Eli Heidenreich at Navy
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Receiver, Navy, 2022–⁠25

Eli Heidenreich

Number
No. 22
Height
6′0″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA
Born
Jul 28, 2003

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Eli Heidenreich played receiver at Navy (2022–⁠25). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Heidenreich in round 7, No. 230 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
941
Receiving yards, 2025 (Navy, 11–⁠2)
Best game
243 yards
Vs. Air Force, week 6, 2025: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 230
Round 7, 2026 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

100rushing yards, career highat Air Force, 20248catches, career highvs. Air Force, 2025243receiving yards, career highvs. Air Force, 20253receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Air Force, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Navy1938220.1469
2024Navy3967117.2674
2025Navy5194118.5682
Career1091,99418.31682

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Navy272147.9146
2024Navy654446.8360
2025Navy774996.5325
Career1691,1576.8760

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Navy640000
2024Navy430000
2025Navy100000
Career1170000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024Navy1009540

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Navy22WRFr.
2023Navy22WRSo.
2024Navy22WRJr.
2025Navy22WRSr.6′0″206

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023Navy480.9062nd (n=681)0.8043.07%–
2024Navy1110.6013th (n=581)0.9266.814%0.31
2025Navy1550.5566th (n=1040)0.4685.319%0.19

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Navy56%4.401.701.005%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Navy 13 games, 51 catches, 941 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.VMIW 52–⁠766513570
Sep 6vs.UABW 38–⁠2422101367
Sep 13atTulsaW 42–⁠2324003572
Sep 27vs.RiceW 21–⁠1324402923
Oct 4vs.Air ForceW 34–⁠318243380–
Oct 11atTempleW 32–⁠3137203534
Oct 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 42–⁠3222201919
Nov 1atNorth TexasL 17–⁠3166802957
Nov 8atNotre DameL 10–⁠4922001715
Nov 15vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠38514608239
Nov 27atMemphisW 28–⁠1726404613
Dec 13vs.ArmyW 17–⁠1667212128
Jan 2 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 35–⁠1356412662
2024 Navy 13 games, 39 catches, 671 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.BucknellW 49–⁠214742397
Sep 7vs.TempleW 38–⁠114981510
Sep 21vs.MemphisW 56–⁠4446813941
Sep 28atUABW 41–⁠18310817424
Oct 5atAir ForceW 34–⁠75101028100
Oct 19vs.CharlotteW 51–⁠173360207
Oct 26vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠512100651
Nov 2atRiceL 10–⁠243560381
Nov 9atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠7250684
Nov 16vs.TulaneL 0–⁠35––––5
Nov 29atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠2064101082
Dec 14vs.ArmyW 31–⁠1315215219
Dec 27 ✦vs.OklahomaW 21–⁠2022201623
2023 Navy 12 games, 19 catches, 382 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠42––––12
Sep 9vs.WagnerW 24–⁠0––––66
Sep 14atMemphisL 24–⁠28219013–
Sep 30vs.South FloridaL 30–⁠44168168–
Oct 7vs.North TexasW 27–⁠24––––7
Oct 14atCharlotteW 14–⁠016916914
Oct 21vs.Air ForceL 6–⁠173221102
Nov 4atTempleL 18–⁠32263139–
Nov 11vs.UABW 31–⁠632601060
Nov 18vs.East CarolinaW 10–⁠0253049−1
Nov 25atSMUL 14–⁠59160654
Dec 9vs.ArmyL 11–⁠17456028–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′0″
Weight198 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan73¼″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.50 s
20-yard shuttle4.03 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Pittsburgh Steelers2000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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