Tight end, Miami, 2021–⁠24

Elijah Arroyo

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Frisco, TX
Born
Apr 5, 2003, in Orlando, Florida

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Elijah Arroyo played tight end at Miami (2021–⁠24). The Seattle Seahawks took Arroyo in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
590
Receiving yards, 2024 (Miami, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 50
Round 2, 2025 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 202489receiving yards, career highat Florida, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Miami58617.2129
2022Miami56613.2029
2023Miami11111.0011
2024Miami3559016.9774
Career4675316.4874

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Miami8TEYr 1
2022Miami8TEYr 2
2023Miami8TEYr 3
2024Miami8TEJr. (Yr 4)6′4″245

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
2021Miami50.65––3.3–
2022Miami60.51––3.1–
2023Miami10.89––0.9–
2024Miami401.3190th (n=581)0.9252.55%

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 Miami 12 games, 35 catches, 590 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atFloridaW 41–⁠17489029
Sep 7vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠9117117
Sep 14vs.Ball StateW 62–⁠0253132
Sep 21atSouth FloridaW 50–⁠15225014
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠34288145
Oct 5atCaliforniaW 39–⁠3831418
Oct 26vs.Florida StateW 36–⁠14224013
Nov 2vs.DukeW 53–⁠31111011
Nov 9atGeorgia TechL 23–⁠28382174
Nov 23vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠14679031
Nov 30atSyracuseL 38–⁠42544127
Dec 28 ✦vs.Iowa StateL 41–⁠42464133
2023 Miami 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 24atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠20111011
2022 Miami 4 games, 5 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Bethune-CookmanW 70–⁠13111011
Sep 10vs.Southern MissW 30–⁠71505
Sep 17atTexas A&ML 9–⁠17129029
Sep 24vs.Middle TennesseeL 31–⁠45221011
2021 Miami 5 games, 5 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.App StateW 25–⁠23111011
Sep 18vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠381707
Oct 23vs.NC StateW 31–⁠30129029
Oct 30atPittsburghW 38–⁠34120120
Nov 6vs.Georgia TechW 33–⁠30119019

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–⁠22).

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′5⅛″
Weight250 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size10″
Wingspan81⅞″
Bench press22 reps

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Seattle Seahawks13151791
2026 (so far)Seattle Seahawks21170
NFL career15161961

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

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