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 | 5 | — |
| Target share | 3.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 80.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 80.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Elzy's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  LSU#4 · 6-2 | 6 | 12% | 5 | 62 | 1 | 3.6% |
| 2025 |  Illinois#27 · 9-4 | 4 | 10% | 7 | 84 | 0 | 10.6% |
| 2024 | Illinois#37 · 10-3 | 3 | 12% | 4 | 77 | 1 | 8.1% |
| 2023 | Illinois#75 · 5-7 | 2 | 16% | 5 | 52 | 1 | 4.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Malik Elzy's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Malik Elzy'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 | Defense | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Clemson | W 51–10 | — | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | W 45–14 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 3 | @ Ole Miss | L 24–32 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Texas A&M | W 35–6 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  McNeese | W 63–14 | 5.5 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Kentucky | L 34–35 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Mississippi State | W 31–0 | 6.2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Auburn | W 38–17 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.1 | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 1122nd / 2089 |
| Yards | 62 | 1041st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 25 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Clemson | ✓ WR | 94 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 3 · Ole Miss | — | 69 | ~11 (3–18) | 1 | · | 16% |
| Wk 5 · McNeese | — | 101 | ~23 (7–31) | 4 | · | 23% |
| Wk 6 · Kentucky | — | 71 | ~8 (2–13) | 1 | · | 11% |
| Wk 7 · Mississippi State | — | 70 | ~17 (5–23) | 2 | · | 24% |
| Wk 8 · Auburn | — | 80 | ~17 (5–23) | 2 | · | 21% |
| Season | 1 GS | 635 | 76 (43–100) | 10 | 1 | 12% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the LSU roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Watkins | WR | 37 | 487 | 2 | 17% | +0.61 | ||
| 4 | Jackson Harris | WR | JR | 36 | 634 | 7 | 17% | +1.07 |
| Eugene Wilson | WR | 27 | 284 | 1 | 12% | +0.23 | ||
| 83 | Corey Barber Jr. | WR | FR | 12 | 127 | 2 | 8% | +0.92 |
| 1 | Jayce Brown | WR | SR | 8 | 89 | 0 | 8% | +0.10 |
| 82 | Roman Mothershed | WR | JR | 6 | 82 | 2 | 5% | +1.03 |
| 88 | Malik Elzy | WR | JR | 5 | 62 | 1 | 5% | +0.94 |
| 2 | Tre' Brown | WR | JR | 4 | 61 | 0 | 8% | +0.53 |
| Phillip Wright III | WR | 3 | 70 | 1 | 7% | +0.77 | ||
| 84 | Tyree Holloway | WR | JR | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3% | +0.58 |
| 85 | Josh Jackson | WR | SO | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.43 |
| 26 | Nolon Buckels | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Brayden Allen | WR | FR | — | — | — | 2% | -0.42 |
| 86 | Jabari Mack | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. LSU depth chart →