Elelyon Noa: RB · Boise State · #36.
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Elelyon Noa
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Andy Avalos. On tape: 47 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Colorado State, Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
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.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 33 | 133 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | Utah State | 138 | 597 | 4.3 | 4 | 36 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 31 | 81 | 2.6 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 202 | 811 | 4.0 | 4 | 36 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | Utah State | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 16 | 116 | 7.2 | 0 | 18 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
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| 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 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 19-14
at Air Force
The plays that mattered most
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
Andy Avalos
Pass share
41.7%
384 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
65.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Utah State and Boise State, 811 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Andy Avalos.
