Elijah Green is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Sam Houston.
Green wins in space out of the backfield. Played for three head coaches at three programs in six seasons: Mack Brown, Curt Cignetti and Phil Longo. A game that shows it: 191 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Louisiana Tech — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 58 | 391 | 6.7 | 2 | 80 |
| 2024 | Indiana | 29 | 201 | 6.9 | 5 | 51 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 131 | 558 | 4.3 | 8 | 80 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 243 | 1,256 | 5.2 | 15 | 80 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 15 | 133 | 8.9 | 1 | 35 |
| 2024 | Indiana | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 17 | 107 | 6.3 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 240 | 7.5 | 2 | 35 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs UNLV | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-37@ Hawai'i | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-55@ No. 8 Texas | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-35vs UTEP | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-55@ Louisiana Tech | 10 | 191 | 19.1 | 2 | 80 | Season-high 191 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ Oregon State | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-56vs Florida International | 11 | 98 | 8.9 | 0 | 34 | |
| Total | 58 | 391 | 6.7 | 2 | 80 |
Week 10 · 2025
L 14-55
191 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD
With H. Watson — 193 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 21.9 · 65 rush yds (9 car) · C. Gerrand — 38.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%51 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.7 yds/carry on 58 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
185% of team targetsCatch rate
83%15 of 18 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
83% catch rate on 18 targets · 5% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road5g | 50.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 18.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 79.2 | 8.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
51.3%
388 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
63.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #136 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #13 of 28 Conference USA RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 33 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Mack Brown, Curt Cignetti and Phil Longo.
