#17
Pittsburgh · 2026

Elijah Lagg

TESenior6' 2", 235 lbsMountain Home, AR
Pittsburgh Panthers5-2 · TDC #42
Snap share
28%
likely 19–37%
Receptions
7
789th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
76
811th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.9
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.52
10 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

10 plays · +5.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.52
Passing+0.52
1st down+0.59
2nd down+0.47
Standard downs+0.18
Passing downs+1.03
LaggWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down6%
3rd down0%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs5%
LaggWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share7.1%—
Catch rate62.5%—
Success rate per target62.5%—
Yards per target4.6—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Lagg's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
10
7 caught (70%)
Avg. depth of target
5.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.7
40 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
31
of 71 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

70% comp5.3 avg. depth6.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 31 yds, 31.0 per target1100% · 31yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target250% · 10yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target2100% · 17yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target250% · 5yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · UAB

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Lagg’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
11
10 caught (91%)
Avg. depth of target
3.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.7
47 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
34
of 81 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

76% comp3.8 avg. depth4.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (27%), 2 caught (67%), 34 yds, 11.3 per target367% · 34yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 13 yds, 6.5 per target2100% · 13yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (45%), 5 caught (100%), 30 yds, 6.0 per target5100% · 30yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farPittsburgh#42 · 5-2428%77617.1%
2025UAB#125 · 4-81151%2016407.6%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Elijah Lagg's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Elijah Lagg'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

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 7.2 vs Miami (OH) (Week 1)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Miami (OH)W 59–147.23237.7110
2UCFW 12–75.82178.509
3SyracuseW 27–13—no stats recorded
4BucknellW 59–06.823618.0031
5@Virginia TechW 35–33—no stats recorded
6North CarolinaL 17–21—no stats recorded
7@Boston CollegeL 21–27—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games6.677610.9131

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7789th / 1995
Yards76811th / 1981
Yards / catch10.9—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long31—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Miami (OH)75~47 (40–57)363%
Wk 2 · UCF71~29 (13–41)241%
Wk 3 · Syracuse60~27 (13–39)245%
Wk 4 · Bucknell82~35 (16–50)343%
Season498138 (95–185)1028%

Position Room

5 TEs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
86Carson KentTESR21238111%+0.81
17Elijah LaggTESR77617%+0.52
18Max HuntTESO—————
32Truitt BrownTEJR———2%-0.69
44Adam HowanitzTESR—————

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. Pittsburgh depth chart →