5 Elijah Taylor
5 - Elijah Taylor
Height: 6-1
Weight: 230
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
Position: QB
Year: R-Sr.
High School: Warren G. Harding
gp 7
yds 176
td 3
yds/g 25.1

2023 Academic All-MSFA
2022 GLIAC All-Academic

CAREER-HIGHS
PASSING
Completions: 26, vs. Saint Francis, Ill. (Oct. 5, 2024)
Attempts: 36, vs. Saint Francis, Ill. (Oct. 5, 2024)
Yards: 283, vs. Taylor (Aug. 29, 2024)
Touchdowns: 4, vs. Judson (Sept. 23, 2023)

RUSHING
Attempts: 9, vs. Olivet Nazarene (Sept. 14, 2024)
Yards: 20, vs. Saint Ambrose (Sept. 16, 2023)
Long: 15, vs. Saint Ambrose (Sept. 16, 2023)
Touchdowns: 2, vs. Olivet Nazarene (Sept. 14, 2024)

2024: Completed 18 of 35 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns in 34-28 loss to Taylor (Aug. 29)...was 16 of 24 for 185 yards and three TDs during 34-14 win versus Lawrence Tech (Oct. 19)...two touchdown carries in 20-14 overtime loss to Olivet Nazarene (Sept. 14).

 

2023: Academic All-MSFA...completed 8 of 13 passes for 107 yards and season-high four touchdowns in 58-14 win against Judson (Sept. 23)...threw for season-high 252 yards and a touchdown on 15-of-29 passes in 24-14 loss to Marian (Nov. 11)...completed 12 of 19 passes for 184 yards and three TDs during 31-10 triumph against Lawrence Tech (Oct. 28)...finished with 17 of 29 passes for 239 yards and two TDs and three carries for 20 yards and one TD in 28-14 win over Saint Ambrose (Sept. 16).

2022 (Wayne State): GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team...completed 7 of 20 passes for 70 yards and one TD while also carrying the ball six times for 32 yards in 42-10 loss to Slippery Rock (Sept. 3)...scored 2-yard touchdown run during 37-30 loss to Northern Michigan (Oct. 1).

2021 (Wayne State): Did not play.

Personal: Communications major...born in Warren, Ohio, on Feb. 6, 2003...son of Ed and Krista Taylor...brother of Serena, Tabitha, Tyler and Isaiah Taylor.

Recent Games
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16
Statistics category Overall Conf
Completions 6 2
Attempts 11 6
Completion % 54.5% 33.3%
Yards 176 67
Yards per game 25.1 22.3
Yards per attempt 16.0 11.2
Touchdowns 3 1
Interceptions 0 0
Sacks 1 1
Yards lost 11 11
Pass Efficiency 278.9 182.1
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 4 5 80.0% 109 21.8 2 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 2 4 50.0% 67 16.8 1 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 1 11
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 - - - - - 1 0
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 1 -6 - - - -6
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 21-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Saint Francis (Ill.) W, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Olivet Nazarene L, 37-29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Judson (IL) W, 61-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Saint Xavier (IL) L, 26-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Lawrence Tech W, 37-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Madonna W, 45-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Defiance W, 28-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Taylor (IN) L, 42-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Indiana Wesleyan L, 47-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 10 121 242 50.0% 1930 193.0 8.0 16 11 83 129.7
2024-25 10 142 274 51.8% 1870 187.0 6.8 16 6 51 124.0
2025-26 7 6 11 54.5% 176 25.1 16.0 3 0 71 278.9
Total 27 269 527 51.0% 3976 147.3 7.5 35 17 83 129.9
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 10 33 -47 -4.7 -1.4 3 15 4 2
2024-25 10 41 -81 -8.1 -2.0 3 10 8 7
2025-26 7 1 -6 -0.9 -6.0 0 0 1 0
Total 27 75 -134 -5.0 -1.8 6 15 13 9
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 7 - - - - - - -
Total 27 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 27 - - - - 0 0 - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 10 -47 - - - -47 -4.7
2024-25 10 -81 - - - -81 -8.1
2025-26 7 -6 - - - -6 -.9
Total 27 -134 - - - -134 -5.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 18 1.8 3 - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 18 1.8 3 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2025-26 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 1.3 6 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 1 0 1.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 7 6 11 54.5% 176 25.1 16.0 3 0 71 278.9
Conference 3 2 6 33.3% 67 22.3 11.2 1 0 58 182.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 6 11 54.5% 176 44.0 16.0 3 0 71 278.9
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 6 9 66.7% 176 44.0 19.6 3 0 71 340.9
Losses 3 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
-
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 6 9 66.7% 176 58.7 19.6 3 0 71 340.9
November 2 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 7 1 -6 -0.9 -6.0 0 0 1 0
Conference 3 1 -6 -2.0 -6.0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 1 -6 -1.5 -6.0 0 0 1 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 1 -6 -2.0 -6.0 0 0 1 0
-
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 -6 -3.0 -6.0 0 0 1 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 7 -6 - - - -6 -.9
Conference 3 -6 - - - -6 -2.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 -6 - - - -6 -1.5
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 -6 - - - -6 -2.0
-
September 2 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 -6 - - - -6 -3.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -