#88
Delaware · 2026

Elijah Sessoms

TESenior6' 4", 250 lbsDover, DE
Delaware Blue Hens3-4 · TDC #109
Snap share
49%
6 of 7 started · likely 37–68%
Receptions
7
787th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
99
665th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.1
Rec. TD
1
345th of 824 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.75
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · +8.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.75
Passing+0.75
1st down+1.00
2nd down+0.52
3rd down+0.72
Standard downs+0.97
Passing downs+0.48
SessomsWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays4%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down3%
3rd down3%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs3%
SessomsWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share5.6%—
Catch rate63.6%—
Success rate per target54.5%—
Yards per target9.0—
Explosive catches18.2%—
Deep-target rate9.1%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
11
7 caught (64%)
Avg. depth of target
9.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.4
38 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
61
of 99 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
9%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

64% comp9.4 avg. depth5.4 YAC/catch9% 20+ air yds1–0 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: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 27 yds, 27.0 per target1100% · 27yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 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 (18%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (27%), 2 caught (67%), 29 yds, 9.7 per target367% · 29yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per target1100% · 25yRight, 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 · Delaware

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Sessoms’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
3 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
6.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.0
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
13
of 28 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

73% comp6.4 avg. depth5.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 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: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 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: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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 since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farDelaware#109 · 3-4749%79915.6%
2025Delaware#112 · 7-6946%2219027.2%

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

Game Log

Elijah Sessoms'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

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 7.3 vs Missouri State (Week 8)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
ReceivingDefense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1MerrimackW 42–75.711818.0018········
2@VanderbiltL 26–35—·····110000··
3Coastal CarolinaW 22–146.623115.5027········
4@VirginiaL 3–425.111111.0011········
5LibertyL 14–305.111111.0011········
7@Middle TennesseeL 30–33—no stats recorded
8Missouri StateW 61–387.322814.0125········
2026 · 6 games6.079914.1127110000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7787th / 1994
Yards99665th / 1980
Yards / catch14.1—
Touchdowns1345th / 824
Long27—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14239th / 5406
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Merrimack✓ TE72~28 (13–40)1·39%
Wk 2 · Vanderbilt✓ TE68~49 (42–59)3172%
Wk 3 · Coastal Carolina✓ TE64~45 (38–54)2·70%
Wk 4 · Virginia✓ TE57~23 (11–33)1·40%
Wk 5 · Liberty✓ TE60~25 (12–36)1·42%
Wk 7 · Middle Tennessee—69~25 (12–36)1·36%
Wk 8 · Missouri State✓ TE75~31 (14–44)2·41%
Season6 GS465226 (173–315)11149%

Position Room

6 TEs on the Delaware roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
88Elijah SessomsTESR79914%+0.75
40Scott MooreTESO48514%+1.04
12Josh HumesTESR13315%+1.56
Jackson WhitacreTE11802%+1.55
41David OravetzTEFR—————
86Jaxson BowmanTESO—————

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. Delaware depth chart →