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Jersey Number 5
Elijah Burris
- Hometown:
- Gastonia, N.C.
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 205
- High School:
- Mountain Island Charter High
2023 (Jr.)
- Saw action in seven games
- Selected to the All-CAA third team
- Rushed for over 100 yards in five of the seven games he appeared in
- In four consecutive weeks, the Gastonia, N.C. native produced 100 or more rushing yards
- His first 100-yard game came against Norfolk State where he ran for 137 yards
- Against longtime rivals Howard, he rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown
- Tallied a career-high 173 yards against conference foe Maine while finding the endzone four times
- Finished the season with 803 rushing yards averaging 100.4 per game which was the second most in the CAA
- Towsend Award winner
2022 (So.)
- Saw action in all 11 games at running back
- Rushed over 100 yards for the second time in his career against Tuskegee
- Found the endzone twice and rushed for a total of 331 yards
- Named to the 2022 CAA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2021 (Fr.)
- Played in 11 games for the Pirates averaging around 13 carries per contest
- Named the Big South Offensive Freshman of the Year
- All-Big South Second Team selection
- Named the FCS National Freshman of the Week after a 136-yard, three-touchdown performance against Virginia Union
- Rushed for 640 yards in a single season for a career-high
- Was Hampton’s leading rusher his freshman season averaging 58.2 yards per game
- Tallied 136 yards on 15 attempts with three touchdowns in his collegiate debut
- Produced 86 yards on 16 against N.C. A&T and found the endzone once
High School
- Was the main running back at Mountain Island Charter
- Rushed for over 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons
- Averaged 14.6 yards per carry in his junior season for a total of 2,832 yards
- Produced over 100 touchdowns during his high school career
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