2011 Football Roster
Roster
Robert Elliott
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Okolona, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Okolona HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Veteran runner has provided depth to the Bulldog backfield after overcoming injuries early in his career . . . Outstanding special teamer serves on nearly every coverage team . . . Came to MSU as one of the state’s most decorated recruits in 2007.
2010:
Played in all 13 games, earning starts in six . . . Rushed 60 times for 221 yards on the season and caught three passes for 14 yards . . . Earned starts in the first three games of the year and in three of the last six contests . . . Carried a career-high tying 11 times in the season opener against Memphis and again against Alcorn State . . . Caught two passes for 11 yards against Arkansas . . . Plowed for a season-high 43 yards in victory at Houston . . . Rushed six times for 36 yards including a season-long 18-yard carry in the Gator Bowl victory over Michigan.
2009:
Saw playing time in all 12 games during his sophomore season . . . Played mainly on special teams and as a reserve running back . . . Carried 44 times for 221 yards and a touchdown . . . Saw most extensive action at tailback in the season opener against Jackson State . . . Rushed 11 times for 80 yards and a score against the Tigers . . . Ran five times for 27 yards and hauled in two passes against Georgia Tech . . . Return a block punt for a score against Auburn.
2008:
Played in four games during his redshirt freshman season until having that campaign curtailed by a knee injury . . . After not seeing action in the season opener, played in four straight games (Weeks 2-5) . . . Rushed 18 times for 61 yards, a 3.4-yard per carry average, and one touchdown . . . Also had four pass receptions for 53 yards, a 13.2-yard average . . . Saw his first action from the line of scrimmage in Mississippi State’s home-opening win over Southeastern Louisiana . . . Rushed five times for 7 yards and had a 19-yard pass reception against the Lions . . . Saw the most extensive work of his redshirt freshman season at Georgia Tech in Week 4 . . . Rushed a career-best nine times for 36 yards and a touchdown, and caught three passes for 34 yards . . . The score was the first of is collegiate career . . . Rushed four times for 18 yards at LSU in Week 5, but suffered a season-ending knee injury shortly before halftime . . . Led all rushers during two fall scrimmages by gaining 86 yards on 27 attempts.
2007:
Redshirted his true freshman season at Mississippi State.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Classic . . . Ranked as the No. 8 running back in the nation by national recruiting web site Scout.com, the No. 55 prospect regardless of position on its list . . . Also ranked No. 13 in the southeast, regardless of position, the No. 3 running back in the region, by Scout in its preseason yearbook . . . Likewise rated the No. 5 running back in the nation by SuperPrep magazine in its season-ending All-America issue . . . That publication has him ranked as No. 2 prospect in Mississippi, the top-rated running back . . . Moved up 13 spots on that publication’s ranking from its pre-season No. 18 standing in the country . . . Rated the No. 11 running back in the country by recruiting web site Rivals.com . . . That site ranked him as the No. 2 prospect in Mississippi, the top running back listed . . . Rated with the top 25 running backs in the nation prior to his senior season by the G&W Recruiting Report . . . Ranked with the top 10 running backs in the Southeast by the Rivals.com recruiting yearbook following his senior campaign . . . Mentioned with the top 14 running backs in the southeast on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 . . . Listed with the top 15 running backs in the southeast by PrepStar recruiting magazine following his senior season . . . Named first-team, all-state following his senior season for head coach Andrew Aldridge at Okolona (Miss.) High School by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger . . . Ranked No. 3 on the Clarion-Ledger’s list of the top 10 players in the state in that paper’s post-season chart, the top running back in the state . . . Also named to the Dandy Dozen prior to his senior season, symbolic of being one of the top 12 players in the state, by that newspaper . . . Rushed for more than 5,000 yards and 51 rushing touchdowns during his high school career at Okolona . . . Had another 740 yards receiving and eight more scores through the air . . . Rushed for 1,730 yards on 221 carries, a 7.8-yard per rush average, and 18 touchdowns during that senior campaign for the Chieftains . . . Also caught 17 passes for 300 yards out of the backfield . . . Was a return man on special teams as well . . . Gained 1,818 yards on 215 carries and scored 17 TDs during his junior season . . . Caught 22 passes for 404 yards that season . . . Ran a 4.58 40-yard dash and jumped 32 inches in the vertical leap at the Oxford Scout.com combine . . . Had the second-best showing in both the standing broad jump (10 feet, 3 inches) and the shuttle run (4.41 seconds) . . . Was the most valuable player of that combine . . . Credited with a 255-pound bench press max, he did 16 repetitions of 185 pounds on the bench, according to recruiting web site Rivals.com . . . Other top scholarship offers: Ole Miss, Alabama and Florida State.
PERSONAL:
Born Robert L. Elliott III, 6-23-89, in Okolona, Miss... . Son of Mrs. Bridgett Elliott.
![Jacksonville Jaguars punter Logan Cooke (9) punts during the second quarter of an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars defeated the Jets 48-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fmsstate.sidearmsports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F1%2F1%2FUSATSI_27828199.jpg&height=340&type=webp)