Quarterback, Indiana State, 2023–⁠26

Elijah Owens

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Jacksonville, IL

Elijah Owens plays quarterback for Indiana State. Last time out, against Valparaiso: 7 of 15, 115 yards, 1 TD; 10 carries, 66 yards.

2026 so far

788 passing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 7 of 15, 115 yards, 1 TD; 10 carries, 66 yards vs. Valparaiso, W 39–⁠16

Next game: at Illinois State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 288SEMO
  2. 101@PUR
  3. 284@EIU
  4. 115VAL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

288passing yards, career highvs. Southeast Missouri State, 20263touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Eastern Illinois, 2026119rushing yards, career highvs. Southern Illinois, 20242rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Eastern Illinois, 2026

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Indiana State224746.83106.623
2024*Indiana State18126368.81,7156.5125
2025Indiana State283775.73178.631
2026Indiana State609761.97888.162
Career29144465.53,1307.02311

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Indiana State18673.7020
2024*Indiana State1676323.8854
2025Indiana State311123.6013
2026Indiana State522354.5245
Career2681,0463.91054

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Indiana State2QBYr 1
2024Indiana State2QBYr 2
2025Indiana State2QBYr 3
2026Indiana State2QBJr. (Yr 4)6′2″225

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
2025Indiana State (FCS)480.13––6.461%
2026Indiana State (FCS)1440.3478th (n=273)0.2148.656%

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

2026 Indiana State 4 games, 788 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 21–⁠2323322882111
Sep 4atPurdueL 19–⁠449171010060
Sep 12atEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠3521332843198
Sep 19vs.ValparaisoW 39–⁠167151151066
2025 Indiana State 2 games, 112 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.McKendreeW 41–⁠2419272502162
Sep 6vs.Eastern IllinoisW 38–⁠14910671050
2024 Indiana State 11 games, 1,715 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atPurdueL 0–⁠49510500047
Sep 7atEastern IllinoisL 20–⁠2730372603344
Sep 28vs.Houston ChristianL 24–⁠2722301310147
Oct 5atYoungstown StateL 14–⁠21152714910114
Oct 12vs.Murray StateW 31–⁠2725342181046
Oct 19atMissouri StateL 21–⁠4612171541017
Oct 26vs.Southern IllinoisW 20–⁠1713177811119
Nov 2vs.North DakotaW 35–⁠3112181632038
Nov 9atSouth DakotaL 0–⁠49112113100−11
Nov 16vs.Illinois StateL 19–⁠3122322132064
Nov 23atNorthern IowaL 34–⁠41142016810107
2023 Indiana State 4 games, 310 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 16atBall StateL 7–⁠459211571117
Oct 14atIllinois StateL 7–⁠4411−400–
Oct 21vs.South DakotaL 3–⁠17512440028
Oct 28atNorth DakotaL 33–⁠367131131222

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

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