Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 46 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 5 | 62 | 11.7 | 0 | 29 |
#8
Eli Jacon-Duffy
Sophomore tight end for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Pleasant Plain, OH · Archbishop Moeller
Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
The numbers
62
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 12.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 46 yds, vs Tarleton State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2024.
Eli Jacon-Duffy
Second year in the Bowling Green receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 46 rec yds, 3 receptions against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
62 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of Archbishop Moeller
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eddie George — 4-10 over that span.
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-2HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). 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: 2.5 REC/g, 31.0 YDS/g, 11.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
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 | Bowling Green | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- -6% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (17 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #75
Background
Bowling Green 2025 | Sophomore Appeared in all 12 games Started in six games Caught a 22-yard pass in second start at Louisville 2024 | Freshman Appeared in three of BGSU's games on special teams Made his collegiate debut on special teams in the win at Ball State Also saw time against Miami (OH)...
The tight end room · Bowling Green
- #8Eli Jacon-Duffy22 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Blane Cleaver11 receiving yards · 2025
- Jeremiah Scoby9 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Ocean Brabbsno box-score line yet
- #88Carsen Melvinno box-score line yet
5 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology