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, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Southern Illinois | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 91 | 476 | 5.2 | 3 | 55 |
| 2023 | Southern Illinois | 96 | 566 | 5.9 | 11 | 64 |
| Career | 210 | 1,159 | 5.5 | 14 | 64 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Southern Illinois | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 22 | 191 | 8.7 | 0 | 45 |
| 2023 | Southern Illinois | 16 | 115 | 7.2 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 42 | 329 | 7.8 | 1 | 45 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Southern Illinois | 1 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 1 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 1 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Southern Illinois | 1 | RB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 23 | 0.08 | – | – | 1.9 | 15% |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 114 | 0.09 | 32nd (n=470) | 0.14 | 10.1 | 19% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 49–23 | 8 | 39 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 14–11 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 26–25 | 16 | 67 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 33–20 | 9 | 102 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–14 | 13 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 10–34 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 38–9 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov 25 ✦ | vs. | W 35–0 | 9 | 111 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 2 ✦ | at | L 17–20 | 17 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Southern Illinois 8 games, 476 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 29–64 | 15 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 31–34 | 10 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 31–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 34–17 | 16 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 19–14 | 15 | 74 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 30–7 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–27 | 16 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 36–37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 0 |
2021 Southern Illinois 1 game, 7 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 23–31 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 Southern Illinois 2 games, 110 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | W 45–20 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 28–41 | 11 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
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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