Elijah Collins
Elijah Collins
Wears you down at the goal line. Elijah Collins has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 41 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Central Arkansas, Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma State, 570 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 30 | 142 | 4.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 70 | 318 | 4.5 | 6 | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 18 | 102 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 120 | 570 | 4.8 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 146 | 7.7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023
W 29–21
vs Kansas State
6 rush yds (2 car)
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Marcus Major’s 2022 season.
Matches Marcus on
Differs from Marcus on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.
Matches Darius on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Marcus Major's graduate season at Oklahoma (2022).
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Differs from Marcus on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2018–2023+1675%
Up 1675% from first season to most-recent.