Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 11 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
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Eelijah Singleton
Junior wide receiver for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Tampa, FL · Lennard HS
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
13
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 6.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 11 yds, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearEelijah Singleton
One game to point at: 11 rec yds, 1 receptions against Alcorn State — Week 1, 2026.
13 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 6.5 YDS/g, 6.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -1 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | -1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
1 rec · 11 yds
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 90% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (38 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #108
Background
East Central CC: Played in 20 games at East Central…Named All-MACCC First Team in 2025…Posted 61 receptions in nine games in 2025…Tallied 618 receiving yards for an average of 68.7 per game…Recorded two touchdowns on the season…Broke the East Central single-game receptions record with 12 against...
The receiver room · Southern Miss
- #9Elijah Metcalf683 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Carl Chester550 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Micah Davis429 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Bralon Brown353 receiving yards · 2025
- Eelijah Singleton2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology