Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 15 | — |
| Target share | 8.0% | — |
| Catch rate | 80.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 53.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 8.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 6.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Alexander's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted18 targets charted
Game Log
Elijah Alexander's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Wake Forest | L 16–38 | 6.3 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Robert Morris | W 45–10 | 8.9 | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | @ Minnesota | L 7–41 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 |  UNLV | L 10–38 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | @ Central Michigan | L 17–41 | 5.1 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  Eastern Michigan | L 23–25 | 6.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | @ Miami (OH) | L 14–34 | 6.3 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.1 | 15 | 132 | 8.8 | 3 | 25 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 3 | 1221st / 1459 |
| Yards / carry | 3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 3 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 361st / 1995 |
| Yards | 132 | 531st / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 8.8 | 399th / 463 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 94th / 830 |
| Long | 25 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Wake Forest | ✓ TE | 68 | ~38 (18–54) | 3 | 56% |
| Wk 2 · Robert Morris | — | 70 | ~52 (44–63) | 6 | 74% |
| Wk 3 · Minnesota | — | 60 | ~36 (17–51) | 1 | 60% |
| Wk 4 · UNLV | ✓ TE | 59 | ~43 (36–52) | 2 | 73% |
| Wk 5 · Central Michigan | ✓ TE | 68 | ~42 (36–51) | 3 | 62% |
| Wk 6 · Eastern Michigan | — | 58 | ~36 (17–51) | 2 | 62% |
| Wk 7 · Miami (OH) | ✓ TE | 70 | ~29 (13–41) | 2 | 41% |
| Season | 4 GS | 453 | 276 (211–385) | 19 | 61% |
Position Room
4 TEs on the Akron roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Elijah Alexander | TE | SO | 15 | 132 | 3 | 8% | +0.63 |
| 85 | Conner Cravaack | TE | JR | 11 | 63 | 0 | 6% | +0.01 |
| 84 | Wyatt Hook | TE | SO | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.60 |
| 23 | Yaseen DeReese | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Akron depth chart →