THIRD AND DATA

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Team
Season
Position
Player

Elija Lofton

TE · #9 · Miami

Profile

Measurements
6'3" · 242 lb
Seasons
3
Recruiting
★★★★☆ · 0.9094
Class rank
#274 · 2024
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV
High school
Bishop Gorman

Returning player.

Career

vs Power 4 · 24 games

Rushing5 CAR · 41 YDS · 8.2 AVG · 1 TD · 28 LONG

Receiving53 REC · 617 YDS · 11.6 AVG · 6 TD · 41 LONG

Fumbles1 FUM · 0 LOST · 0 REC

Defense1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD

Kick returns1 NO · 24 YDS · 24.0 AVG · 0 TD · 24 LONG

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Position
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2026

Touchdowns and giveaways
Touchdowns
1
1
1
Total yds
14
39
34
26
28
48
113
39
Receiving yds100 total yds
14
39
34
26
28
48
113
39
Yds per catch
14.0
7.8
11.3
8.7
14.0
16.0
16.1
7.8
@ Stanford
@ Wake Forest
@ Clemson
Florida State
Pittsburgh
@ North Carolina
@ Notre Dame
Duke
Virginia Tech
Boston College

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 8 games

Receiving29 REC · 341 YDS · 11.8 AVG · 3 TD · 41 LONG

Fumbles1 FUM · 0 LOST · 0 REC

Defense1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD

Receiving

WkOpponentResultRECYDSAVGTDLONG
11vs DukeW 36–255397.8010
10@ Notre DameL 24–31711316.1141
9@ North CarolinaW 38–3534816.0019
8vs PittsburghW 52–2322814.0024
7vs Florida StateW 43–353268.7120
5@ ClemsonW 41–1333411.3013
3@ Wake ForestW 33–205397.8121
1@ StanfordW 45–611414.0014

Fumbles

WkOpponentResultFUMLOSTREC
10@ Notre DameL 24–31100

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
10@ Notre DameL 24–311100000

 

2025

Touchdowns and giveaways
Touchdowns
1
1
1
Total yds
15
15
12
43
21
4
7
14
10
32
26
9
Receiving yds100 total yds
15
15
8
43
21
4
7
14
10
29
22
9
Yds per catch
15.0
15.0
8.0
10.8
7.0
4.0
3.5
7.0
10.0
29.0
11.0
9.0
Notre Dame
Ohio State *
Ole Miss *
Indiana *
@ Texas A&M
Florida
@ Florida State
Louisville
Stanford
@ SMU
Syracuse
NC State
@ Virginia Tech
@ Pittsburgh

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 12 games

Rushing3 CAR · 11 YDS · 3.7 AVG · 0 TD · 4 LONG

Receiving20 REC · 197 YDS · 9.8 AVG · 3 TD · 29 LONG

Rushing

WkOpponentResultCARYDSAVGTDLONG
17@ Texas A&MW 10–3144.004
13@ Virginia TechW 34–17144.004
12vs NC StateW 41–7133.003

Receiving

WkOpponentResultRECYDSAVGTDLONG
17vs Ole Miss *W 31–2711515.0015
17@ Texas A&MW 10–3188.008
14@ PittsburghW 38–7199.019
13@ Virginia TechW 34–1722211.0120
12vs NC StateW 41–712929.0129
11vs SyracuseW 38–1011010.0010
10@ SMUL 20–262147.009
9vs StanfordW 42–7273.509
8vs LouisvilleL 21–24144.004
6@ Florida StateW 28–223217.0011
4vs FloridaW 26–744310.8017
1vs Notre DameW 27–2411515.0015

 

2024

Touchdowns and giveaways
Touchdowns
1
Total yds
38
45
24
2
Receiving yds100 total yds
38
17
24
Yds per catch
19.0
17.0
24.0
@ Florida
Iowa State *
Virginia Tech
@ California
@ Louisville
Florida State
Duke
@ Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
@ Syracuse

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 4 games

Rushing2 CAR · 30 YDS · 15.0 AVG · 1 TD · 28 LONG

Receiving4 REC · 79 YDS · 19.8 AVG · 0 TD · 35 LONG

Kick returns1 NO · 24 YDS · 24.0 AVG · 0 TD · 24 LONG

Rushing

WkOpponentResultCARYDSAVGTDLONG
17vs Iowa State *L 41–4212828.0028
10vs DukeW 53–31122.012

Receiving

WkOpponentResultRECYDSAVGTDLONG
17vs Iowa State *L 41–4211717.0017
6@ CaliforniaW 39–3812424.0024
1@ FloridaW 41–1723819.0035

Kick returns

WkOpponentResultNOYDSAVGTDLONG
10vs DukeW 53–3112424.0024