In his senior year he recorded 99 tackles and helped the Lumberjacks to the Southland Conference championship and was additionally named all-conference following the season.
[1] Eliano started his coaching career in 2001 at his alma mater Stephen F. Austin where he would be for two years as a graduate assistant.
[2] After two years with Central Arkansas, Eliano was hired as the secondary coach at Sam Houston.
[5] After five years with UTSA, Eliano was hired as the associate head coach and special teams coordinator at Bowling Green.
[6][7] After two years with Bowling Green, Eliano's next stop was with New Mexico as the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach.