#17
Notre Dame · 2026

Elijah Burress

WRSophomore6' 1", 190 lbsTotowa, NJ
Notre Dame Fighting Irish3-0 · TDC #1
Snap share
60%
likely 18–82%
Receptions
3
788th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
33
830th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.19
5 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

5 plays · +0.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.19
Passing+0.19
1st down+0.51
2nd down+0.13
3rd down+0.03
Standard downs+0.41
Passing downs-0.15
BurressWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays15%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down14%
3rd down8%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs14%
BurressWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3788th / 1676
Yards33830th / 1662
Yards / catch11—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—

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 2 · Rice65~39 (12–53)560%
Season6539 (12–53)560%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Jordan FaisonWRSR13173222%+0.71
14Micah GilbertWRJR13251117%+1.42
1Jaden GreathouseWRSR45406%+0.39
3Mylan GrahamWRJR33207%+0.14
17Elijah BurressWRSO333015%+0.19
19Logan SaldateWRJR33609%+1.46
8Jerome Bettis Jr.WRSO26106%+1.48
33Matt JefferyWRJR22806%+0.52
11Devin FitzgeraldWRFR12003%+1.70
0Quincy PorterWRSO—————
4Bubba FrazierWRFR———3%-3.88
15Brayden RobinsonWRFR———0%-3.00
16Dylan FaisonWRFR—————
18Kaydon FinleyWRFR—————
31Xavier SouthallWRJR—————

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. Notre Dame depth chart →