Elijah Faulkner holds the RB · Backup spot in Massachusetts Minutemen’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Elijah Faulkner logged a 6.9% overall usage rate in 2025.

Elijah Faulkner is a running back for the Massachusetts Minutemen from Pittsburgh, PA, who attended Central Catholic High School. At the prep level, he earned First Team All-Conference honors twice (2023, 2024) and was named MaxPreps Player of the Game four times. In 27 varsity games, Faulkner rushed for 3,076 yards on 477 carries with 45 touchdowns, recording 14 games of 100-plus rushing yards. As a freshman in 2025, he competed in all 12 games and accumulated 114 yards on 40 rushes with one reception for 5 yards, including a career-long run of 14 yards against Bowling Green.