#11
UCLA · 2026

Landon Ellis

WRSenior6' 2", 217 lbsOrange, VA
UCLA Bruins8-0 · TDC #17
Snap share
46%
5 of 7 started · likely 28–56%
Receptions
9
761st of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
136
609th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.1
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.23
20 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

20 plays · +4.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.23
Passing+0.23
1st down+0.38
2nd down+0.05
3rd down+0.16
Standard downs+0.31
Passing downs+0.04
EllisWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down4%
3rd down5%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs5%
EllisWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets20—
Target share10.8%—
Catch rate45.0%—
Success rate per target40.0%—
Yards per target6.8—
Explosive catches20.0%—
Deep-target rate10.0%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
20
9 caught (45%)
Avg. depth of target
12.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.0
54 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
82
of 136 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted20 targets charted

45% comp12.0 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (15%), 1 caught (33%), 28 yds, 9.3 per target333% · 28yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (15%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (15%), 1 caught (33%), 29 yds, 9.7 per target333% · 29yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per target1100% · 26yRight, 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 · James Madison

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

Charted targets
19
10 caught (53%)
Avg. depth of target
12.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.3
93 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
122
of 215 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
26%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

64% comp12.7 avg. depth9.3 YAC/catch26% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 3 caught (100%), 104 yds, 34.7 per target3100% · 104yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 1 caught (33%), 11 yds, 3.7 per target333% · 11yMiddle, 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: 3 targets (16%), 2 caught (67%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target367% · 25yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (16%), 1 caught (33%), 26 yds, 8.7 per target333% · 26yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
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 farUCLA#17 · 8-0746%9136110.8%
2025James Madison#19 · 12-21252%36624517.7%

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

Game Log

Landon Ellis'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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.7 vs Wisconsin (Week 7)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
ReceivingDefense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1@CaliforniaW 45–245.312020.0020········
2San Diego StateW 28–10—no stats recorded
3PurdueW 52–386.33227.319········
4@MarylandW 54–3—no stats recorded
6@OregonW 17–155.712626.0026100000··
7WisconsinW 17–76.725728.5029········
8Michigan StateW 28–102.8122.002········
9NevadaW 27–04.3199.009········
2026 · 6 games5.2913615.1129100000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9761st / 2089
Yards136609th / 2074
Yards / catch15.1—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long29—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
Solo0—
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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · California✓ WR53~29 (9–40)255%
Wk 3 · Purdue✓ WR80~46 (30–56)457%
Wk 4 · Maryland✓ WR63~42 (28–51)367%
Wk 6 · Oregon✓ WR70~36 (11–49)251%
Wk 7 · Wisconsin—71~27 (9–37)438%
Wk 8 · Michigan State—78~53 (35–65)368%
Wk 9 · Nevada✓ WR59~15 (5–21)225%
Season5 GS541248 (154–301)2046%

Position Room

14 WRs on the UCLA roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
4Semaj MorganWRSR36415222%+0.45
2Brian Rowe Jr.WRSO19326115%+0.41
11Landon EllisWRSR9136110%+0.23
86Jalen Saint PaulWRJR91080——
1Aidan MizellWRSR7175111%+0.29
7Mikey MatthewsWRSR488021%+1.10
Leland SmithWR47906%+1.69
12Jace BrownWRSO—————
15Marcus HarrisWRSO—————
20Shane RosenthalWRSO———4%-0.76
23Jackson MeehanWRSR—————
25Major PrideWRFR—————
26Markus KierWRFR—————
81Kenneth Moore IIIWRFR—————

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. UCLA depth chart →