Running back, Southern Illinois, 2019–⁠23

Romeir Elliott

Number
No. 1
Height
5′6″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN

Romeir Elliott played running back at Southern Illinois (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

111rushing yards, career highvs. Nicholls, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Idaho, 20237catches, career highat Southeast Missouri State, 202382receiving yards, career highvs. Northern Iowa, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Southern Illinois181106.1017
2021Southern Illinois571.404
2022Southern Illinois914765.2355
2023Southern Illinois965665.91164
Career2101,1595.51464

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Southern Illinois4235.8117
2022Southern Illinois221918.7045
2023Southern Illinois161157.2021
Career423297.8145

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Southern Illinois1RBYr 1
2021Southern Illinois1RBYr 3
2022Southern Illinois1RBYr 4
2023Southern Illinois1RBJr. (Yr 5)5′6″190

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
2019Southern Illinois (FCS)230.08––1.915%
2022Southern Illinois (FCS)1140.0932nd (n=470)0.1410.119%

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

2023 Southern Illinois 9 games, 566 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠238391–––
Sep 9atNorthern IllinoisW 14–⁠1195812230
Sep 16atSoutheast Missouri StateW 26–⁠25166717560
Sep 30vs.Missouri StateW 33–⁠2091022–––
Nov 4vs.South DakotaL 7–⁠1413570–––
Nov 11atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠34102512160
Nov 18vs.Indiana StateW 38–⁠951613190
Nov 25 ✦vs.NichollsW 35–⁠091112–––
Dec 2 ✦atIdahoL 17–⁠2017912210
2022 Southern Illinois 8 games, 476 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atIncarnate WordL 29–⁠64151031160
Sep 10vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 31–⁠3410641140
Sep 17atNorthwesternW 31–⁠246504180
Sep 24vs.North DakotaW 34–⁠1716620–––
Oct 1atIllinois StateW 19–⁠14157411−10
Oct 15vs.Western IllinoisW 30–⁠796605640
Oct 22atSouth DakotaL 24–⁠271610005180
Oct 29vs.Northern IowaL 36–⁠374205820
2021 Southern Illinois 1 game, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11atKansas StateL 23–⁠31570–––
2019 Southern Illinois 2 games, 110 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7atMassachusettsW 45–⁠2075704231
Sep 21atArkansas StateL 28–⁠4111530–––

No box score in the source for Aug 29 at Southeast Missouri State; Sep 14 vs. UT Martin; Oct 5 at South Dakota State; Oct 12 vs. Illinois State; Oct 19 vs. Youngstown State; Oct 26 at South Dakota; Nov 2 at Indiana State; Nov 9 vs. Missouri State; Nov 16 at Western Illinois; Nov 23 vs. North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

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

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