High School
Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Classic...Ranked as the No. 8 running back in the nation by national recruiting web site Scout.com, the No. 55 prospect regardless of position on its list...Also ranked No. 13 in the southeast, regardless of position, the No. 3 running back in the region, by Scout in its preseason yearbook...Likewise rated the No. 5 running back in the nation by SuperPrep magazine in its season-ending All-America issue...That publication has him ranked as No. 2 prospect in Mississippi, the top-rated running back...Moved up 13 spots on that publication's ranking from its pre-season No. 18 standing in the country...Rated with the top 25 running backs in the nation prior to his senior season by the G&W Recruiting Report...Mentioned with the top 14 running backs in the southeast on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100...Listed with the top 15 running backs in the southeast by PrepStar recruiting magazine following his senior season...Named first-team, all-state following his senior season by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger...Ranked No. 3 on the Clarion-Ledger's list of the top 10 players in the state in that paper's post-season chart, the top running back in the state...Also named to the Dandy Dozen prior to his senior season by that newspaper...Rushed for more than 5,000 yards and 51 rushing touchdowns during his high school career...Had another 740 yards receiving and eight more scores through the air...Rushed for 1,730 yards on 221 carries, a 7.8-yard per rush average, and 18 touchdowns during that senior campaign...Gained 1,818 yards on 215 carries and scored 17 TDs during his junior season...Ran a 4.58 40-yard dash and jumped 32 inches in the vertical leap at the Oxford Scout.com combine...Had the second-best showing in both the standing broad jump (10 ft, 3 in) and the shuttle run (4.41 sec)...Was the MVP of that combine...Other top scholarship offers: Ole Miss, Alabama, and Florida State.

Personal
Born Robert L. Elliott III, 6-23-89, in Okolona, MS...Son of Mrs. Bridgett Elliott...Major is undeclared.