Ohio · L 20-28
No catches.
Alexander has catches in 8 of Akron’s 9 games: none against Ohio.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Elijah Alexander
A game that shows it: 55 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Robert Morris — Week 2, 2026.
133 receiving yards · 16 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Against Kent State on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 1 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 16 catches for 133 yards. Akron has thrown to him 20 times in 257 passes.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 3 | 25 |
| Career | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 3 | 25 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 2 | 25 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UNLV | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ Central Michigan | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-25vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-35@ Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 3 | 25 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-10
5 rec · 55 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car) · 4 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
616th 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 -21 to +12 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
208% of team targetsCatch rate
80%16 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
80% catch rate on 20 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 18.9 | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.8%
294 pass / 309 run
Plays / game
67.0
9 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #69 at the position.
