Junior running back for Boise State. 2022: 133 rushing yards, 2 catches.
5′8″ · 200 lb · La Mesa, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 2018 nationally · Signed with Utah State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Boise State. 2022: 133 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Elelyon Noa
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Andy Avalos. The receipt on tape: 47 rush yds, 7 rec yds against Colorado State, Week 9, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boise State, 811 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 17.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 22.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 10.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 25.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 33 | 133 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 138 | 597 | 4.3 | 4 | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 31 | 81 | 2.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 202 | 811 | 4.0 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 116 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2022
W 19–14
at Air Force
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs UT Martin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs San Diego State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-20vs Fresno State | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-14@ Air Force | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Colorado State | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 41-3@ Nevada | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-28vs Fresno State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 33 | 133 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
6.1% of carries overall (32/525) → 14.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/128) — 50.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jamale Carothers’s 2020 season.
Matches Jamale on
Differs from Jamale on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Theis’s path through South Dakota.
Travis Theis
Rickey Spruill
Matches Travis on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bill Jackson's sophomore season at Tulsa (2023).
Matches Bill on
Differs from Bill on
Player DNA