Colorado State · W 31-14
No catches.
Wood has catches in 7 of Utah State’s 8 games: none against Colorado State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Eli Wood gets interfered every play but they are yet to call it”
5 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.
Eli Wood Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Utah State University Athletics Oct 14
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 18, middle 3, right 15.
Eli Wood
Eli Wood takes over from Braden Pegan at Utah State.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
479
Team leader in receiving yards (479).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
Eli Wood Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Utah State University Athletics Oct 14 · 1 outlet
from 4 outlets
Eli Wood Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Utah State University Athletics Oct 14 · 1 outlet
Utah State University Athletics
FOX SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Utah State5 stories2026 to nowMost about: awards and watch lists, in his words, performance and stat line.
FOX SportsUtah State's Grady Brosterhous finds Eli Wood for a 7-yard touchdown to cut into Washington's leadSep 12Utah State University AthleticsEli Wood Added to Biletnikoff Award Watch ListOct 14
Virginia2 stories2022 to 2025Most about: profile and feature.
Virginia CavaliersEli WoodDec 18
On3CavsCorner 4-3-4 Breakdown: This Year’s Eli WoodJun 16Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 37 | 479 | 12.9 | 5 | 33 |
| 2025 | Virginia | 16 | 205 | 12.8 | 2 | 38 |
| 2024 | Virginia | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 699 | 12.5 | 7 | 38 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | Virginia | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ No. 19 Washington | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ No. 17 Utah | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Troy | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-37@ No. 22 Boise State | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16vs Washington State | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Texas State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 37 | 479 | 12.9 | 5 | 33 |
Oct. 24 · L 17-20 at Texas State, play by play
1 catch for 7 yards. Utah State threw to him on 6 of its 37 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 17. First quarter, down 7-3.
7-yard catch. Second quarter, up 9-7.
6 catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. Utah State threw to him on 11 of its 27 passes. He was 2 of 5 on third and fourth down.
33-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, down 6-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 6-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, down 9-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Utah State threw to him on 10 of its 25 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
15-yard catch on 3rd and 27. First quarter, tied 0-0.
25-yard catch on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, down 31-10. Converted.
Incomplete on 4th and 14. Fourth quarter, down 31-10. Turnover on downs.
31-yard touchdown. Fourth quarter, cut it to 31-18.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 96 yards and a touchdown. Utah State threw to him on 9 of its 28 passes.
18-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, down 10-7. Converted.
25-yard catch on 4th and 2. Third quarter, down 10-7. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 47 yards. Utah State threw to him on 8 of its 29 passes. He was 2 of 3 on third and fourth down.
18-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 33-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 53 yards and a touchdown. Utah State threw to him on 8 of its 29 passes. 37 of the 53 came before halftime.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 12. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Washington’s A. McLaughlin.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, down 10-7.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 90 yards and a touchdown. Utah State threw to him on 11 of its 42 passes. Utah State’s last three throws to him, down 29-17 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, down 16-10. Converted.
15-yard catch on 3rd and 12. Third quarter, down 16-10. Converted.
21-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 26-17.
Incomplete on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, down 29-17. Turnover on downs. Broken up by Idaho State’s R. Holt.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
L 18-37
at Boise State
7 rec · 102 yds · 1 TD
With L. Rehkow — 38 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · G. Brosterhous — 129 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.7 · 10 rush yds (11 car)
The plays that mattered most
80th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
6328% of team targetsCatch rate
59%37 of 63 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
59% catch rate on 63 targets · 28% of the team's targets · 44% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.3 | 90.0 | 14.2 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 52.2 | 10.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 78.7 | 13.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
More catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tony Elliott and Bronco Mendenhall.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
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