2024 (SENIOR): Appeared in all 13 games and started in eight … had 121 carries for 466 yards and eight touchdowns on the year … also added 32 receptions for 203 yards … led the team in rushing yards seven times this season … had his first career 100-yard performance with 120 yards on 20 carries against Washington State (Oct. 12) … also had a score against the Cougars … had a season-best 140 all-purpose yards at Nevada with 6 yards rushing and 74 yards receiving … was the team’s leading receiver at Nevada … had his first multi-score game with two rushing touchdowns at Nevada (Oct. 18) … had a streak of five consecutive games with a rushing touchdown from Oct. 12 through Nov. 9 … had at least one carry and one reception in all but one game this season.

2023 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games, started in four … had 95 carries for 397 yards and five touchdowns … also added 11 receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown … had a career-high 20 carries for 93 yards in the season opener at Purdue (Sept. 2) … had another career-high 20 carries for 87 yards and two touchdowns the following week against Eastern Washington (Sept. 9) … had a three-score game with two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown against Kent State (Sept. 23).

2022 (R-SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games this season … had 17 carries for 101 yards and one touchdown … scored his first career touchdown against Hawai’i (Nov. 5) … also had a career-high five carries for a career-high 36 yards against the Rainbow Warriors … had a career-long 21-yard run against Hawai’i … had at least one carry in six games this season … was a critical piece in the run game, being used in the run blocking game as well … played on special teams on the punt team … recovered a fumble on a fumbled punt return by San Diego State (Oct. 29).

2021 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action ... redshirted.

2020 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in the season finale against New Mexico (Dec. 12) … did not record a stat … was the team’s offensive and special team scout team player of the week for the week leading up to game 5.

PERSONAL: Grew up in Merced, Calif. ... moved to Las Vegas in January of 2018 ... son of Shelly and Ulonzo Gilliam ... has two siblings, Symone and Ulonzo Jr. ... favorite athletes are his brother, and Josh Jacobs ... is a kinesiology - exercise science major at Fresno State.

Elijah Gilliam