Elijah Moore with the Cleveland Browns, 2023
With the Cleveland Browns, 2023. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Ole Miss, 2018–⁠20

Elijah Moore

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2020)
Junior
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Born
Mar 27, 2000

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Elijah Moore played receiver at Ole Miss (2018–⁠20). He was a consensus All‑American in 2020. The New York Jets took Moore in round 2, No. 34 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,193
Receiving yards, 2020 (Ole Miss, 5–⁠5)
Best game
225 yards
Vs. South Carolina, week 11, 2020: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in receiving yards, 2020
Drafted
No. 34
Round 2, 2021 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

14catches, career highat Vanderbilt, 2020238receiving yards, career highat Vanderbilt, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highat Vanderbilt, 2020

Honors

Regional honors: Conerly Trophy 2020

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Ole Miss3639811.1250
2019Ole Miss6785012.7655
2020Ole Miss861,19313.9891
Career1892,44112.91691

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Ole Miss12222010340
2019Ole Miss–––14860
2020Ole Miss–––3110
Career122220271310

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Ole Miss382.706
2019Ole Miss4−1−0.303
2020Ole Miss14644.6013
Career21713.4013

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
2018Ole Miss8WRFr.
2019Ole Miss8WRSo.
2020Ole Miss8WRJr.5′9″185

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
2018Ole Miss510.3622nd (n=497)0.5318.58%
2019Ole Miss1040.5246th (n=499)0.5453.912%
2020Ole Miss1130.7780th (n=346)0.5587.418%

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

2020 Ole Miss 8 games, 86 catches, 1,193 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.FloridaL 35–⁠51102270–––
Oct 3atKentuckyW 42–⁠4110921–––
Oct 10vs.AlabamaL 48–⁠63111430–––
Oct 17atArkansasL 21–⁠33111131––1
Oct 24vs.AuburnL 28–⁠355161––1
Oct 31atVanderbiltW 54–⁠21142383–––
Nov 14vs.South CarolinaW 59–⁠42132252–––
Nov 28vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠24121390––1
2019 Ole Miss 12 games, 67 catches, 850 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atMemphisL 10–⁠154600––2
Sep 7vs.ArkansasW 31–⁠1771302–––
Sep 14vs.SE LouisianaW 40–⁠297881––2
Sep 21vs.CaliforniaL 20–⁠28111020––1
Sep 28atAlabamaL 31–⁠593400–––
Oct 5vs.VanderbiltW 31–⁠64400––2
Oct 12atMissouriL 27–⁠3881021–––
Oct 19vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠245590––1
Nov 2atAuburnL 14–⁠203140––1
Nov 9vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠33370––2
Nov 16vs.LSUL 37–⁠5891431–––
Nov 28atMississippi StateL 20–⁠213351––3
2018 Ole Miss 11 games, 36 catches, 398 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8vs.Southern IllinoisW 76–⁠411501––2
Sep 15vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠62–––223–
Sep 22vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠174300246–
Sep 29atLSUL 16–⁠4521801201
Oct 6vs.UL MonroeW 70–⁠2145911192
Oct 13atArkansasW 37–⁠33–––242–
Oct 20vs.AuburnL 16–⁠31190117–
Nov 3vs.South CarolinaL 44–⁠481112902433
Nov 10atTexas A&ML 24–⁠3854001122
Nov 17atVanderbiltL 29–⁠367520–––
Nov 22vs.Mississippi StateL 3–⁠351110–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′9½″
Weight178 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan71¾″
40-yard dash4.35 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill6.67 s
20-yard shuttle4.00 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021New York Jets11435385
2022New York Jets14374461
2023Cleveland Browns16596402
2024Cleveland Browns17615381
2025Buffalo Bills991120
NFL career672092,2749

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

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