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 | 25 | — |
| Target share | 11.5% | 465th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 80.0% | 40th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 60.0% | 70th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 9.4 | 143rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 16.0% | 117th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 12.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Lofton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted24 targets charted
2025 charting · Miami
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (9 of Lofton’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Miami#3 · 8-0 | 8 | 65% | 20 | 236 | 2 | 11.5% |
| 2025 | Miami#6 · 13-3 | 13 | 50% | 23 | 218 | 3 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | Miami#10 · 10-3 | 7 | 24% | 9 | 150 | 1 | 2.6% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Elija Lofton's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Elija Lofton'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 | @ Stanford | W 45–6 | 5.4 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Florida A&M | W 77–7 | 4.9 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | @ Wake Forest | W 33–20 | 7.9 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 |  Central Michigan | W 52–3 | 6.9 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | @ Clemson | W 41–13 | 6.8 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 |  Florida State | W 43–35 | 7.3 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 |  Pittsburgh | W 52–23 | 6.5 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | @ North Carolina | W 38–35 | 7.4 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.6 | 20 | 236 | 11.8 | 2 | 31 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 20 | 319th / 2089 |
| Yards | 236 | 367th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.8 | 268th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 31 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Stanford | ✓ TE | 67 | ~41 (35–50) | 1 | 1 | 61% |
| Wk 2 · Florida A&M | ✓ TE | 72 | ~29 (13–41) | 1 | · | 40% |
| Wk 3 · Wake Forest | ✓ TE | 66 | ~55 (47–66) | 7 | · | 83% |
| Wk 4 · Central Michigan | ✓ TE | 68 | ~39 (18–56) | 2 | · | 57% |
| Wk 5 · Clemson | ✓ TE | 62 | ~49 (42–59) | 4 | · | 79% |
| Wk 7 · Florida State | ✓ TE | 79 | ~57 (48–69) | 4 | · | 72% |
| Wk 8 · Pittsburgh | ✓ TE | 76 | ~42 (36–51) | 2 | 1 | 55% |
| Wk 9 · North Carolina | ✓ TE | 62 | ~49 (42–59) | 4 | 1 | 79% |
| Season | 8 GS | 552 | 361 (309–431) | 25 | 3 | 65% |
Position Room
10 TEs on the Miami roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Elija Lofton | TE | JR | 20 | 236 | 2 | 10% | +0.73 |
| 87 | Gavin Mueller | TE | FR | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4% | +0.00 |
| 14 | Israel Briggs | TE | FR | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.01 |
| 44 | Owen Ruskavich | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Hunter Carver | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Dylan Reiman | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Jack Nickel | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Jackson Carver | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Cole McConathy II | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Luka Gilbert | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Miami depth chart →