Receiver, Minnesota (from Charlotte), 2021–⁠24

Elijah Spencer

Number
No. 11
Height
6′2″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Irmo, SC

Elijah Spencer played receiver at Charlotte (2021–⁠22) and Minnesota (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. UTEP, 2022160receiving yards, career highvs. UTEP, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highat Rice, 2022

Honors

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
2021Charlotte2838113.6638
2022Charlotte5794316.5960
2023Minnesota9657.2315
2024Minnesota5268513.2629
Career1462,07414.22460

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Charlotte11WRFr.
2022Charlotte11WRSo.
2023Minnesota11WRJr.
2024Minnesota11WRSr.6′2″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Charlotte261.37––35.54%
2022Charlotte681.0991st (n=683)0.7174.18%
2023Minnesota111.04––11.5–
2024Minnesota561.1273rd (n=581)0.9262.87%

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 Minnesota 13 games, 52 catches, 685 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.North CarolinaL 17–⁠19226020
Sep 7vs.Rhode IslandW 48–⁠0455018
Sep 14vs.NevadaW 27–⁠0454029
Sep 21vs.IowaL 14–⁠31219111
Sep 28atMichiganL 24–⁠27667019
Oct 5vs.USCW 24–⁠17110010
Oct 12atUCLAW 21–⁠17325112
Oct 26vs.MarylandW 48–⁠23699228
Nov 2atIllinoisW 25–⁠17667015
Nov 9atRutgersL 19–⁠26561020
Nov 23vs.Penn StateL 25–⁠26246023
Nov 29atWisconsinW 24–⁠7575021
Jan 3 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 24–⁠10681226
2023 Minnesota 6 games, 9 catches, 65 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.NebraskaW 13–⁠101909
Sep 30vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠24218010
Nov 4vs.IllinoisL 26–⁠27115115
Nov 11atPurdueL 30–⁠491414
Nov 18atOhio StateL 3–⁠3721408
Dec 26 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 30–⁠242514
2022 Charlotte 12 games, 57 catches, 943 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 27atFlorida AtlanticL 13–⁠43218013
Sep 2vs.William & MaryL 24–⁠415107038
Sep 10vs.MarylandL 21–⁠56498050
Sep 17atGeorgia StateW 42–⁠41596130
Sep 24atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠56559135
Oct 1vs.UTEPL 35–⁠417160138
Oct 15atUABL 20–⁠344103160
Oct 22vs.Florida InternationalL 15–⁠34677023
Oct 29atRiceW 56–⁠23584333
Nov 5vs.Western KentuckyL 7–⁠59329114
Nov 12atMiddle TennesseeL 14–⁠24655127
Nov 19vs.Louisiana TechW 26–⁠21557017
2021 Charlotte 11 games, 28 catches, 381 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.Gardner-WebbW 38–⁠10111011
Sep 18atGeorgia StateL 9–⁠20136136
Sep 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠39451118
Oct 2atIllinoisL 14–⁠24234127
Oct 8atFlorida InternationalW 45–⁠33218011
Oct 21vs.Florida AtlanticL 9–⁠381505
Oct 30atWestern KentuckyL 13–⁠45111011
Nov 6vs.RiceW 31–⁠24677225
Nov 13atLouisiana TechL 32–⁠42374038
Nov 20vs.MarshallL 28–⁠49433011
Nov 27atOld DominionL 34–⁠56331119

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

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