Elijah Green
Elijah Green
Wins in space out of the backfield. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 191 rush yds, 7 rec yds against Louisiana Tech — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 58 | 391 | 6.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Indiana | 29 | 201 | 6.9 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 131 | 558 | 4.3 | 8 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 233 | 1,201 | 5.2 | 15 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 15 | 133 | 8.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Indiana | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 17 | 107 | 6.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 240 | 7.5 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- 90% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #123 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to C'Bo Flemister’s 2022 season.
Matches C'Bo on
Differs from C'Bo on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Calvin Turner’s path through Hawai'i.
Calvin Turner
Cooper Wallace
Asim Rose
Matches Calvin on
Player DNA
Players who play like Elijah Green
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+903%
Up 903% from first season to most-recent.