Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-59@ UConn | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Total | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 1 | 15 |
#7
Elijah Howard
Senior running back on Virginia Tech's 2022 roster.
5′11″ · 176 lb · Chattanooga, TN
Virginia Tech 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 729 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
The story
4 running back on Virginia Tech's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2021.
Elijah Howard
Elijah Howard has been at Virginia Tech through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 59 rush yds, 1 rush TD against UConn, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia Tech — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Baylor School
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coaches2021
J.C. Price
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy
2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 59.0 YDS/g, 5.4 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology