Elijah Gilliam
Elijah Gilliam
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Elijah Gilliam has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Fresno State. The receipt: 92 rush yds, 2 rush TD against San José State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, and Matt Entz. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 43 | 234 | 5.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 121 | 466 | 3.9 | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 96 | 396 | 4.1 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 276 | 1,197 | 4.3 | 19 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 32 | 204 | 6.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 377 | 7.5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 56–7
vs Southern
53 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Southern.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Fresno State
Returning around him
- 17% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #90 · 2026 recruiting class #70
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to E.J. Smith’s 2025 season.
Matches E.J. on
Differs from E.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan McDuffie's senior season at Kansas (2023).
Matches Dylan on
Differs from Dylan on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+132%
Up 132% from first season to most-recent.