Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 2 | 21 |
#7
Eli Wood
Senior wide receiver for Utah State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Lynchburg, VA
CFB Index 30 · #412 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Virginia → Utah State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
143
receiving yards · 2026
12 catches · 2 TD · 11.9 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD, at Washington
The play that turned itSwung Virginia from 17% to 80% to win.Duke at Virginia · 27-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Utah State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Virginia to Utah State in 2026.
Eli Wood
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 90 rec yds, 6 receptions against Idaho State — Week 1, 2026.
143 REC YDS · 12 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Utah State
2024era →
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
2025Virginia
2026Utah State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Utah State0-2HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: long catch (8th 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: 6.0 REC/g, 71.5 YDS/g, 11.9 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
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 | Utah State | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia | 16 | 205 | 12.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 363 | 11.7 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Idaho State · 2&14 · Q4 · EPA +3.18(12:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Hillstead pass complete short middle to #7 E.Wood caught at USU46, for 21 yards to the ISU45 (#2 T.Shorty; #46 R.Holt), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Idaho State · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Eli Wood 15 Yd pass from McCae Hillstead (Kian Afrookhteh Kick)
- Week 2 · Washington · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.88(01:56) Shotgun #9 G.Brosterhous pass complete short right to #7 E.Wood caught at WASH00, for 7 yards to the WASH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:50 #19 K.Afrookhteh kick attempt good (H: #3 L.Rehkow, LS: #55 H.Hatch)
- Week 1 · Idaho State · 3&12 · Q3 · EPA +2.53(06:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Hillstead pass complete short right to #7 E.Wood caught at ISU25, for 15 yards to the ISU24 (#26 K.Callen), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Idaho State · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.49(12:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Hillstead pass complete short left to #7 E.Wood caught at ISU42, for 12 yards to the ISU37 (#26 K.Callen), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Washington · 3&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.16(14:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Brosterhous pass complete short middle to #7 E.Wood caught at USU35, for 14 yards to the USU37 (#6 D.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Idaho State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.80(01:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Hillstead pass complete short left to #7 E.Wood caught at USU37, for 14 yards to the USU37, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Washington · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.08(06:35) Shotgun #9 G.Brosterhous pass complete short left to #7 E.Wood caught at USU30, for 12 yards to the USU39 (#6 D.Robinson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Washington · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.05(07:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Brosterhous pass complete short left to #7 E.Wood caught at USU48, for 9 yards to the USU48 (#7 A.McLaughlin)
- Week 1 · Idaho State · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA +0.79(03:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Brosterhous pass complete short right to #7 E.Wood caught at USU50, for 13 yards to the ISU44 (#24 I.Cook), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kyren Lacy’s 2020 season.
Matches Kyren on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Height
Differs from Kyren on
Reception volume (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Samuel Gbatu Jr.’s path through UC Davis.
Samuel Gbatu Jr.
100%match
#2
Joshua Harris
99%
#5
Kobe Clark
98%
Matches Samuel on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Brant Kuithe's graduate season at Utah (2022).
77%match
All-Big 12
Matches Brant on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Brant on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Eli Wood
The receiver room · Utah State
- Javon Robinson599 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Anthony Garcia348 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Eli Wood205 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Kahanu Davis160 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Ty Olsen14 receiving yards · 2025
15 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology