Receiver, North Carolina A&T, 2022–⁠26

Elijah Kennedy

Number
No. 88
Height
5′11″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
High Point, NC

Elijah Kennedy plays receiver for North Carolina A&T. Last time out, against Chicago State: 5 catches, 50 yards; 2 tackles.

2026 so far

36 catches, 364 yards, 4 TD

Last game: 5 catches, 50 yards; 2 tackles vs. Chicago State, W 27–⁠12

Next game: vs. Elon, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 35MORG
  2. 5@GAST
  3. 112@NCCU
  4. 65@CAM
  5. 20URI
  6. 22@BRY
  7. 55UNH
  8. 50Chica

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last at Campbell, 2026112receiving yards, career highat North Carolina Central, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highat North Carolina Central, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023North Carolina A&T2136.508
2024North Carolina A&T155.005
2025North Carolina A&T2530512.2060
2026North Carolina A&T3636410.1451
Career6468710.7460

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022North Carolina A&T–––3340
2023North Carolina A&T69505480
2025North Carolina A&T367051182942
2026North Carolina A&T133060151050
Career551,1061414812

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2025North Carolina A&T110000
2026North Carolina A&T420000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Carolina A&T88WRYr 1
2023North Carolina A&T88WRYr 2
2024North Carolina A&T88WRYr 3
2025North Carolina A&T88WRYr 4
2026North Carolina A&T88WRSr. (Yr 5)5′11″180

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
2023North Carolina A&T (FCS)60.15––0.9–
2025North Carolina A&T (FCS)370.5159th (n=1040)0.4618.95%
2026North Carolina A&T (FCS)560.4755th (n=829)0.4326.511%

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 North Carolina A&T 8 games, 36 catches, 364 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Morgan StateL 7–⁠1753504753
Sep 4atGeorgia StateL 10–⁠59150283–
Sep 12atNorth Carolina CentralL 22–⁠30711221224
Sep 19atCampbellL 14–⁠4276511132
Sep 26vs.Rhode IslandW 22–⁠181200––2
Oct 3atBryantL 30–⁠3142202311
Oct 10vs.New HampshireW 30–⁠2765513822
Oct 17vs.Chicago StateW 27–⁠125500––1
2025 North Carolina A&T 11 games, 25 catches, 305 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atTennessee StateL 21–⁠241140242–
Sep 6atUCFL 7–⁠6822002332
Sep 13vs.HamptonW 33–⁠30160104
Sep 27atMaineL 30–⁠3716003711
Oct 4atWilliam & MaryL 34–⁠384240450–
Oct 11vs.South Carolina StateL 16–⁠2231701444
Oct 25vs.CampbellW 28–⁠24427031024
Nov 1vs.TowsonL 9–⁠621209140–
Nov 8atStony BrookL 12–⁠383470––1
Nov 15vs.MonmouthL 19–⁠6332905101–
Nov 22atElonL 17–⁠55259061222
2024 North Carolina A&T 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 21atNorth Carolina CentralL 24–⁠66150–––
2023 North Carolina A&T 6 games, 11 returns, 143 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 16atElonL 3–⁠27180–––
Oct 7vs.VillanovaL 14–⁠37–––2472
Oct 14atDelawareL 6–⁠21–––––2
Oct 21vs.RichmondL 10–⁠33150––1
Nov 4vs.TowsonL 32–⁠42–––121–
Nov 11atRhode IslandL 24–⁠31–––327–
2022 North Carolina A&T 2 games, 3 returns, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 5vs.Norfolk StateW 49–⁠24–––––2
Nov 12vs.Charleston SouthernW 20–⁠10–––––1

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

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