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Name: Elijah Howard (Transfer from Virginia Tech)
College: Central Connecticut
Number: 7
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
Position: Pos2: CB/KR
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2026
40 Low: 4.45 40 Time: 4.52 40 High: 4.58
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Data Scout Notes: X-FA-Tryout Tier/Transfer Down RB1 on Team/11GP-188-1078-5.7-11 in 25/36 Rec-4TD/Former CB **2025: OPOYC/1stC...2023: 04-23-23 Transfer from Virginia Tech...2022: NAC...2021: NAC
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Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut, Player News
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2025 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): RB Elijah Howard, CCSU, Sr, 5-10, 185, Knoxville, TN/Baylor School (Virginia Tech),...Howard leaves his mark as one of the most explosive and clutch rushers the league has produced in recent history with h is consistency and big performances. The 5-foot-10 defined versatility in 2025. Rushing for 1,078 yards to the tune of a league-best 98.0 yards per game, Howard, who finished the season strong with three-straight 100-yard outings and six touchdowns in th e final three weeks of the campaign, added 296 receiving yards to top the NEC charts with 1,374 all-purpose yards and 124.9 per contest. He reached the end zone a league-leading 15 occasions, 11 times on the rush and four times on the catch. Howard ente rs Central Connecticut's postseason matchup at Rhode Island ranked 13th in the nation in rushing yards and rushing yards per game, while his 11 rushing scores are good for 24th among all FCS running backs.Finishing as the league's runner-up in rus hing yards in each of the past two seasons, the senior put an exclamation point on the NEC's first 1,000-yard rushing campaign since NFL baller Julius Chestnut surpassed the mark in 2023 with an eruptive outing in last Saturday's pivotal regular season f inale against Mercyhurst. He delivered 188 all-purpose yards on 163 rush yards and three touchdowns - including the go-ahead score on an eight-yard catch in the fourth quarter - to seal the deal on another postseason berth for the Blue Devils. That was n ot the first time that the Tennessee native delivered with the game on the line. In overtime against Sacred Heart, he hauled in a 25-yarder in the end zone to propel the Blue Devils past their Nutmeg State foe. In his three seasons at Central Connecticut , Howard has accumulated 3,002 rushing yards for an average of 91.0 per game. In addition, he has 24 career touchdowns. Among active career FCS leaders, he is sixth in rushing yards, third in rushing yards per game, fifth in all-purpose yards (3,908), th ird in all-purpose yards per game (118.42) and 18th in rushing touchdowns. - NEC Football
(DS#51 RB) rSr/2026  RB Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut
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WEEK 13 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut,...Running Back, Senior, 5-10, 185 lbs., Knoxville, TN/Baylor School (Virginia Tech),...Week 13 Stats: 163 rushing yards, 25 rushes, 6.5 yards per rush, 2 rushing touchdowns, 25 receiving yards, 4 receptions, 1 receiving touchdown,...Howard put an exclamation point on the NEC's first 1,000-yard rushing season since 2023 in Saturday's regular season finale against Mercyhurst. The senior saved one of his best outings of the year for when it mattered most, as he totaled 188 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils to a 35-28 home win that clinched a berth to the FCS Playoffs for the second time in as many seasons. On the afternoon, Howard carried the ball 25 times for two touchdowns and 163 yards, including his 1,000th of the season midway through the second quarter, to run away with the NEC's rushing title.Opening the contest with a 22-yard run into the end zone, the Knoxville, TN native made it a 1 4-14 game at the end of the first quarter with a four-yard touchdown run. Howard, who added 25 yards on four receptions, went on to provide the go-ahead score with 11:14 left in the fourth quarter when he caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from Brady Ol son to make it a 35-28 lead. He enters the FCS Playoffs with a league-leading 1,078 yards rushing and 98.0 rushing yards per game to rank 13th in the nation, while his league-leading 11 rushing scores are good for 24th in the FCS. He concludes the season with a league-best three NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow's Office Offensive Player of the Week awards. - NEC Football
(DS#51 RB) rSr/2026 RB Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut
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WEEK 11 NEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut, Running Back, Senior, 5-10, 185 lbs., Knoxville, TN/Baylor School (Virginia Tech),...Week 11 Stats: 178 rushing yards, 17 rushes, 2 rushing touchdowns, 93-yard touchdown run (3rd longest in FCS), 39 receiving yards, 4 receptions,...Howard set the tone early for Central Connecticut on Saturday against visiting Stonehill. Opening the game with a three-yard touchdown scamper on the first drive of the game, he propelled the und efeated Blue Devils to a wire-to-wire, 40-10 win that clinched at least share of the NEC regular season title for the second time in as many seasons. Accounting for 18 rushing yards and 19 yards through the air in Central Connecticut's 12-play, 78-yard o pening drive, the senior led all rushers with 178 yards while adding 39 receiving yards on the afternoon. In addition to delivering the game's first score, Howard extended the Blue Devils' game-opening run to 23-0 with a 93-yard touchdown run, a foot rac e that was the longest by an NEC player this season and the third-longest in the FCS this season. The Knoxville, TN native leads the NEC in conference play with 97.0 rushing yards per game, while his 89.7 rushing yards per game and eight rushing scores o n the season are also league-best marks. This is Howard's second NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow's Office Offensive Player of the Week award this year. - NEC Football
(DS#51 RB) rSr/2026 RB Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut
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Elijah Howard ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns, Brady Olson threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns, and Central Connecticut remained the lone unbeaten team in Northeast Conference play with a 40-10 victory over Stonehill on Saturday. CCSU has won nin e straight NEC games, dating to last season. The Blue Devils' fifth straight win this season is the program's longest since 2019, when the Blue Devils won the final eight regular-season contests. Howard 93-yard touchdown run with 11:40 left in the second quarter gave CCSU a 23-0 lead. He also had a 3-yard touchdown run to begin the scoring and Donny Marcus added an 11-yard TD run.Ricky Ortega and Sean O'Brien each had a 12-yard touchdown grab on their only catch of the game for CCSU (7-3, 5-0). O lson was 20 of 30 and Howard carried it just 17 times for an average of 10.5 yards. Howard went over 100 yards for the 12th time in his career. Jack O'Connell threw for 160 yards and a touchdown for Stonehill (3-7, 2-3). CCSU plays three of its four Nove mber games at home, where the Blue Devils are 10-1 the past two seasons. - AP College Football
(DS#51 RB) rSr/2026 RB Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut
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WEEK 4 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut,...Running Back, Senior, 5-10, 185 lbs., Knoxville, TN/The Baylor School (Virginia Tech),...Last Week's Stats: 92 rushing yards, 16 rushes, 2 rushing touchdowns, 15 receiving yar ds, 1 reception...Howard fueled Central Connecticut's impressive fourth-quarter comeback at Merrimack with a pair of rushing scores on Saturday. With his team facing a 13-0 deficit heading into the final stanza, the NEC's reigning Offensive Player of the Year put the Blue Devils on the board with a 21-yard touchdown scamper at the 9:23 mark before he gave his team the lead on a score with 1:32 left to play. The Warriors would deliver the final blow, though, as they claimed the win with a 19-yard field g oal in the final seconds of the game. On the evening, Howard finished with 107 all-purpose yards, including 92 rushing yards on 16 carries. Among league leaders, the Knoxville, TN native is fourth in rushing yards per game (59.7) and second in rushing to uchdowns (3). This is his first NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow's Office Offensive Player of the Week award, and the first for a Blue Devil this season. - NEC Football
(DS#51 RB) rSr/2026 RB Elijah Howard, Central Connecticut
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