Receiver, Massachusetts, 2012–⁠15

Elgin Long

Number
No. 16
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Arlington, TX

Elgin Long played receiver at Massachusetts (2012–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Massachusetts3−3−1.004
2013Massachusetts1417912.8136
2015Massachusetts1617110.7145
Career3334710.5245

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Massachusetts16WR
2013Massachusetts16WR
2014Massachusetts16WR
2015Massachusetts16WR5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Massachusetts140.96––13.5–
2014Massachusetts60.42––2.5–
2015Massachusetts260.45––11.84%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Massachusetts 9 games, 16 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atColoradoL 14–⁠4819096
Sep 26atNotre DameL 27–⁠6221106–
Oct 10atBowling GreenL 38–⁠62145045–
Oct 24vs.ToledoL 35–⁠511606–
Oct 31atBall StateL 10–⁠20433111–
Nov 7vs.AkronL 13–⁠17332018−10
Nov 14atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠1721601343
Nov 21vs.Miami (OH)L 13–⁠201606–
Nov 27atBuffaloW 31–⁠26113013–
2014 Massachusetts 5 games, 36 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 13atVanderbiltL 31–⁠34––––23
Sep 27vs.Bowling GreenL 42–⁠47––––8
Oct 4atMiami (OH)L 41–⁠42––––−2
Nov 12vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠10––––7
Nov 18atAkronL 6–⁠30––––0
2013 Massachusetts 8 games, 14 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.MaineL 14–⁠24225014–
Sep 14atKansas StateL 7–⁠37–––––
Sep 21vs.VanderbiltL 7–⁠2431606–
Oct 12vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠10429122–
Oct 19atBuffaloL 3–⁠32127027–
Nov 2vs.Northern IllinoisL 19–⁠63131031–
Nov 16vs.AkronL 13–⁠14136036–
Nov 23atCentral MichiganL 0–⁠37215012–
2012 Massachusetts 3 games, 3 catches, −3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 29vs.OhioL 34–⁠371−20−2–
Oct 27atVanderbiltL 7–⁠491−50−5–
Nov 3atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠631404–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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