠30	4	12	0	1	−3	0
Sep 7	vs.Sacramento State	W 46–⁠30	12	48	0	2	5	0
Sep 14	vs.New Mexico State	W 48–⁠0	7	31	1	1	15	0
Sep 21	atNew Mexico	W 38–⁠21	18	54	1	4	15	0
Sep 28	atUNLV	L 14–⁠59	7	30	0	1	12	0
Oct 12	vs.Washington State	L 17–⁠25	20	120	1	4	8	0
Oct 18	atNevada	W 24–⁠21	20	66	2	2	74	0
Oct 26	vs.San José State	W 33–⁠10	15	56	1	5	32	0
Nov 2	vs.Hawai’i	L 20–⁠21	10	25	1	3	17	0
Nov 9	atAir Force	L 28–⁠36	4	15	1	1	2	0
Nov 23	vs.Colorado State	W 28–⁠22	3	8	0	3	5	0
Nov 30	atUCLA	L 13–⁠20	1	1	0	2	8	0
Dec 23 ✦	vs.Northern Illinois	L 20–⁠28	–	–	–	3	14	0

2023 Fresno State 12 games, 396 rushing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 2	atPurdue	W 39–⁠35	20	93	0	1	14	0
Sep 9	vs.Eastern Washington	W 34–⁠31	20	86	2	1	4	0
Sep 16	atArizona State	W 29–⁠0	18	69	0	2	19	0
Sep 23	vs.Kent State	W 53–⁠10	7	25	2	3	59	1
Sep 30	vs.Nevada	W 27–⁠9	9	38	0	–	–	–
Oct 7	atWyoming	L 19–⁠24	4	11	0	2	10	0
Oct 13	atUtah State	W 37–⁠32	3	2	0	1	2	0
Nov 4	vs.Boise State	W 37–⁠30	6	19	1	–	–	–
Nov 11	atSan José State	L 18–⁠42	3	11	0	–	–	–
Nov 18	vs.New Mexico	L 17–⁠25	1	0	0	–	–	–
Nov 25	atSan Diego State	L 18–⁠33	2	21	0	1	12	0
Dec 16 ✦	vs.New Mexico State	W 37–⁠10	3	21	0	–	–	–

2022 Fresno State 5 games, 101 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 1	vs.Cal Poly	W 35–⁠7	2	7	0	–	–	–
Oct 8	atBoise State	L 20–⁠40	1	5	0	–	–	–
Oct 22	atNew Mexico	W 41–⁠9	4	20	0	–	–	–
Nov 5	vs.Hawai’i	W 55–⁠13	5	36	1	–	–	–
Nov 25	vs.Wyoming	W 30–⁠0	4	33	0	–	–	–

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