Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Louisiana
Elijah Mitchell
RB • 5'11" • 218 lbs • Erath, LA, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Elijah Mitchell leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
Elijah Mitchell built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Erath, LA wearing No. 15, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Elijah Mitchell's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 194
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Elijah Mitchell, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisiana. Elijah Mitchell leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,856
- Rushing yards
- 3,259
- Receiving yards
- 597
- Touchdowns
- 46
Quick Answers
Elijah Mitchell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,856
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Louisiana
- Top game
- Texas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Erath · Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- Erath · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 6 · Pick 10 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,031 scrimmage yards · RB 20th (top 4%) · Sun Belt 5th (top 3%) · National 29th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana | 5 | 282 | 257 | 25 | 5 | 44.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana | 13 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 75.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 13 | 1,293 | 951 | 342 | 15 | 75.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisiana | 14 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 75.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 14 | 1,162 | 1,092 | 70 | 16 | 75.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Louisiana | 10 | 172 | 127 | 45 | 1 | 74.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 10 | 859 | 751 | 108 | 7 | 74.1 |
Related Context
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Elijah Mitchell played RB for Louisiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Elijah Mitchell recorded 3,259 rushing yards, 597 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Louisiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Louisiana paired 1,217 primary output with 60.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Louisiana
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
86.9
Efficiency
60.2
Usage
25
Consistency
79.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 55. Mississippi State: 35. Liberty: 74. Texas Southern: 73. Ohio: 143. Georgia Southern: 86. App State: 78. Arkansas State: 109. Texas State: 125. Coastal Carolina: 83. South Alabama: 137. Troy: 31. UL Monroe: 102. App State: 86
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 11 by 52.1. Mississippi State: 16 by 23. Liberty: 15 by 51.4. Texas Southern: 7 by 93.5. Ohio: 17 by 85. Georgia Southern: 15 by 60. App State: 15 by 54.4. Arkansas State: 23 by 49.4. Texas State: 14 by 87.2. Coastal Carolina: 11 by 63.9. South Alabama: 19 by 73.1. Troy: 7 by 46.1. UL Monroe: 19 by 55.9. App State: 19 by 48.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins92.5 · Games = 11 · +26.2 vs Losses
Losses66.3 · Games = 3 · -26.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
93.5 vs Texas Southern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/7 | @ Miami (OH) | W 27-17 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 12/7 | @ App State2+ TD | L 38-45 | 18 | 85 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs UL Monroe100 rush yards | W 31-30 | 19 | 102 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Troy | W 53-3 | 7 | 31 | 4.40 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ South Alabama100 rush yards | W 37-27 | 17 | 117 | 6.90 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7.2 |
| Fri 11/8 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 48-7 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 7.5 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Texas State100 rush yards | W 31-3 | 13 | 126 | 9.70 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8.9 |
| Thu 10/17 | @ Arkansas State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 37-20 | 23 | 109 | 4.70 | 2 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Thu 10/10 | vs App State | L 7-17 | 13 | 68 | 5.20 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Georgia Southern2+ TD | W 37-24 | 14 | 81 | 5.80 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Ohio100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-25 | 17 | 143 | 8.40 | 3 | — | — | 8.4 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Texas Southern2+ TD | W 77-6 | 7 | 73 | 10.40 | 2 | — | — | 10.4 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Liberty | W 35-14 | 15 | 74 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Mississippi State | L 28-38 | 14 | 31 | 2.20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 |
Player Story
Elijah Mitchell story
Elijah Mitchell built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Erath, LA wearing No. 15, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Elijah Mitchell's career was his backfield work: 3,259 rushing yards, 526 carries, 41 rushing touchdowns, and 597 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 597 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 82 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Elijah Mitchell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana | 282 | 52.7 | 15.3 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana | 1,326 | 67.5 | 22.7 | 1,044 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 1,326 | 67.5 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisiana | 1,217 | 60.2 | 25 | -109 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 1,217 | 60.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Louisiana | 1,031 | 65.1 | 27.7 | -186 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 1,031 | 65.1 | 27.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas State
Week 6 · W 42-27 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
225
Scrimmage Yards
97.4 takeover
225 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 1 · W 31-24 · Postseason
172
Scrimmage Yards
92 takeover
Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
172 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.
#3
@ Georgia State
Week 3 · W 34-31 · Conference game
168
Scrimmage Yards
90.8 takeover
Win with 168 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
168 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
#4
@ Ohio
Week 4 · W 45-25
143
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
143 scrimmage yards and 25.8 usage.
#5
@ South Alabama
Week 12 · W 37-27 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
85.9 takeover
Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
137 scrimmage yards and 31.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Louisiana
1,217 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 25 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Louisiana
75.7
1,217 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 25 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Louisiana
75.3
1,326 primary · 67.5 efficiency · 22.7 usage
Milestones
12
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
13
2+ TD games
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