Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/25Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Elijah Davis
Elijah Davis: RB · Old Dominion · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Davis
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Old Dominion. On tape: 114 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Florida International, Week 10, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Old Dominion in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 106 | 576 | 5.4 | 6 | 61 |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 79 | 337 | 4.3 | 4 | 31 |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | 35 | 131 | 3.7 | 4 | 20 |
| Career | 220 | 1,044 | 4.7 | 14 | 61 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 15 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| 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 | 5.5 | 6 | 61 |
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
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Florida International · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +5.89Elijah Davis 61 Yd Run
- Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.48E.Davis rushed to MTS End Zone for 45 yards. E.Davis for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 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 · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.83Elijah Davis 12 Yd Run
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 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 · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.30E.Davis rushed up the middle to ODU 36 for 9 yards. Tackled by N.Greer at ODU 36.
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 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 · 3rd and 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 · 1st and 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 · 1st and 1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Elijah Davis 1 Yd Run
Teams and coaches
2018Old Dominion4-8HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced
2019Old Dominion1-11HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced
2021Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
46.5%
420 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
75.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
106 carries and 7 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
54 · #100 of 315 RBs · 2021
Three-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.
Four seasons at Old Dominion
- 2022 Old Dominion RahneYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2021 Old Dominion RahneYear 4 · 12 games
- 2019 Old Dominion WilderYear 2 · 11 games
- 2018 Old Dominion WilderYear 1 · 4 games
- High school HeritageLynchburg, VA · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 1,585 in the 2018 class. Signed with Old Dominion.
How it ended
Three seasons at Old Dominion, 1,044 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2018 4 games
- Signed with Old DominionThree-star, out of Heritage
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coaches2018–2019
Old Dominion
Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.