Last confirmed: Louisiana, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Houma, LA · Vandebilt Catholic
Elijah McGuire: RB · Louisiana · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah McGuire
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent three seasons in the Louisiana backfield. One game to point at: 223 rushing yards and 1 reception against South Alabama — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.7% of his carries. 6 carries for 20 yds vs New Mexico State; 23 for 223 vs South Alabama.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
42.9% of carries overall (232/541) → 33.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (25/74) — 88.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 19 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (57.9%). 16 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (64.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-45vs Boise State | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-22vs McNeese | 19 | 139 | 7.3 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-23vs South Alabama | 23 | 223 | 9.7 | 1 | 68 | Season-high 223 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 39-41@ Tulane | 38 | 89 | 2.3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-37@ New Mexico State | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24vs App State | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-3@ Texas State | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-23vs Idaho | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-26@ Georgia Southern | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-35@ Georgia | 19 | 129 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-19vs Arkansas State | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-3@ UL Monroe | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 | |
 Bowl | L 21-28vs Southern Miss | 17 | 99 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 232 | 1127 | 4.9 | 7 | 68 |
Week 3 · 2016
W 28-23
223 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
With A. Jennings — 256 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 69.8 · 26 rush yds (6 car) · A. Riles — 8 rec · 139 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%215 carriesFumble rate
0.4%1 of 232 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 232 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Mark Hudspeth — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 88.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 82.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 94.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 78.0 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Pass share
37.1%
341 pass / 578 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
9.6%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
232 carries and 29 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana, 3,449 rushing yards — drafted at #188 overall by the New York Jets.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Hudspeth.
Where he ended up · NFL
New York JetsEntering 10th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 10th NFL season
