2021: Appeared in all 13 games, starting three at running back ... Had 105 carries for 562 yards and six touchdowns ... Caught seven passes for 27 yards ... Carried 12 times for 69 yards in the season-opener at Wake Forest ... Notched first career 100-yard rushing game against Hampton, carrying eight times for 109 yards and a touchdown ... Helped ODU set the single-game record for rushing yards with 358 ... Back in his hometown of Lynchburg, registered 11 carries for 57 yards and a touchdown ... Carried nine times for 20 yards against Buffalo ... Totaled four attempts for 17 yards at UTEP ... Had 10 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown against WKU ... Notched 12 carries for 49 yards in the win over Louisiana Tech ... Recorded second career 100-yard rushing game with a career-best 114 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries ... His 61-yard TD run was the longest run and second longest play of the year for ODU ... Had three carries for 49 yards and a TD in the win at MTSU ... His 45-yard touchdown run snapped a 10-10 tie ... Had nine carries for 18 yards and a touchdown in the win over Charlotte.
2019: Played in 11 games, starting four at running back ... Had 79 carries for 337 yards and four touchdowns ... Also caught four passes ... Had 16 carries for 62 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the 24-21 season-opening victory over Norfolk State ... Rushed for a career-best 81 yards on 11 carries at Virginia Tech ... Had six attempts for 8 yards and a touchdown at UAB ... Had six carries for 58 yards and a touchdown at FAU, including a season-long 31 yard run ... Rushed 12 times for 55 yards against UTSA ... Had three carries for 12 yards and a touchdown in the season finale against Charlotte.
2018: Redshirted ... Played in four games at running back ... Had 35 carries for 131-yards and four touchdowns ... Rushed 10 times for 63-yards and two touchdowns at Charlotte in his first action of the season ... Three rushes for 20-yards in the win at WKU ... Totaled 18 attempts for 50-yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner, in the win over North Texas.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit by 247 sports … Ranked as the No. 30 recruit in Virginia and No. 97 running back in the country … Three-time all-state and all-conference honoree … Rushed for 6,690 yards in his career at Heritage … His 3,670 rushing yards were the most by a high school player in the country this season … Broke the Virginia High school record for most points in a season … Added 61 touchdowns as a senior … Helped Heritage to the state championship game as a senior … Rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown in the state championship game … Earned first-team All-Area honors and was All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … A V7 All-American.
PERSONAL: Son of Angel Cunningham ... Two brothers, Aundre Lowe and Keion Cunningham, and two sisters, Fantasia Lowe and Ashanta Henry ...Full name is Elijah Davis ... Played AAU basketball ... Majoring in leadership.
ELIJAH DAVIS CAREER RUSHING STATS
Year | Games | Att. | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg. |
2018 | 4 | 35 | 131 | 4 | 20 | 3.7 |
2019 | 11 | 79 | 337 | 4 | 31 | 4.3 |
2021 | 13 | 105 | 562 | 6 | 61 | 5.4 |
TOTAL | 28 | 216 | 1030 | 14 | 61 | 4.7 |
ELIJAH DAVIS CAREER RECEIVING STATS
Year | Games | Receptions | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg. |
2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2019 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.2 |
2021 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 3.9 |
TOTAL | 28 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 |