Andrew McElroy

#19 · WR · Sr. · Northern Illinois6′3″ · 192 lb · Bolingbrook, IL

Andrew McElroy: WR · Northern Illinois · #19.

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Andrew McElroy

WR · Northern Illinois · Sr · #19

Moves the chains on third down. Transferred to Northern Illinois from St. Thomas. A game that shows it: 58 receiving yards and 3 receptions against NC State — Week 5, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Northern Illinois	26	264	10.2	0	42
Career		26	264	10.2	0	42

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 54-15vs Western Illinois	1	16	16.0	16
Wk 2	W 16-14@ No. 5 Notre Dame	1	2	2.0	2
Wk 4	L 20-23vs Buffalo	3	31	10.3	15
Wk 5	L 17-24@ NC State	3	58	19.3	42	Season-high 58 yds
Wk 6	W 34-20vs Massachusetts	1	5	5.0	5
Wk 7	W 17-7@ Bowling Green	5	47	9.4	16
Wk 8	L 6-13vs Toledo	1	6	6.0	6
Wk 9	L 23-25@ Ball State	1	10	10.0	10
Wk 12	W 29-16vs Akron	1	9	9.0	9
Wk 13	L 9-20@ Miami (OH)	5	38	7.6	9
Wk 14	W 24-16vs Central Michigan	2	21	10.5	14
Bowl	W 28-20vs Fresno State	2	21	10.5	15
Total		26	264	10.2	42

Signature game

Week 7 · 2024

W 17-7

at Bowling Green

5 rec · 47 yds

With J. Holst — 89 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.4 · 47 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · T. Foley — 38.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.89Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 16 yds to the NIU 47 for a
Week 4 · Buffalo · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 10 yds to the BUF 30 for a
Week 1 · Fresno State · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 6 yds to the FRES 34 for a
Week 13 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.29Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · Fresno State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.08Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 15 yds to the NIU 41 for a
Week 4 · Buffalo · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.04Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 15 yds to the BUF 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Ball State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.00Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 10 yds to the NIU 46 for a
Week 7 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.80Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 5 yds to the BGSU 47 for a
Week 5 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.63Ethan Hampton pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 42 yds to the NCSU 6 for a
Week 13 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.59Josh Holst pass complete to Andrew McElroy for 6 yds to the NIU 36 for a

Teams and coaches

2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#371 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #371 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: explosive rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#176 / 610 · 71st pct

1.05

Yards / catch#471 / 610 · 23rd pct

9.7

Catch rate#472 / 610 · 22nd pct

82.8%

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Explosive rate#567 / 610 · 7th pct

3.4%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#313 / 541 · 41st pct

Long catch#345 / 541 · 35th pct

Rec yards#401 / 541 · 26th pct

264

Yards / catch#465 / 541 · 14th pct

10.2

Rec TDs#469 / 541 · 7th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.5	14.7	9.5	0.0
Road5g	3.0	31.0	9.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	25.7	10.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	16.8	8.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Thomas Hammock

Pass share

40.1%

368 pass / 549 run

Plays / game

70.5

13 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

388 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

26 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #371 of 466 WRs · 2024

Andrew McElroy

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

26 catches in 12 games

2024 season at Northern Illinois, 12 games

Moves

2024 12 games