Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 86 | — |
| Success rate | 36.0% | 295th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 8.1% | 284th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 16.3% | 187th / 332 |
| First downs | 15 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 15 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 5 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 13 | — |
| Target share | 11.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 61.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 38.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.8 | — |
| Explosive catches | 7.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Faulkner's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Run direction87 carries
2025 charting · Massachusetts
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.
Run direction23 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Massachusetts#128 · 4-4 | 8 | 48% | 89 | 376 | 4.2 | 1 | 36.0% |
| 2025 | Massachusetts#136 · 0-12 | 10 | 20% | 40 | 114 | 2.9 | 0 | 25.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Elijah Faulkner's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Elijah Faulkner's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Rutgers | W 37–21 | 7.1 | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 |  Sacred Heart | W 37–10 | 6.2 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | 26 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Stonehill | W 36–14 | 6.3 | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | @ Sacramento State | W 35–6 | 5.2 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Eastern Michigan | L 14–38 | 2.0 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Miami (OH) | L 19–20 | 2.0 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Buffalo | L 18–25 | 6.7 | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | @ UConn | L 16–35 | 5.0 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.1 | 89 | 376 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 2 | 21 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 89 | — |
| Yards | 376 | 152nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.2 | 211th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 26 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 841st / 2089 |
| Yards | 62 | 1041st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 7.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 21 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 2 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 16 | — |
| Average | 16 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 16 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Rutgers | ✓ RB | 63 | ~38 (26–49) | 21 | · | 60% |
| Wk 2 · Sacred Heart | ✓ RB | 40 | ~21 (14–27) | 11 | · | 53% |
| Wk 3 · Stonehill | ✓ RB | 60 | ~30 (20–39) | 15 | 1 | 50% |
| Wk 4 · Sacramento State | ✓ RB | 53 | ~14 (4–27) | 6 | · | 26% |
| Wk 5 · Eastern Michigan | ✓ RB | 52 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | · | 25% |
| Wk 6 · Miami (OH) | ✓ RB | 65 | ~29 (20–38) | 8 | · | 45% |
| Wk 7 · Buffalo | — | 72 | ~59 (50–65) | 27 | · | 82% |
| Wk 8 · UConn | — | 66 | ~24 (16–31) | 9 | · | 36% |
| Season | 6 GS | 471 | 228 (181–282) | 102 | 1 | 48% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Massachusetts roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Elijah Faulkner | RB | SO | 89 | 376 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | -0.13 |
| 14 | Curtis Kimmons IV | RB | SR | 55 | 308 | 5.6 | 4 | 9 | +0.21 |
| 0 | Jordan Washington | RB | JR | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | — | +0.18 |
| Justin Williams-Thomas | RB | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 2 | +0.22 | ||
| 33 | Justin Lewis | RB | FR | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | -0.05 |
| 22 | TK Davis | RB | FR | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | — | -0.01 |
| 4 | Da'Marion Alberic | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Ricardo Laboy | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Massachusetts depth chart →