UConn · L 16-35
6 carries, 15 yards
The other 7 games average 52 yards. This one was 37 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 15, middle 42, right 21. His longest went for 26 yards.
Elijah Faulkner
Elijah Faulkner takes over from Brandon Hood at Massachusetts.
Rushing value per play
-0.04
our model · 2026 · 66 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 89 | 376 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 40 | 114 | 2.9 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 129 | 490 | 3.8 | 1 | 26 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 2 | 21 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 2 | 21 |
Last game (Wk 8): 15 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 89 | 376 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 |
Oct. 23 · L 16-35 at UConn, play by play
6 carries for 15 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 6-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 5 carries it has.
9-yard catch. Second quarter, down 21-3.
23 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown, his most this season.
The per-play feed is missing 1 of his carries (19 yards), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 22 carries it has.
2-yard run on 3rd and 14. Second quarter, up 15-8.
No gain on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, tied 15-15.
11-yard catch. Overtime quarter, tied 18-18.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 carries for 31 yards.
No gain on 4th and 1. First quarter, tied 7-7. Turnover on downs.
9-yard run. Second quarter, down 14-10.
4-yard run on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, down 20-10. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 carries for 19 yards.
6-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 carries for 32 yards.
4-yard run on 3rd and 10. First quarter, up 7-0.
10-yard run on 3rd and 18. Second quarter, up 21-6.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 61 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play and the box score disagree.
11 carries for 72 yards.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
26-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
19 carries for 62 yards.
21-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 7-7.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 37-21
at Rutgers
62 rush yds (19 car) · 2 rec · 23 yds · 2 TD
With W. Watson III — 197 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.3 · 40 rush yds (6 car) · E. Phillipson — 57.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
153rd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
37%87 carriesFumble rate
2.2%2 of 89 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 89 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 4-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 45.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 48.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 51.6 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 15.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
89 carries and 8 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #316 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #29 of 30 Mid-American RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
