Receiver, Norfolk State, 2023–⁠26

Elyjah Mitchell

Number
No. 0
Height
6′2″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Capitol Heights, MD

Elyjah Mitchell plays receiver for Norfolk State. Last time out, against Virginia Lynchburg: 3 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD. Mitchell leads Norfolk State in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

32 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD vs. Virginia Lynchburg, W 62–⁠0

Next game: at South Carolina State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 50WSSU
  2. 9@ODU
  3. 43@UVA
  4. 85HAMP
  5. 87@Chica
  6. 81@RMU
  7. 32VUL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Hampton, 2026105receiving yards, career highvs. Towson, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Winston-Salem State, 2026

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Norfolk State1013613.6031
2024*Norfolk State2326811.7243
2025Norfolk State8678.4113
2026Norfolk State3238712.1358
Career7385811.8658

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Norfolk State0WRFr.
2024Norfolk State0WRSo.
2025Norfolk State0WRJr.
2026Norfolk State0WRSr.6′2″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
2025Norfolk State (FCS)140.30––4.2–
2026Norfolk State (FCS)450.6374th (n=829)0.4328.49%

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 Norfolk State 7 games, 32 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Winston-Salem StateW 56–⁠0550216–
Sep 5atOld DominionL 10–⁠311909–
Sep 11atVirginiaL 3–⁠59543012–
Sep 19vs.HamptonW 42–⁠21785018–
Sep 26atChicago StateW 43–⁠20687023–
Oct 3atRobert MorrisL 31–⁠33581058–
Oct 10vs.Virginia LynchburgW 62–⁠0332112–
2025 Norfolk State 4 games, 8 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.Virginia StateW 34–⁠31321011–
Sep 13atRutgersL 10–⁠601808–
Sep 27atWagnerL 13–⁠18326013–
Oct 11atWoffordL 14–⁠31112112–
2024 Norfolk State 10 games, 23 catches, 268 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 24vs.Florida A&ML 23–⁠241707–
Aug 31atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠4221208–
Sep 7vs.Virginia StateW 28–⁠232240168
Sep 28vs.North Carolina CentralL 10–⁠3732109–
Oct 5atSacred HeartL 3–⁠10113013–
Oct 12vs.TowsonL 23–⁠286105143–
Oct 26vs.HowardW 21–⁠20224012–
Nov 2atMorgan StateL 37–⁠38226116–
Nov 16vs.Delaware StateW 38–⁠19324016–
Nov 23atSouth Carolina StateL 21–⁠53112012–
2023 Norfolk State 6 games, 10 catches, 136 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9atHamptonW 31–⁠23111011–
Sep 16atTempleL 9–⁠411202–
Oct 21atHowardL 23–⁠27123023–
Oct 28vs.Morgan StateL 28–⁠32111011–
Nov 4atNorth Carolina CentralL 24–⁠38558022–
Nov 18vs.South Carolina StateL 17–⁠44131031–

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Virginia State, so that game is not listed.

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

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