University of Richmond Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 56
Tom Elia
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 296
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- South Fayette
2024 (Graduate Student)
- Team captain
- Started all 13 games, playing nearly every offensive snap
- Named First Team All-CAA
- Named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press
- Part of an offensive line that helped Richmond average 27.15 points per game as well as 380.4 yards per game.
- Part of an offensive line that allowed just 16 sacks all year
- Helped lead the Spiders to fourth in the CAA with 4945 yards of total offense
- Helped running back Zach Palmer-Smith become the first Spider since 2015 to rush for over 1,000 yards
- Led Richmond to second in the CAA in rushing yards with 2527
- Named Preseason Second Team All-CAA by Phil Steele
- Started all 13 games
- Named Third Team All-CAA by Phil Steele
- Preseason Phil Steele/Draft Scout All-Coastal Athletic Association Fourth Team
- Helped the Spiders rank second in the CAA in completion percentage
- Helped the Spiders average 345 yards and 28.2 points per game
- Helped move Richmond to fourth in the CAA and 19th nationally in first downs
- Played nearly every snap at center
- Helped the Spiders pick up 5,513 yards of total offense in 2022
- Part of an offensive line that led the Spiders to the third-highest producing offense in the CAA
- Helped the Spiders rank fourth in the CAA in average scoring with 31.3 points per game
- 2021 Colonial Athletic Association Fall Academic Honor Roll.
- Played in 11 games.
- Played in all four games as a reserve offensive lineman.
- Played in one game against No. 2 James Madison (Nov. 16).
- Led South Fayette for the 2018 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Class AAAA Championship at Heinz Field (home of the Pittsburgh Steelers) over Thomas Jefferson
- Guided his team to a 12-2 record as a senior and a 7-0 mark in league play before falling in the PIAA state playoff quarterfinals
- Named First Team All-State by PA Football News as a senior
- Two-time First Team All-Conference selection as an offensive lineman as a junior and senior
- Anchored the South Fayette offensive line and he did not allow a sack for the entire 2018 season
- Also played on the defensive line, notching 55 tackles and 3.5 sacks as a senior
- Named All-Conference as a defensive lineman as well
- Named to the top 100 players in the state of Pennsylvania in the class of 2019
- Team captain as a senior
- Three-year starter on the offensive line.
Football vs Bucknell Postgame
Saturday, October 04
Football Highlights vs. Howard
Saturday, September 27
Football vs Howard Postgame
Saturday, September 27
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 24th
Wednesday, September 24
