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Sacramento State

2024 Football Roster

4 Elijah Tau-Tolliver

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 204
  • Year Junior
  • Position RB
  • Hometown Sparks, Nev.
  • High School Reed HS
  • Experience 2V

Biography

2024 Season

  • Earned honorable mention all-Big Sky.
  • Led the team with 950 rushing yards and seven rushing TDs.
  • Posted five games with at least 100 rushing yards with 110 at San Jose State, 111 against Nicholls, 127 at East Texas A&M, 141 against Weber State and 100 at Idaho State.
  • Scored three rushing touchdowns against Weber State to set his career best.
  • Added a pair of touchdowns in the season-opener at San Jose State.
  • Longest rush was a 70-yard touchdown against Weber State.
  • Caught 38 passes for 317 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Set the school single-game record for receptions by a running back with 11 grabs for 85 yards against WSU.
  • Had receiving TDs at East Texas A&M and against UC Davis.

2023 Season

  • Played in all 13 games as a running back and kick returner.
  • Rushed 64 times for 387 yards and seven touchdowns and also caught seven passes for 38 yards.
  • Ranked second on the team in touchdowns during the year.
  • Had two rushing TDs against Montana State and Cal Poly.
  • Set his career best with 100 rushing yards against Montana State on ESPN2 with the help of a 53-yard touchdown run.
  • Finished the Cal Poly game with 99 yards on a season-high nine attempts.
  • Longest pass reception was 11 yards against Northern Arizona.
  • Was the primary kick returner for the team, tallying 18 returns during the year for 414 yards.
  • Recorded a 44-yard return against Nicholls in the season opener and matched that distance against South Dakota in the second round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
  • Moved into sixth place in school history with 1,053 career return yards and is seventh with 42 career returns.
  • Posted five tackles during the year on special teams, including four solos.
  • Credited with two tackles at Idaho for his high.

2022 Season

  • Appeared in all 13 games as a running back and kick returner.
  • Rushed for 192 yards on 22 carries (8.0 yards per attempt).
  • Had three rushes of at least 18 yards, including a season-best 22-yard carry at Eastern Washington.
  • Opened the year with 71 rushing yards on eight totes against Utah Tech.
  • Caught three passes for 34 yards during the season.
  • Longest reception was 15 yards at Cal Poly.
  • Averaged 26.6 yards per kick return on 24 attempts.
  • Returned the opening kickoff of the second half against Richmond for a 95-yard touchdown in the FCS Playoffs.
  • That score is tied for the fifth-longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history.
  • Had four kickoff returns of at least 40 yards during the year.

2021 Season

  • Redshirted during the season.
  • Appeared in four games on special teams and at running back.
  • Had three carries for nine yards against Cal Poly.
  • Recorded special teams tackles in three games with three tackles at Northern Colorado and two against Cal Poly and UC Davis.

High School

  • A 2021 graduate of Reed HS in Sparks, Nev.
  • Earned a three-star ranking from 247sports.com and two stars from Rivals.
  • Selected as the Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year in the spring of 2021.
  • Named the Offensive Player of the Year and first team all-region by the Nevada Appeal as a senior.
  • Also named second team all-region as a linebacker that same season.
  • Named the High Desert League MVP as a junior after earning first team all-league honors at running back and second team at linebacker.
  • Finished his senior season with 641 rushing yards and five touchdowns and also caught seven passes for 90 yards and a score.
  • Crossed the century mark in three of the four games including 251 rushing yard against Bishop Manogue HS and 200 against McQueen HS.
  • Was credited with 27 total tackles, including 4.5 for loss.
  • Returned a kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown against Damonte Ranch HS.
  • Rushed for 1,404 yards and 21 touchdowns with seven 100-yard games as a junior.
  • Posted a career-high 260 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a win over McQueen HS.
  • Also scored four touchdowns in a playoff victory over Douglas HS and had three against the same team during the regular season.
  • Caught 24 passes for 478 yards and three touchdowns during the year.
  • Had three receptions of at least 50 yards.
  • Finished the season with 42 total tackles, including three sacks.
  • Rushed for 359 yards and five touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 179 yards and two scores as a sophomore on the varsity team.
  • Added 26 tackles, including 4.0 TFLs and two sacks.
  • Also competed in track and field where was part of the 4x100 relay team which finished third at the Nevada State Championships.

Personal

  • Majoring in sociology.
  • Parents are Earl Tolliver and Tosha Tau-Tolliver.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2021Freshman

    RB
    6'1" 186 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022Freshman

    Running Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
    25
  • 4

    2024Junior

    Running Back
    6'1" 204 lbs
    4

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