Player Dossier

2020-2025

Fresno State

Elijah Gilliam

RB • 5'10" • 215 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Elijah Gilliam leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

4.3

Efficiency

60

Consistency

49.2

Season Value

32.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Fresno State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Elijah Gilliam, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Fresno State. Elijah Gilliam leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Fresno State paired 670 primary output with 38.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 60 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Fresno State

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

16.8

Efficiency

60

Usage

4.3

Consistency

49.2

Best Game by takeover score

Wyoming

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 7. Boise State: 5. New Mexico: 20. San Diego State: 0. Hawai'i: 36. Wyoming: 33

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 36.5. Boise State: 1 by 52.1. New Mexico: 4 by 52.1. Hawai'i: 5 by 75. Wyoming: 4 by 84.4

Split Comparison

Wins22.3 · n=4
First Half10.7 · n=3 · -12.3 vs Second Half
Second Half23 · n=3 · +12.3 vs First Half
All Games16.8 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wyoming

Best efficiency game

84.4 vs Wyoming

Result
Sat 11/26vs WyomingW 30-04338.3008.3
Sun 11/6vs Hawai'iW 55-135367.2017.2
Sun 10/30vs San Diego StateW 32-28
Sat 10/22@ New MexicoW 41-9420505
Sun 10/9@ Boise StateL 20-4015505
Fri 9/2vs Unknown273.5003.5

Career Arc

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

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    Fresno State

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonFresno State0
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State101604.3101
2023 PostseasonFresno State51643.215.2415
2023 Regular SeasonFresno State51643.215.20
2024 PostseasonFresno State67038.321.8154
2024 Regular SeasonFresno State67038.321.80
2025 PostseasonFresno State28750.47.6-383
2025 Regular SeasonFresno State28750.47.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

San José State

Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

92

Primary metric

92 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.

#2

Washington State

128

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

128 scrimmage yards and 47.1 usage.

#3

Nevada

140

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

140 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.

#4

Wyoming

33

Primary metric

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 7.3 usage.

#5

Hawai'i

36

Primary metric

Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

36 scrimmage yards and 7.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Fresno State

670 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 21.8 usage

53.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Fresno State

53.4

670 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 21.8 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Fresno State

43.9

516 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 15.2 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

1,574

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 42 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Elijah Gilliam quick answers

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career rushing yards
1,197