2021 Fall Football Roster
Elia, Tom
Jersey Number 56
Tom Elia
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 296
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- South Fayette
Bio
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 Weekly Press Conference - September 3rd
Wednesday, September 03
Football Weekly Media Availability: Lehigh
Wednesday, August 27
First Football Camp Scrimmage Press Conference
Saturday, August 09
Football First Day Press Conference
Friday, August 01
