Senior running back for Oklahoma State. 2023: 142 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 2 catches.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Detroit, MI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 740 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Oklahoma State. 2023: 142 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 2 catches.
Elijah Collins
Wears you down at the goal line. Elijah Collins has played for three head coaches across six 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.
How it ended
Six seasons at Oklahoma State, 1,648 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 18.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 15.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 15.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 34.0 | 11.3 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| 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 | -- |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 41 | 90 | 2.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 222 | 988 | 4.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 383 | 1,648 | 4.3 | 13 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 38 | 279 | 7.3 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023
W 29–21
vs Kansas State
6 rush yds (2 car)
With A. Bowman — 235 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.5 · 14 rush yds (5 car) · B. Presley — 3 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 11 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-13vs Central Arkansas | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 27-15@ Arizona State | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-33vs South Alabama | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Iowa State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-21vs Kansas State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-32vs Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-13vs Cincinnati | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 26 | |
| Bowl | W 31-23vs Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 30 | 142 | 5.3 | 2 | 26 |
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
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.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Marcus Major's graduate season at Oklahoma (2022).
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Player DNA