#15

Elijah McGuire

Former running back at Louisiana. 2016: 1,127 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 29 catches.

RB · Louisiana · #15

5′11″ · Houma, LA

New York — drafted 2017, Rd 6, Pick 4, #188 overall

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1002 nationally · Signed with Louisiana

Statement game19 car · 265 yds · 4 TDvs Arkansas State (FBS) · W 55-40

Top 0.1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Louisiana. 2016: 1,127 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 29 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2013.
Drafted round 6 by the New York in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Louisiana, 3,449 rushing yards — drafted at #188 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with Louisiana3-star out of Vandebilt Catholic

2017

Drafted by New Yorkround 6, pick 188

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1002 national

CFB

College

Louisiana

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #188

New York · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Mark Hudspeth

Louisiana

Played his entire career under Mark Hudspeth.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 10th NFL season

#188Rd 6 · Pick 4

New YorkEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mark Hudspeth — 19-19 over that span.

2014Louisiana9-4HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

2015Louisiana4-8HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

2016Louisiana6-7HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: carries (91st percentile). Strength: receptions (90th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#26 / 304 · 91st pct

232

Receptions#27 / 294 · 90th pct

Rec yards#36 / 294 · 88th pct

238

Rush yards#38 / 304 · 88th pct

1127

Long run#63 / 304 · 79th pct

Rush TDs#87 / 304 · 69th pct

Fumbles lost#62 / 222 · 53rd pct

Yards / carry#174 / 304 · 42nd pct

4.9

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	90.3	5.2	0.1
Road6g	82.5	4.2	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	94.1	5.1	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	78.0	4.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Louisiana	232	1,127	4.9	7	--
2015	Louisiana	210	1,058	5.0	13	--
2014	Louisiana	166	1,264	7.6	14	--
Career		608	3,449	5.7	34	--

Season	Team
2016	Louisiana	29	238	8.2	2	--
2015	Louisiana	33	293	8.9	3	--
2014	Louisiana	45	468	10.4	2	--
Career		107	999	9.3	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2016

W 30–22

vs McNeese

139 rush yds (19 car)

With A. Jennings — 170 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.5 · 47 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · S. Coutts — 36 AVG · 45 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-45vs Boise State	14	46	3.3	0	9
Wk 2	W 30-22vs McNeese	19	139	7.3	0	29
Wk 3	W 28-23vs South Alabama	23	223	9.7	1	68	Season-high 223 yds
Wk 4	L 39-41@ Tulane	38	89	2.3	2	10
Wk 5	L 31-37@ New Mexico State	6	20	3.3	0	6
Wk 7	L 0-24vs App State	10	43	4.3	0	13
Wk 8	W 27-3@ Texas State	20	112	5.6	2	14
Wk 10	L 13-23vs Idaho	17	55	3.2	0	13
Wk 11	W 33-26@ Georgia Southern	11	35	3.2	1	16
Wk 12	L 21-35@ Georgia	19	129	6.8	0	25
Wk 13	W 24-19vs Arkansas State	10	27	2.7	0	13
Wk 14	W 30-3@ UL Monroe	28	110	3.9	1	14
Bowl	L 21-28vs Southern Miss	17	99	5.8	0	13
Total		232	1127	4.7	7	68

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