Elijhaa Penny
Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Idaho, to 2015

Elijhaa Penny

Born
Aug 17, 1993, in Los Angeles, California

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Elijhaa Penny played running back at Idaho (to 2015).

Career highs

192rushing yards, best game on fileat New Mexico State, 20153rushing touchdowns, best game on fileat Georgia Southern, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Idaho1385894.31227
2015Idaho2471,1744.81068
On file (2014–⁠15)3851,7634.62268

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Idaho121078.9120
2015Idaho272278.4229
On file (2014–⁠15)393348.6329

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Idaho81430
2015Idaho71350
On file (2014–⁠15)152780

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Idaho1430.3296th (n=253)0.1246.219%
2015Idaho2490.1664th (n=268)0.1240.429%

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

2015 Idaho 12 games, 1,174 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.OhioL 28–⁠451769213532
Sep 12atUSCL 9–⁠59153405––
Sep 19vs.WoffordW 41–⁠381998017318
Sep 26vs.Georgia SouthernL 20–⁠442395012438
Oct 3atArkansas StateL 35–⁠49139916845
Oct 17atTroyW 19–⁠16115801314
Oct 24vs.UL MonroeW 27–⁠1336184015––
Oct 31atNew Mexico StateL 48–⁠5535192228358
Nov 7atSouth AlabamaL 45–⁠5235135219224
Nov 14vs.App StateL 20–⁠47165307339
Nov 21atAuburnL 34–⁠562814––
Nov 28vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠312514922129
2014 Idaho 11 games, 589 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6atUL MonroeL 31–⁠381313––
Sep 13vs.Western MichiganL 33–⁠45––––––
Sep 20atOhioL 24–⁠361657111112
Sep 27vs.South AlabamaL 10–⁠34724011211
Oct 4atTexas StateL 30–⁠35114127120
Oct 11atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠47217531019
Oct 18vs.New Mexico StateW 29–⁠17104801016
Nov 1vs.Arkansas StateL 28–⁠441612122715
Nov 8atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠352290118––
Nov 15vs.TroyL 17–⁠34113509219
Nov 29atApp StateL 28–⁠452395223325

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height6′0⅞″
Weight244 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.72 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′0″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.55 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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