Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
Dillon Newton-Short is a wide receiver at Virginia who has played in 1 of Virginia's 9 games this season, most recently Oct 31.
Virginia is 4-5.
Second year in the same receiving corps at Virginia. One game to point at: 6 receiving yards and 1 reception against Wake Forest — Week 9, 2026.
6 receiving yards · 1 catches · 0 receiving TD
Where to follow
The latest game
- L 7-51 at Wake Forest Oct. 31
A 6-yard catch from Eli Holstein on 1st and 10 in the fourth quarter, down 51-7.
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 9 · 2026
L 7-51
at Wake Forest
1 rec · 6 yds
With D. Sparks — 48 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · B. Pribula — 212 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 44.2
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 15-8 over that span.
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia4-5HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 catch in 1 game
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,062 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC.
Two seasons at Virginia
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Virginia ElliottYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Virginia ElliottYear 1 · 3 games
- High school MatoacaChesterfield, VA · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 1,062 in the 2025 class. Signed with Virginia.Also from Matoaca: Caleb Williams (South Carolina), Keyshawn Burgos (Purdue), Bryce Yates (Pittsburgh) and 1 more.
2025 3 games
- Signed with VirginiaThree-star, out of Matoaca