Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| 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 |
#17
Elijah Burress
Freshman wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Totowa, NJ · DePaul Catholic
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
The numbers
33
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 seasonThe 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.
In Their Words
85 windows · 2026 fan posts
bettis×1119.6jerome×694.9finley×387.6kaydon×1679.4fitzgerald×275.3elijah×96.0
“Just please don't run the pistol offense with Elijah Burress in there.”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Elijah Burress
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
His career
2025
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of DePaul Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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
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 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
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 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
The receiver room · Notre Dame
- #6Jordan Faison640 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Micah Gilbert93 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Mylan Graham93 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jaden Greathouse73 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Elijah Burress21 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