Elijah Spencer

#11 · WR · Sr. · Minnesota6′2″ · 200 lb · Irmo, SC · Dutch Fork

Elijah Spencer: WR · Minnesota · #11.

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Elijah Spencer

WR · Minnesota · Sr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Will Healy, Peter Rossomando and P.J. Fleck. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 99 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Maryland — Week 9, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Minnesota in the news

Hastings RB Zack Shatek commits to MinnesotaThe Daily Gopher Oct 29
Bob Uecker diesOct 29
Minnesota beats North Dakota for first win of seasonOct 23
Ferentz names Minnesota's starting QBKCCI Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Minnesota	52	685	13.2	6	29
2023	Minnesota	9	65	7.2	3	15
2022	Charlotte	57	943	16.5	9	60
2021	Charlotte	28	381	13.6	6	38
Career		146	2,074	14.2	24	60

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-19vs North Carolina	2	26	13.0	0	20	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 48-0vs Rhode Island	4	55	13.8	0	18
Wk 3	W 27-0vs Nevada	4	54	13.5	0	29
Wk 4	L 14-31vs Iowa	2	19	9.5	1	11
Wk 5	L 24-27@ No. 12 Michigan	6	67	11.2	0	19
Wk 6	W 24-17vs No. 11 USC	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 7	W 21-17@ UCLA	3	25	8.3	1	12
Wk 9	W 48-23vs Maryland	6	99	16.5	2	28	Season-high 99 yds
Wk 10	W 25-17@ No. 24 Illinois	6	67	11.2	0	15
Wk 11	L 19-26@ Rutgers	5	61	12.2	0	20
Wk 13	L 25-26vs No. 4 Penn State	2	46	23.0	0	23
Wk 14	W 24-7@ Wisconsin	5	75	15.0	0	21
Bowl	W 24-10vs Virginia Tech	6	81	13.5	2	26
Total		52	685	13.2	6	29

Signature game

Bowl · 2024

W 24-10

vs Virginia Tech · neutral site

6 rec · 81 yds · 2 TD

With D. Taylor — 113 rush yds (20 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 17 yds · 10 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · M. Brosmer — 211 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.9

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Maryland · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.50Brosmer to Spencer: a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Virginia Tech · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.04Max Brosmer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 12 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
Week 4 · Iowa · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Max Brosmer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 11 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
Week 7 · UCLA · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Max Brosmer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 12 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
Week 1 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Darius Taylor pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 10 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
Week 3 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.48Max Brosmer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 29 yds to the NEV 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.40Max Brosmer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 21 yds to the WIS 1 for a
Week 5 · Michigan · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.35Max Brosmer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 19 yds to the MINN 46 for a
Week 11 · Rutgers · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +2.27Max Brosmer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 16 yds to the MINN 40 for a
Week 9 · Maryland · 1st and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.20Brosmer to Spencer: a 7-yard touchdown pass.

Teams and coaches

2021Charlotte5-7HC: Will Healy · Balanced

2022Charlotte3-9HC: Will Healy and Peter Rossomando · Balanced

2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 65 (#111 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

65Quality starter #111 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec tds (85th percentile). Strength: receptions (81st percentile). Concern: long catch (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#173 / 610 · 72nd pct

1.06

Explosive rate#187 / 610 · 69th pct

18.5%

Yards / catch#215 / 610 · 65th pct

13.1

Catch rate#226 / 610 · 63rd pct

92.6%

TD rate#247 / 610 · 59th pct

7.4%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#65 / 541 · 85th pct

Receptions#101 / 541 · 81st pct

Rec yards#120 / 541 · 78th pct

685

Yards / catch#258 / 541 · 52nd pct

13.2

Long catch#480 / 541 · 11th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.0	44.1	14.2	0.4
Road5g	5.0	59.0	11.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.5	42.1	11.6	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	69.6	15.6	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Pass share

50.6%

409 pass / 399 run

Plays / game

62.2

13 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

429 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

52 catches in 13 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

65 · #111 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #111 at the position.

Elijah Spencer

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Style of play

Fans

Minnesota in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

52 catches in 13 games

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2021 11 games

2022 12 games

2023 6 games