Receiver, Murray State and Louisville, 2019–24
Elijah Downing
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
Elijah Downing played receiver at Murray State (2019), Louisville (2021–23) and Murray State (2024).
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Murray State | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024* | Murray State | 9 | 108 | 12.0 | 1 | 31 |
| Career | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 1 | 31 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Murray State | 86 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Louisville | 86 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Louisville | 86 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Louisville | 86 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Murray State | 86 | WR | So. (Yr 6) | 6′5″ | 200 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Murray State (FCS) | 1 | 1.65 | – | – | 1.7 | – |
| 2021 | Louisville | 1 | 1.11 | – | – | 1.1 | – |
| 2022 | Louisville | 1 | 0.21 | – | – | 0.2 | – |
| 2023 | Louisville | 1 | 0.44 | – | – | 0.4 | – |
| 2024 | Murray State (FCS) | 9 | 0.94 | – | – | 8.5 | – |
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 Murray State 7 games, 9 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Butler | L 17–19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | W 59–8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 28 | at North Dakota | L 35–72 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 12 | at Indiana State | L 27–31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Illinois State | L 32–40 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 2 | at South Dakota State | L 6–52 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 16 | at Kentucky | L 6–48 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2023 Louisville 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Murray State | W 56–0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2022 Louisville 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. South Florida | W 41–3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2021 Louisville 1 game, 1 catch, 9 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Air Force | L 28–31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2019 Murray State 1 game, 1 catch, 13 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at Toledo | L 0–45 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Pikeville; Sep 21 vs. Morehead State; Sep 28 at UT Martin; Oct 5 vs. Eastern Illinois; Oct 12 at Tennessee State; Oct 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Oct 26 at Jacksonville State; Nov 2 vs. Tennessee Tech; Nov 16 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 23 at Southeast Missouri State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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