Running back, Sam Houston (from North Carolina, Indiana), 2020–⁠25

Elijah Green

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Roswell, GA

Elijah Green played running back at North Carolina (2020–⁠23), Indiana (2024) and Sam Houston (2025).

Career highs

191rushing yards, career highat Louisiana Tech, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Louisiana Tech, 20257catches, career highat Western Kentucky, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020North Carolina10555.5015
2021North Carolina11393.509
2022North Carolina1315584.3880
2023North Carolina4123.009
2024Indiana292016.9551
2025Sam Houston583916.7280
Career2431,2565.21580

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Carolina171076.3122
2025Sam Houston151338.9135
Career322407.5235

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020North Carolina21RBYr 1
2021North Carolina21RBYr 2
2022North Carolina21RBYr 3
2023North Carolina21RBYr 4
2024Indiana21RBYr 5
2025Sam Houston21RBSr. (Yr 6)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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020North Carolina100.35––3.5––
2021North Carolina11-0.01––-0.1––
2022North Carolina1490.1449th (n=470)0.1421.322%0.26
2023North Carolina4-0.14––-0.5––
2024Indiana290.74––21.56%–
2025Sam Houston770.1773rd (n=576)0.1013.315%0.20

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Sam Houston42%2.801.303.0031%

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.

Game by game

2025 Sam Houston 8 games, 391 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 23atWestern KentuckyL 24–⁠4161007610
Aug 29vs.UNLVL 21–⁠3883601180
Sep 6atHawai’iL 20–⁠37103003451
Sep 20atTexasL 0–⁠552−20190
Oct 15vs.UTEPL 17–⁠35560–––
Oct 31atLouisiana TechL 14–⁠55101912170
Nov 8atOregon StateW 21–⁠1762201−40
Nov 29vs.Florida InternationalL 16–⁠56119801−30
2024 Indiana 7 games, 201 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠75821–––
Sep 6vs.Western IllinoisW 77–⁠35311–––
Sep 14atUCLAW 42–⁠133151–––
Sep 21vs.CharlotteW 52–⁠144291–––
Oct 19vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠74111–––
Nov 2atMichigan StateW 47–⁠105180–––
Nov 30vs.PurdueW 66–⁠03150–––
2023 North Carolina 2 games, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9vs.App StateW 40–⁠34140–––
Oct 7vs.SyracuseW 40–⁠7380–––
2022 North Carolina 9 games, 558 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠248690–––
Oct 15atDukeW 38–⁠353242180
Oct 29vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠2481813140
Nov 5atVirginiaW 31–⁠28229111221
Nov 12atWake ForestW 36–⁠34186613300
Nov 19vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠21109222−50
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 27–⁠30248314200
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠39216503180
Dec 28 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠2817500–––
2021 North Carolina 4 games, 39 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠17390–––
Sep 18vs.VirginiaW 59–⁠39––––––
Oct 2vs.DukeW 38–⁠75210–––
Nov 20vs.WoffordW 34–⁠14390–––
2020 North Carolina 3 games, 55 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠63100–––
Dec 5vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠96430–––
Dec 12atMiamiW 62–⁠26120–––

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

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