Tight end, West Virginia, 2014–⁠17

Elijah Wellman

Number
No. 28
Height
6′2″
Weight
241 lb
Hometown
Huntington, WV

Elijah Wellman played tight end at West Virginia (2014–⁠17).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014West Virginia4112.8110
2015West Virginia5163.227
2016West Virginia284.004
2017West Virginia5367.2019
Career16714.4319

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014West Virginia242.002
2015West Virginia14735.2117
2016West Virginia14443.1011
2017West Virginia5163.206
Career351373.9117

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014West Virginia28TE
2015West Virginia28TE
2016West Virginia28TE
2017West Virginia28TE6′2″241

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
2014West Virginia7-0.24––-1.7–
2015West Virginia190.47––8.8–
2016West Virginia16-0.12––-2.0–
2017West Virginia120.01––0.2–

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

2017 West Virginia 6 games, 5 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠20119019–
Oct 14vs.Texas TechW 46–⁠351303–
Oct 21atBaylorW 38–⁠36––––9
Oct 28vs.Oklahoma StateL 39–⁠501120121
Nov 25atOklahomaL 31–⁠592203–
Dec 26 ✦vs.UtahL 14–⁠30––––6
2016 West Virginia 7 games, 2 catches, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.MissouriW 26–⁠11––––22
Sep 10vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠21––––6
Sep 24vs.BYUW 35–⁠321404–
Oct 1vs.Kansas StateW 17–⁠161404–
Oct 15atTexas TechW 48–⁠17––––−2
Nov 5vs.KansasW 48–⁠21––––5
Nov 26atIowa StateW 49–⁠19––––13
2015 West Virginia 8 games, 5 catches, 16 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.LibertyW 41–⁠171414–
Sep 26vs.MarylandW 45–⁠61717–
Oct 10vs.Oklahoma StateL 26–⁠331303–
Oct 29atTCUL 10–⁠401505–
Nov 14vs.TexasW 38–⁠20––––6
Nov 21atKansasW 49–⁠0––––13
Nov 28vs.Iowa StateW 30–⁠6––––35
Jan 2 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 43–⁠421−30019
2014 West Virginia 5 games, 4 catches, 11 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠33110010–
Sep 6vs.TowsonW 54–⁠01−2002
Sep 13atMarylandW 40–⁠37––––2
Sep 20vs.OklahomaL 33–⁠451−10−1–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 37–⁠451414–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′1″
Weight241 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size8⅞″
40-yard dash4.96 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press27 reps
3-cone drill6.85 s
20-yard shuttle4.42 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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