Tight end, App State, 2020–⁠24

Eli Wilson

Number
No. 87
Height
6′3″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Piedmont, SC

Eli Wilson played tight end at App State (2020–⁠24).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020App State122.002
2021App State8486.0114
2022App State10828.2127
2023App State3334710.5532
2024App State2529211.7534
Career7777110.01234

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020App State87TEYr 1
2021App State87TEYr 2
2022App State87TEYr 3
2023App State87TEYr 4
2024App State87TESr. (Yr 5)6′3″240

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
2020App State2-0.70––-1.4–
2021App State80.52––4.2–
2022App State120.35––4.3–
2023App State420.8860th (n=681)0.8036.75%
2024App State251.04––26.16%

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

2024 App State 8 games, 25 catches, 292 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.East Tennessee StateW 38–⁠10343134–
Sep 7atClemsonL 20–⁠66326015–
Sep 14atEast CarolinaW 21–⁠19453122–
Oct 5atMarshallL 37–⁠52115015–
Oct 12atLouisianaL 24–⁠34353126–
Oct 26vs.Georgia StateW 33–⁠2621307–
Nov 23vs.James MadisonW 34–⁠20432114–
Nov 30atGeorgia SouthernL 20–⁠29557131–
2023 App State 12 games, 33 catches, 347 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Gardner-WebbW 45–⁠24215112–
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaL 34–⁠40218113–
Sep 23atWyomingL 19–⁠22429012–
Sep 30atUL MonroeW 41–⁠4021308–
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaL 24–⁠27341032–
Oct 21atOld DominionL 21–⁠28222013–
Oct 28vs.Southern MissW 48–⁠38448126–
Nov 4vs.MarshallW 31–⁠91303–
Nov 18atJames MadisonW 26–⁠23461127–
Nov 25vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠27453130–
Dec 2atTroyL 23–⁠493280180
Dec 16 ✦vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠921608–
2022 App State 7 games, 10 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.North CarolinaL 61–⁠63127027–
Sep 10atTexas A&MW 17–⁠141505–
Oct 1vs.The CitadelW 49–⁠01818–
Oct 8atTexas StateL 24–⁠36316010–
Oct 19vs.Georgia StateW 42–⁠171303–
Oct 29vs.Robert MorrisW 42–⁠31202–
Nov 3atCoastal CarolinaL 28–⁠35221011–
2021 App State 6 games, 8 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18vs.ElonW 44–⁠101505–
Oct 2atGeorgia StateW 45–⁠161101–
Oct 30vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠281808–
Nov 6atArkansas StateW 48–⁠14218014–
Nov 13vs.South AlabamaW 31–⁠71303–
Nov 20atTroyW 45–⁠7213110–
2020 App State 1 game, 1 catch, 2 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26vs.CampbellW 52–⁠211202–

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

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