Player Career

Robert Elliott Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Robert Elliott story

Robert Elliott built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Okolona, MS wearing No. 2, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Robert Elliott's career was his backfield work: 540 rushing yards, 134 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 87 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 87 receiving yards and 65 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.

The arc is straightforward: Robert Elliott moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Mississippi State

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009201020102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonMississippi State1144112.6
2009 Regular SeasonMississippi State22137.76.7107
2010 PostseasonMississippi State23534.38.114
2010 Regular SeasonMississippi State23534.38.10
2011 Regular SeasonMississippi State5742.94.2-178

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Jackson State

Week 1 · W 45-7

Win with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

80

Scrimmage Yards

76 takeover

80 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.

#2

@ Georgia Tech

Week 4 · L 7-38

70

Scrimmage Yards

68.8 takeover

Loss with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

70 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#3

@ Arkansas

Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game

62

Scrimmage Yards

65.8 takeover

Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.

#4

@ Houston

Week 6 · W 47-24

43

Scrimmage Yards

62 takeover

Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

43 scrimmage yards and 15.9 usage.

#5

@ LSU

Week 3 · L 7-29 · Conference game

39

Scrimmage Yards

61.2 takeover

Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

39 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Mississippi State

235 primary output · 34.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage

49.6

#2

2010 Regular Season · Mississippi State

49.6

235 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Mississippi State

48.2

221 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games