2020 Football Roster
Elliott, Ro

Jersey Number 1
Ro Elliott
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Warren Central
- Major:
- Sport Administration
Bio
CAREER SUMMARY
Played in 44 career games and rushed for 2,281 yards and 22 TDs, plus 65 catches for 434 yards and 1 TD
2023 (SENIOR)
- Played in 9 games and made 6 starts
- Rushed for 570 yards on 96 carries (5.9 ave) with 11 TDs
- Caught 16 passes for 114 yards
- Had 100-yard rushing games vs. Missouri State (102) and Nicholls (111)
2022 (JUNIOR)
- Played in and started 8 games
- Led the team in rushing yards (476) and yards per carry (5.2)
- Had 100-yard rushing games at Incarnate Word (103) and at South Dakota (100)
- Caught 22 passes for 191 yards
- Had a season-long 55-yard run for a TD at Incarnate Word
- Caught 5 passes in three-straight games in October (Western Illinois, at South Dakota, Northern Iowa)
2021 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in 9 games and started 1 (at North Dakota State)
- Had 55 carries for 267 yards (4.9 ave) and 1 TD
- Rushed for a season-high 17 carries for 68 yards and 1 TD in the playoff win at South Dakota
- Had a season-long 52-yard run at Northern Iowa
- Caught 7 passes for 28 yards
2020 (COVID YEAR)
- Played in 9 games and started the first 7
- 2nd on the team in rushing with 492 yards, 4 TDs and a 4.0 average
- Also caught 7 passes for 53 yards
- Had a season-high 97 yards on 18 carries at Youngstown State
2019 (FRESHMAN)
- Played in 9 games ... missed 3 games with injury
- Rushed for 476 yards (5.9 ave) — the 7th most by a freshman in school history — and 3 TDs
- Caught 13 passes for 48 yards and a TD
- Had a season-high 109 yards on 9 carries versus Illinois State, including a 74-yard TD run
HIGH SCHOOL
Rushed for 3,045 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior in 2018, plus three receiving touchdowns for a total of 41 TDs ... Led his team to a 14-0 record and IHSAA Class 6A state championship as a senior ... Rushed 25 times for 227 yards in the state finals ... Held offers from FBS Ball State and Western Michigan ... Ranked the No. 35 prospect in the state of Indiana by 247Sports ... Set Warren Central's career rushing record and single-game record (431 yards and seven touchdowns in 62-7 win over Bowling Green, Ky.) ... Topped 300 yards rushing three times as senior ... A two-year starter who had 1,113 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns as junior ... 2018 Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team, 2017 Class 6A Junior All-State Team, First Team All-Marion County in 2017 and 2018.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 6, 2000 ... Majoring in sport administration.
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