Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 10 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 5 | 40 | 8.1 | 1 | 10 |
#82
Elijah Lagg
Senior tight end for Pittsburgh. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Mountain Home, AR · Mountain Home
CFB Index 34 · #137 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred UAB → Pittsburgh 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
40
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 1 TD · 8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 23 yds, 1 TD, vs Miami (OH)
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Pittsburgh. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with UAB in 2025.
- Transferred from UAB to Pittsburgh in 2026.
Elijah Lagg
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Alex Mortensen and Pat Narduzzi. The receipt: 23 rec yds, 3 receptions against Miami (OH) — Week 1, 2026.
40 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 43 yds at Tulsa.Tulsa · W 31-242025
202511 games
- Signed with UABout of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Pittsburgh
2025UAB
2026Pittsburgh
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
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 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 20.0 YDS/g, 8.1 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
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 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | UAB | 20 | 164 | 8.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 204 | 8.2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
2 rec · 17 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
With G. Russo — 40 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 51 LONG · M. Heintschel — 212 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 13 rush yds (7 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nick Gallo’s 2021 season.
Matches Nick on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Nick on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Boden Groen's freshman season at Rice (2022).
84%match
Matches Boden on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Boden on
Class year (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Background
Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2026 following his transfer from UAB. UAB (2025): Appeared in all 12 games and made 6 starts at tight end in his first season with the Blazers…had 20 catches for 164 yards…logged career-highs in catches (4) and receiving yards (43) in a win vs....
The tight end room · Pittsburgh
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- #44Adam Howanitz1 game · 2025
- #32Truitt Brownno box-score line yet
- #86Max Huntno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology