Elijah Davis

Junior running back for Old Dominion. 2021: 576 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 7 catches.

RB · Old Dominion · Jr. · #5

5′10″ · 209 lb · Lynchburg, VA

CFB Index 54 · #100 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceOld Dominion 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1585 nationally · Signed with Old Dominion

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Old Dominion. 2021: 576 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 7 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Old Dominion, 1,044 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20184 games

Signed with Old Dominion3-star out of Heritage

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1585 national

CFB

College

Old Dominion

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2019

Bobby Wilder

Old Dominion

2021

Ricky Rahne

Old Dominion

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Old Dominion4-8HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced

2019Old Dominion1-11HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced

2021Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

54Rotational starter #100 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (83rd percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#70 / 409 · 83rd pct

11.2%

TD rate#141 / 409 · 66th pct

5.6%

Yards / carry#216 / 409 · 47th pct

5.2

EPA / carry#255 / 409 · 38th pct

0.14

Success rate#255 / 409 · 38th pct

42.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#98 / 343 · 71st pct

Rush TDs#99 / 343 · 68th pct

Yards / carry#108 / 343 · 67th pct

5.4

Rush yards#142 / 343 · 59th pct

576

Carries#155 / 343 · 55th pct

106

Receptions#216 / 331 · 31st pct

Rec yards#269 / 331 · 19th pct

Fumbles lost#177 / 222 · 13th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	43.8	4.8	0.5
Road6g	52.0	7.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	47.3	5.2	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	48.8	7.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #100 of 315 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Old Dominion	106	576	5.4	6	--
2019	Old Dominion	79	337	4.3	4	--
2018	Old Dominion	35	131	3.7	4	--
Career		220	1,044	4.7	14	--

Season	Team
2021	Old Dominion	7	27	3.9	0	--
2019	Old Dominion	4	1	0.2	0	--
2018	Old Dominion	--	--	--	--	--
Career		11	28	2.5	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 47–7

vs Hampton

109 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 40-point win at home against Hampton.

With D. Mack Jr. — 162 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.6 · 57 rush yds (12 car) · 3 TD · J. Peaker — 141 rush yds (18 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Florida International · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +5.89Elijah Davis 61 Yd Run (Nick Rice Kick)
Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.48E.Davis rushed to MTS End Zone for 45 yards. E.Davis for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.83E.Davis rushed up the middle to WF 25 for 31 yards. Tackled by C.Garnes; N.Greer at WF 25.
Week 13 · Charlotte · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.83Elijah Davis 12 Yd Run (Nick Rice Kick)
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA -1.54E.Davis rushed up the middle to ODU 35 for -1 yards. Tackled by D.Bergan at ODU 35.
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.30E.Davis rushed up the middle to ODU 36 for 9 yards. Tackled by N.Greer at ODU 36.
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.25E.Davis rushed up the middle to ODU 37 for 4 yards. E.Davis ran out of bounds.
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.22E.Davis rushed up the middle to ODU 38 for 3 yards. Tackled by L.Masterson at ODU 38.
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.96E.Davis rushed up the middle to ODU 47 for 10 yards. Tackled by N.Greer at ODU 47.
Week 3 · Liberty · 1&1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Elijah Davis 1 Yd Run (Nick Rice Kick)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-42@ Wake Forest	12	69	5.8	0	31
Wk 2	W 47-7vs Hampton	8	109	13.6	1	23
Wk 3	L 17-45@ Liberty	11	57	5.2	1	17
Wk 4	L 34-35vs Buffalo	9	20	2.2	0	7
Wk 5	L 21-28@ UTEP	5	24	4.8	0	11
Wk 6	L 13-20@ Marshall	5	-1	-0.2	0	5
Wk 7	L 20-43vs Western Kentucky	10	53	5.3	1	24
Wk 9	W 23-20vs Louisiana Tech	12	49	4.1	0	17
Wk 10	W 47-24@ Florida International	10	114	11.4	1	61	Season-high 114 yds
Wk 11	W 30-16vs Florida Atlantic	10	14	1.4	0	5
Wk 12	W 24-17@ Middle Tennessee	3	49	16.3	1	45
Wk 13	W 56-34vs Charlotte	9	18	2.0	1	12
Total		104	575	6.0	6	61

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Elijah Davis

20184 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Balanced Back