2008 Football Roster
Roster
Robert Elliott
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- 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.
