Quarterback, Princeton, 2025–⁠26

Eli Friend

Number
No. 12
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Eli Friend plays quarterback for Princeton. Last time out, at Wagner: 3 carries, 16 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

15 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 3 carries, 16 yards, 1 TD at Wagner, W 28–⁠13

Next game: at Harvard, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. -1UALB
  2. 16@WAG

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Princeton100.000
2026Princeton4153.8110
Career5153.0110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Princeton12QBFr.
2026Princeton12QBSo.6′0″205

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
2025Princeton (FCS)1-0.32––-0.3–
2026Princeton (FCS)40.93––3.7–

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

2026 Princeton 2 games, 15 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.UAlbanyW 22–⁠01−100
Oct 10atWagnerW 28–⁠13316110
2025 Princeton 1 game, 0 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 27atLafayetteW 38–⁠281000

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

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