
Running back, Louisiana, 2013–16
Elijah McGuire
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Houma, LA
- Born
- Jun 1, 1994, in Houma, Louisiana
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Elijah McGuire played running back at Louisiana (2013–16). The New York Jets took McGuire in round 6, No. 188 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
265rushing yards, career highvs. Arkansas State, 20145rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern State, 201510catches, career hightwice; last at Arkansas State, 2015134receiving yards, career highat Arkansas State, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highat Georgia State, 2013Honors
- 2013Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
- 2013National leader in yards per carry (8.4)
- 2014Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year
- 2014Sun Belt Player of the Year
Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2013
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Louisiana | 112 | 0.28 | 98th (n=226) | 0.07 | 31.7 | 14% | 0.08 |
| 2014 | Louisiana | 224 | 0.40 | 98th (n=253) | 0.12 | 89.6 | 24% | 0.45 |
| 2015 | Louisiana | 244 | 0.19 | 72nd (n=268) | 0.12 | 45.8 | 29% | 0.12 |
| 2016 | Louisiana | 274 | 0.15 | 57th (n=259) | 0.13 | 41.6 | 29% | 0.16 |
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.
Game by game
2016 Louisiana 13 games, 1,127 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 10–45 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 30–22 | 19 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 28–23 | 23 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 39–41 | 38 | 89 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 31–37 | 6 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 0–24 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 27–3 | 20 | 112 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 13–23 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 33–26 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 21–35 | 19 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 24–19 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | at | W 30–3 | 28 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 21–28 | 17 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2015 Louisiana 12 games, 1,058 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 33–40 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 44–17 | 14 | 162 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 14–35 | 16 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 14–43 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 49–27 | 28 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 27–37 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 134 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 30–24 | 19 | 59 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at | W 23–21 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 25–32 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 34–37 | 18 | 159 | 2 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 7–28 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 17–41 | 15 | 86 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
2014 Louisiana 13 games, 1,264 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–6 | 13 | 129 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 20–48 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 15–56 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 9–34 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 106 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 34–31 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 34–10 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 55–40 | 19 | 265 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 19–9 | 18 | 116 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 44–16 | 26 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 34–27 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 16–35 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 42–23 | 14 | 169 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 16–3 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
2013 Louisiana 13 games, 863 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 14–34 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 27–48 | 7 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 70–7 | 9 | 137 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 35–30 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 48–24 | 7 | 58 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 37–20 | 9 | 71 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 23–7 | 10 | 110 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 49–35 | 6 | 72 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 41–36 | 7 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 35–21 | 11 | 107 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 28–31 | 14 | 119 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | at | L 8–30 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 24–21 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 94 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Offensive MVP of the 2017 East–West Shrine Game.
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ | |
| Weight | 214 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.56 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New York Jets | 15 | 88 | 315 | 1 | 17 | 177 |
| 2018 | New York Jets | 8 | 92 | 276 | 3 | 19 | 193 |
| NFL career | 23 | 180 | 591 | 4 | 36 | 370 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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