University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Mitchell, Elijah
Jersey Number 15
Elijah Mitchell
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 218
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Erath, La.
- High School:
- Erath
Bio
• 2021 LSWA First Team
• 2020 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2019 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2019 First Team All-Louisiana
• 2018 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2020 Season (Senior)
Louisiana’s top running back in 2020, Mitchell appeared in 10 games and started in nine contests…Earned First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors…Led Louisiana in rushing, toting the ball 141 times for 878 yards and eight touchdowns…His yardage total was third in the league and 23rd nationally…His eight rushing scores were the fifth most in the Sun Belt and tied for 41st nationally…With his 41 rushing scores, he is now one of five Ragin’ Cajuns in program history with more than 40 rushing touchdowns…Averaged 6.2 yards per carry, the fifth best in the conference…Mitchell finished his career ranked fifth in career rushing touchdowns (41) and sixth in career rushing yards (3,267)…Named the MVP of the 2020 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl…Mitchell opened his 2020 against Iowa State with 46 yards on eight carriers…Had a monster game against Georgia State (Sept. 19), rushing the ball 16 times and recording 164 yards on the ground with two touchdowns, the second being the game winner…His 164 rushing yards against Georgia State was the second-highest rushing output of his career…He has now gone over the century mark 11 times in his career…Following his stellar performance, he was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, the third time he has earned the weekly honor in his career…Mitchell’s 59-yard touchdown run was the second 50+-yard touchdown of his career and his longest rush since recording a 65-yard touchdown run against Arkansas State on Oct. 27, 2018…Mitchell rushed for 39 yards on nine carries and scored twice against Coastal Carolina (Oct. 14), the 10th time in his career he has scored at least twice in a single game…With his two rushing touchdowns against Coastal Carolina, Mitchell rushed for four scores in the first four games of the season in the last three years…The senior running back led Louisiana in rushing against UAB, carrying the ball 21 times for 67 yards, while totaling two catches for 18 yards…Carried the ball 17 teams for 96 yards in the team’s win at Texas State (Oct. 31)...Toted the ball 16 times for 90 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas State (Nov. 7)…Added 61 yards on 15 carries and his sixth touchdown of the year against South Alabama (Nov. 14)…Finished the ULM game with 93 yards on eight carries and his score…Produced 95 rushing yards on 12 carries at Appalachian State…Went off in the team’s bowl game against UTSA, carrying the ball 19 times for 127 yards and a touchdown…His 127 yards were the most by a Ragin’ Cajun in a bowl game in program history.
2019 Season (Junior)
Appeared in all 14 games in 2019, making three starts…Louisiana’s top rusher in 2019 that helped the team break the school record for total rushing yards (3,604) and total rushing touchdowns (42)…Mitchell led the team with 1,147 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns…Became the sixth Ragin’ Cajun to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season…His rushing total was the fourth best in the Sun Belt and good for 31st nationally, while his touchdown total was second most in the conference and the 11th most in FBS…The 1,147 yards was the sixth most in a single season in program history…Notched five, 100-yard games and four, multi-touchdown games in 2019…Posted a monster day over Ohio on Sept. 21, toting the ball 17 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns…Earned Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honors following that performance in Athens…Scored two times a week later in the team’s Sun Belt opener at Georgia Southern (Sept. 28)…Rushed for 109 yards and two scores against Arkansas State (Oct. 17)…Followed that performance up with a 126-yard, one-touchdown effort on Homecoming against Texas State (Nov. 2)…Went over 100 yards against South Alabama (117) on Nov. 16 and ULM (102) on Nov. 30…On top his big rushing numbers, he caught 10 passes for 70 yards and one touchdown…His lone receiving score came against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, a one-yard reception.
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Started in 13 games last season…Ended the year with 1334 total yards from scrimmage and 16 touchdowns…His 16 touchdowns were the most on the team and total yards from scrimmage were the second highest…Scored three touchdowns against South Alabama (11/17), Texas State (10/06) and New Mexico State (10/13)…Racked up 191 rushing yards against Texas State (10/06) which was the second highest single game rushing total in the conference…Rush for over 100 yards in four games which ranked for fourth best in the conference…Was the only person in the conference who had one 100-yard rushing and one 100-yard receiving game.
2017 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in five games...Missed second half of the season with injury suffered at Idaho (10/7)...Finished fifth on the team in rushing yards (273), second in average yards per carry (6.1) and tied for third in rushing touchdowns (four)...Caught three passes for 25 yards and one receiving touchdown...Racked up 56 yards rushing on 11 attempts, scoring first career touchdown, In first career appearance during season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2)...Made first career touchdown reception on first career reception (19 yards), while gaining 84 yards on eight carries, scoring a rushing touchdown, to finish with 103 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns at Tulsa (9/9)...Ran for career-high 107 yards on 13 carries, finishing with first career multi-rushing touchdown game, scoring twice, against ULM (9/23)...Earned first career letter.
High School
Rated a two-star running back on Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com…Posted 1,903 yards and 28 touchdowns his senior season despite only seeing significant action in eight games due to injury…Finished his career as the leading rusher in Bobcats' history with 4,045 yards and 50 touchdowns in three seasons on only 457 carries…Had a career average of nine yards per carry and a touchdown every nine carries.
Personal
Son of Milton and Penny Mitchell...Has four brothers, Jeremiah, Davonte Augustus, Claude Augustus and Marquis Augustus...His brother Jeremiah played football and basketball, while his other brother, Davonte, ran track and played basketball...Majoring in General Studies.
• 2020 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2019 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2019 First Team All-Louisiana
• 2018 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2020 Season (Senior)
Louisiana’s top running back in 2020, Mitchell appeared in 10 games and started in nine contests…Earned First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors…Led Louisiana in rushing, toting the ball 141 times for 878 yards and eight touchdowns…His yardage total was third in the league and 23rd nationally…His eight rushing scores were the fifth most in the Sun Belt and tied for 41st nationally…With his 41 rushing scores, he is now one of five Ragin’ Cajuns in program history with more than 40 rushing touchdowns…Averaged 6.2 yards per carry, the fifth best in the conference…Mitchell finished his career ranked fifth in career rushing touchdowns (41) and sixth in career rushing yards (3,267)…Named the MVP of the 2020 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl…Mitchell opened his 2020 against Iowa State with 46 yards on eight carriers…Had a monster game against Georgia State (Sept. 19), rushing the ball 16 times and recording 164 yards on the ground with two touchdowns, the second being the game winner…His 164 rushing yards against Georgia State was the second-highest rushing output of his career…He has now gone over the century mark 11 times in his career…Following his stellar performance, he was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, the third time he has earned the weekly honor in his career…Mitchell’s 59-yard touchdown run was the second 50+-yard touchdown of his career and his longest rush since recording a 65-yard touchdown run against Arkansas State on Oct. 27, 2018…Mitchell rushed for 39 yards on nine carries and scored twice against Coastal Carolina (Oct. 14), the 10th time in his career he has scored at least twice in a single game…With his two rushing touchdowns against Coastal Carolina, Mitchell rushed for four scores in the first four games of the season in the last three years…The senior running back led Louisiana in rushing against UAB, carrying the ball 21 times for 67 yards, while totaling two catches for 18 yards…Carried the ball 17 teams for 96 yards in the team’s win at Texas State (Oct. 31)...Toted the ball 16 times for 90 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas State (Nov. 7)…Added 61 yards on 15 carries and his sixth touchdown of the year against South Alabama (Nov. 14)…Finished the ULM game with 93 yards on eight carries and his score…Produced 95 rushing yards on 12 carries at Appalachian State…Went off in the team’s bowl game against UTSA, carrying the ball 19 times for 127 yards and a touchdown…His 127 yards were the most by a Ragin’ Cajun in a bowl game in program history.
2019 Season (Junior)
Appeared in all 14 games in 2019, making three starts…Louisiana’s top rusher in 2019 that helped the team break the school record for total rushing yards (3,604) and total rushing touchdowns (42)…Mitchell led the team with 1,147 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns…Became the sixth Ragin’ Cajun to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season…His rushing total was the fourth best in the Sun Belt and good for 31st nationally, while his touchdown total was second most in the conference and the 11th most in FBS…The 1,147 yards was the sixth most in a single season in program history…Notched five, 100-yard games and four, multi-touchdown games in 2019…Posted a monster day over Ohio on Sept. 21, toting the ball 17 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns…Earned Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honors following that performance in Athens…Scored two times a week later in the team’s Sun Belt opener at Georgia Southern (Sept. 28)…Rushed for 109 yards and two scores against Arkansas State (Oct. 17)…Followed that performance up with a 126-yard, one-touchdown effort on Homecoming against Texas State (Nov. 2)…Went over 100 yards against South Alabama (117) on Nov. 16 and ULM (102) on Nov. 30…On top his big rushing numbers, he caught 10 passes for 70 yards and one touchdown…His lone receiving score came against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, a one-yard reception.
2018 Season (Sophomore)
Started in 13 games last season…Ended the year with 1334 total yards from scrimmage and 16 touchdowns…His 16 touchdowns were the most on the team and total yards from scrimmage were the second highest…Scored three touchdowns against South Alabama (11/17), Texas State (10/06) and New Mexico State (10/13)…Racked up 191 rushing yards against Texas State (10/06) which was the second highest single game rushing total in the conference…Rush for over 100 yards in four games which ranked for fourth best in the conference…Was the only person in the conference who had one 100-yard rushing and one 100-yard receiving game.
2017 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in five games...Missed second half of the season with injury suffered at Idaho (10/7)...Finished fifth on the team in rushing yards (273), second in average yards per carry (6.1) and tied for third in rushing touchdowns (four)...Caught three passes for 25 yards and one receiving touchdown...Racked up 56 yards rushing on 11 attempts, scoring first career touchdown, In first career appearance during season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2)...Made first career touchdown reception on first career reception (19 yards), while gaining 84 yards on eight carries, scoring a rushing touchdown, to finish with 103 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns at Tulsa (9/9)...Ran for career-high 107 yards on 13 carries, finishing with first career multi-rushing touchdown game, scoring twice, against ULM (9/23)...Earned first career letter.
High School
Rated a two-star running back on Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com…Posted 1,903 yards and 28 touchdowns his senior season despite only seeing significant action in eight games due to injury…Finished his career as the leading rusher in Bobcats' history with 4,045 yards and 50 touchdowns in three seasons on only 457 carries…Had a career average of nine yards per carry and a touchdown every nine carries.
Personal
Son of Milton and Penny Mitchell...Has four brothers, Jeremiah, Davonte Augustus, Claude Augustus and Marquis Augustus...His brother Jeremiah played football and basketball, while his other brother, Davonte, ran track and played basketball...Majoring in General Studies.
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