#17

Elijah Burress

Freshman wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · Notre Dame · Fr. · #17

6′1″ · 190 lb · Totowa, NJ · DePaul Catholic

Returning to Notre Dame for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs Michigan StateNotre Dame StadiumNotre Dame by 30

How he plays

Yards / catch: 25th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

3 catches · 11 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 33 yds, vs Rice

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2025.

The full story, with sources

Elijah Burress

WR · Notre Dame · Fr · #17

This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Notre Dame. The receipt: 33 rec yds, 3 receptions against Rice — Week 2, 2026.

33 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 12-2 over that span.

2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#44 / 57 · 25th pct

11.0

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Long catch#56 / 57 · 4th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 33.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

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	Notre Dame	3	33	11.0	--
2025	Notre Dame	3	21	7.0	--
Career		6	54	9.0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 52-0vs Rice	3	33	11.0	0	16	Season-high 33 yds
Total		3	33	11.0	0	16

The receiver room · Notre Dame

#6Jordan FaisonWR · Sr.640 receiving yards · 2025
#14Micah GilbertWR · So.93 receiving yards · 2025
#3Mylan GrahamWR · So.93 receiving yards · 2025
#1Jaden GreathouseWR · Jr.73 receiving yards · 2025
#17Elijah BurressWR · Fr.21 receiving yards · 2025

11 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology